[Yi Ning Ku]

I don’t want to be a scholar or professor, and why I want to take the master degree is that I think what I learnt from college in Taiwan is not enough after a few years of working. 

So I consider further studying in designing necessary for me.

[Yi Ning Ku]

Hi,

As I understand from your reply, in RISD, the thesis is a way to demonstrate how to realize a position of landscape design supported by research and theory. Am I right?

In VT, the research is also a tool to inspire students to find their own questions of landscape architecture, but as a scholar rather than an artist/designer which is my expectation of myself. That is why I want to reapply for schools which focus on design.

Could you tell me about the research class in RISD?

And in your opinion, is RISD a studio-oriented school? (I think so, but I just want to make sure)Do you think it is closer to what I expect?

 

[Yi Ning Ku]

Thanks for all the advice.

I am so confused about the definition of research or thesis in each school. For my situation now, there are lots of courses telling you each step, meaning to build your thesis. For example, the professor will talk about what postpositivism is or discuss some journal which focus on the circumstance in landscape, etc.This is not a bad thing, but my concern is that the time for design is too little.

I ask a TA who graduated from GSD about five years ago, and she said there were many studios when she took her master degree. I am not sure if they modify the curriculum, and I think I have to check it again.

As I said, I like art as well as landscape architecture, and I think art can support the design of landscape, which is why I consider RISD and want to take dual degree. Maybe my understanding is not practical , so I am so thankful for all the opinion everyone provided.

[Yi Ning Ku]

Thanks for your reply.

Just as I said to Jason, I am willing to learn to utilize research as a support of the design as well as how to find questions. I also understand theory and research are the important elements for graduate program and I don’t intend to get rid of them at all. But I really want to join a school focusing on studio more, and providing the choices between thesis and project for the degree, which is the reason why I take Upenn and GSD under consideration.

Actually, at first I think my weakness is construction and the concrete concept of landscape architecture, so I choose VT. But after these weeks, I figure out I still have a stronger passion for the whole consideration of design which means the concept, aesthetics, creativity, presentation, and so on.  

[Yi Ning Ku]

Hi, I am in Blacksburg now.

I agree that master program may focus on logic training and finding questions, and I also know VT is a school which is good at that. But I really want to keep practicing my design ability.

I think research is a great tool for me to support my design, and I am willing to learn the basic knowledge of doing and analyzing it, while I prefer spending more time on studio.

I don’t have much understanding of master program in the US and I just know that Upenn and GSD seem to provide choices between thesis and project for student to get the degree, which may be the idea situation for me. Does the majority of graduate schools in the US put more attention on research than studio?   

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