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Courtyard Crisis

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What the work shows

The class produced landscape design solutions for an under-utilised grassed courtyard in the junior school. They investigated a range of paving materials, shade solutions, planting options, and furniture. Their final drawings showed the resources required and careful attention to user needs.

The following sections detail the work, and indicate what was achieved at each stage.

For classroom background and teaching and learning sequence, see The learning context.

Identifying the problems and generating solutions Identifying the problems and generating solutions
Investigating possible solutions Investigating possible solutions
Surveying user preferences Surveying user preferences
Developing site plans Developing site plans
Developing and presenting the final plans Developing and presenting the final plans

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