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08/10/2026

Theory Tuesday🤓 - 4 August 2026

We kicked off the day with our first lecture for Design Theory 2B. Our lecturer announced that our theme for this semester's subject would be environmental management. Before starting off with the methods and strategies modern day landscapers use to maintain and encourage landscapes to thrive, we had to understand what an ecological footprint is.

An ecological footprint is the analysis of the size of a biological area being able to provide natural resources to the surrounding population.

As mentioned in Figure 3, "an ecological footprint measures how much people take from nature. The footprint is then compared to the amount of natural resources nature can renew. The ecological footprint takes into account how much farm land, forest area, grazing land and sea area it takes to provide everything people use."

Along with now having this basic understanding of what an ecological footprint is, we have been given a quiz to complete which will test and further our knowledge on this topic. Figure 6 gives more details below.

Quiz in📝
And I am over and out🙋🏻
See you in the next post 🚀‼️

08/10/2026

Wacky Wednesday😵‍💫 - 5 August 2026

Our new site for Integrated Design Studio 2B, the Greater Princess Vlei Conservation Area(GPVCA). Before our site visit later on this day, our lecturer has given us the document that explains its environment and surrounding areas. Including the history and the development over the years to what it is now.

The document we received was the Environmental Management Plan(EMP). This document explains the site as well as the surrounding land uses and various ecosystems.
The study of the movement of water on the site, from where it comes from and where it goes to. Better known as the hydrology, which is the study of water.
There are also indications of the site's zones, such as the Little Princess Vlei(LPV) and the Princess Vlei(PV). These are the main water bodies of the site.

The EMP also maps out where all the various ecosystems are and how they form the landscape of the Greater Princess Vlei Conservation Area. The ecosystems on site are:
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld 🌾
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos 🏵️(at the study site known as Galaland)
Cape Lowlands Freshwater Wetlands🐟(surrounding the Princess Vlei and Little Princess Vlei)

The EMP also has information on all the indigenous animal and plant species on-site, along with which of them are in abundance and endangered.
Zones of various levels of activities are indicated as seen on Figure 5, some of which include fishing, rowing, canoeing, BMX, golf, cricket, etc..

A great background check before visiting a site is always a good practice to have so that you are prepared with all the information you need to get. The next step is visiting the site.
Keep up and I'll see you then.🙋🏻

07/10/2026

Time's up Tuesday⏱️ - 4 August 2026

At long last, my first assignment for Construction 2B has been completed. To end it off, section C-C has been the final piece to the assignment 1 puzzle.

As mentioned in the previous post, section C-C covers the total lateral distance of the site, making it the longest section I have worked on so far. Besides the total distance covered, as seen below, it does give one a preview of how the site looks. Furthermore proving the importance of sections of a site plan in order to gain understanding of the site before a site visit.

All the same requirements were needed with this section as with the previous.
✅Solid lines indicating existing contours
✅Dashed guidelines from the x-axis to the contour intervals indicated in the contour profile.
✅Contour points on the contour profile indicating each contour interval.(Too many "contours"😂)
✅Hatching detail along the base of the contour profile.

I can confidently say that the process of completing assignment 1 has given me a greater understanding of the Radnor landfill site.
I can't wait to see what's next and to share it with you.😌

04/10/2026

Tuesday Timer Runs⌚ - 4 August 2026

If you've been keeping up, this is my 4th and final part of assignment 1 for Construction 2B. Section C-C, thereby making it the LONGEST section I have ever drawn in my university career!😱

The section covers the area from the West to the East side of the site, marking the contour intervals along the total distance.↔️
Section C-C helps one to understand the site's landform.⛰️

As the submission time got closer to the end, I'm glad to have made it in time to hand-in my work.💯
Keep your eyes peeled for the final result.👀

04/10/2026

Tumbler Tuesdays‍🩰 - 4 August 2026

The goal of sections is to gain a full understanding of the site. When all you have is a planned view, your comprehension of the space can be quite shallow.😅

Section B-B of the Radnor Landfill site had me visualizing the site in a third dimension. Before having the thought of adding it into SketchUp, my mind had already mapped it out.

