本課程旨在透過一系列的初階景觀設計習作（Landscape Design Studio），激發初學者對環境設計的興趣，課程實施方式強調舉例解說基本設計概念，利用設計習作促使同學們能從做中學習（Learning by doing），在習作演練中學習、體驗及認知地景的本質與基本的環境設計原則（design principle）、設計元素（design element）的掌握與運用，並透過簡易常見素材的應用，甚至實作（假如有機會的話），真正覺知景觀空間形塑改造的過程。

Landscape is integral to, and intertwined with, all aspects of human life. This course tries to inspire and encourage the personal interest and quest (especially focuses on the category to be incorporated with landscape, space and art) of the beginner approach to the designed environment, enable students to learn by doing, study the nature of landscape in the design process, and experience the operation of design elements and principles in the making of design work through passing a series of elementary design exercises (design studio).
The learning process of this course includes
1. Lecture on the basic concept and exemplified a few cases.
2. Discuss in groups, and presentation unofficially with pin-up picture, the assistant helps the classroom to do the practice.
3. Final comment (design review), in order to communication and cross comment among students, it should finish the design work by the requirement of the design practice before deadline. Students must abide by the regulations of design course and learn showing personal design work in professional performance. Students are required to finish the courses of “landscape drawing & basic design” before. Three topics of this design studio are:
1. Garden of colors.
2. Place-making at campus
3. The cultured landscape at a specific site.