Mastering Mapping: Techniques for Architectural Site Analysis

This course teaches essential mapping techniques for architecture, landscape architecture, and urban design. Learn how to extract data from open-source platforms, organize mapping layers, and create diverse site analysis diagrams. Through practical demonstrations, you’ll develop skills in visualizing site conditions, analyzing environmental factors, and enhancing your design presentations with effective mapping strategies.

About me (Lecturer)

I’m a guest lecturer at top universities in the US, Canada and the UK, where I teach topics like architectural mapping, resilient design, and AI in landscape and architecture. 

I’m also the author of the award-winning book Landscape Architecture for Sea Level Rise: Innovative Global Solutions, which received the prestigious 2024 ASLA Professional Award, Architecture Book of the Year Awards by WAF, Best Book of Year 2022 by ASLA. My work focuses on climate resilience, GeoDesign, and innovative approaches to addressing environmental challenges.

Online Lecture Table of Content

1. Introduction
2. What is Mapping
3. Key Components of Mapping
4. How to Extracting Layered Site Maps
5. Mapping Style 1 and Its Variations (OpenStreetMap to Adobe Illustrator)
6. Mapping Style 2 and Its Variations (OpenStreetMap to Photoshop, Axonomteric Diagram)
7. Mapping Style 3 and Its Variations (Mapbox to Photoshop, Large Scale Mapping)
8. Mapping Style 4 and Its Variations (Google Earth and CadMapper to Photoshop)

This tutorial is ideal for:

• Architecture, landscape architecture, and urban design students
• Professionals looking to enhance their site analysis techniques
• Designers who want to create visually compelling mapping diagrams
• Anyone interested in using mapping tools for environmental and spatial analysis