General Information
 Do you need to understand the physical attributes of a site plan, and want more training in the relationships between what has been proposed on paper and what the built construction may become?
Our Instructor will guide you through the process of site plan review and evaluation.
The course will teach you how to identify the key aspects of a sound and viable site plan, from its functional qualities to its impacts on natural systems, as well as for its strength as a coherent designed place enjoyed by its users. Participants will learn to decipher the layers of a site plan, the relationships between the elements that compose a site plan, and learn which questions to ask when evaluating a site plan.
Who Should Attend?
- Planners
- Architects
- Design professionals
- Elected officials
- Members of planning boards and civic organizations
Topics Covered
- Components of a site plan (general layout, grading, stormwater management, parking, pedestrian circulation, planting, lighting)
- Site layout principles
- Regulatory aspects of a site plan, from parking and accessibility to tree preservation and stormwater management.
- Examination of the positive and negative attributes of specific site plans
A mobile workshop at a nearby site will engage participants in the evaluation of a built work and compare it to an actual site plan studied previously in the classroom.
Instructor Bio
Brian P. Kane, ASLA, is a certified landscape architect who has designed campuses, gardens, and historic properties throughout the Chesapeake Bay region. His firm, The Kane Group Landscape Architects, focuses on historic landscapes, campus design, and housing communities for low income residents. His designed work includes Mary’s Garden at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., The Potomac School, Maret School and St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes Schools, and historic sites including Aldie Mill, The Charles Carroll House of Annapolis, and the Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory.
Mr. Kane has been a full-time faculty member at Virginia Polytechnical Institute & State University’s graduate school in Alexandria as well as at the University of Maryland, where he directed the program’s Community Design Studio. He has published articles and book reviews for Landscape Architecture and the Washington Business Journal. Mr. Kane also teaches workshops on environmental design for homeowners aiming to integrate conservation landscape principles on their own properties.
Mr. Kane holds dual masters degrees in Landscape Architecture and Urban and Environmental Planning from the University of Virginia and is a registered landscape architect in Maryland and Virginia.
Registration
The registration fee of $425 includes continental breakfast and coffee. Participants will also receive a workbook containing course-related materials.
Sign up by March 14 to avoid the $50 late fee!
Accreditation
This course is eligible for 1.4 Virginia Tech CEU credits and may qualify for additional continuing education credits.
Course Location
This course will be offered at Virginia Tech’s National Capital Region location at 1101 King Street in Old Town Alexandria.
For directions and hotel information, please visit the Location & Lodging section on our Planning Academy site.
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