It was interesting to see how the hill peaked due to my choice of scale for the section.
Though it may not be as steep as it is shown in the images below, the depiction of the topography expresses the contour intervals on site.

It's still early and I got one more section to complete before the submission closes tonight.😬
Stay tuned for section C-C.🙋🏻‍♂️

03/10/2026

Monday Night Specials🥯 - 3 August 2026

On today's menu, for your eyes to feast on, I have the process of section B-B of the Radnor Landfill site.

Despite being one of the shortest sections on the plan, it required a brief understanding of contours and how the landfill topography is represented when visiting the site.

All the same methods for the previous section needed to be applied to the current section shown below.
✅Solid existing contour with a 0.5 line weight.
✅Soil hatch detail along the solid contour line.
✅Dashed lines from the contour intervals to the x-axis.
✅Contour points indicating spot heights of the site on the section line.

The results will be shown soon. This is just the starter.🤌🏽 Get your eyes ready for the main course.😋

10/09/2026

Mastering those Monday Moments✍️ - 3 August 2026

After working through the morning and afternoon, I was able to complete my first section of the Radnor Landfill Site.
As I've mentioned before, I enjoy seeing the extruded sections so it can be represented appropriately.

Our first submission is due tomorrow along with another two sections.
A great surprise was when my lecturer mentioned a few changes to the submission. I have to admit that I was a bit anxious because I thought I may have to change my entire drawing. In actual fact, there are merely additions to what I have already done.

Those additions include:
✅Hatch patterns of the existing soil.
✅Dashed lines from the x-axis connecting to the soil profile.
✅Contour interval points to be added to each contour interval.

I look forward to completing the rest of the soil sections and showing you the results.
Make sure to keep up with the next post.🚀

08/09/2026

Monday Moments😌 - 3 August 2026

The part you have been waiting for🥁 - Part 2 of Assignment 1 of Construction 2B🎉.
We're kicking off with section A-A and it is the second largest section of the map.

The difference with a section is that, while the horizontal scale stays the same, the vertical scale determines how extruded the drawing may look. In my case, I chose a scale that would express the site topography in a much more dramatic way.
While the horizontal scale remains 1:1000 @ A3, my vertical scale is 1:100 @ A3 layout.

Below is the process I went through to complete my first section.
Enjoy the video and stay tuned for the results.💯
Til we meet in the next post.🚀📸

08/09/2026

Flashback Friday📸 - 31 July 2026

Reflecting on our first Construction Drawing 2B class for the semester.
An exciting end to the first week back on campus.
Learning more skills on my way to becoming a fully fledged landscape architect.
This day was one step closer to that ultimate goal.

Although site surveyors have the responsibility of identifying the existing contours of the site, we as landscape architects, should not stray away from learning how it is done. Collaboration with other industries within our career field is good. However, when there is a limited budget, we should be able to take the position of site surveyors in order to get the required information to build upon the site.

Please do not hesitate to browse through the content of our class, as I explain a more in-depth way of how I completed our first AutoCAD tutorial for the 2nd semester of my 2nd year.

It was great learning about site topography as well as having a bit of revision on what we previously learned, in order to keep us updated on the program.

See you in the next post.🙋🏻‍♂️🚀

04/09/2026

Throwback Thursday🤾 - 30 July 2026

Looking back at the progress I made on this drawing, I can definitely say I'm proud of the learning outcomes, as well as the completed results.

While it took a lot of time, it taught me that great things require patience, especially technical drawings such as this contour base plan.

The most exciting fact I learnt from this drawing:

✅When contours tread over storm water channels, they form sharp v-shaped zigzags before continuing to connect to themselves.
This is mainly drawn on AutoCAD by civil engineers when they form the plans for a road or a highway with a slight depression in the gradient.

I can't wait to start with the sections and show you the results of those drawings.
Stay tuned for the next post.🚀

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