Peer Review EVALUASI ESTETIKA LINGKUNGAN BERDASARKAN PERSEPSI DI WELCOME AREA KAMPUS IPB, BOGOR (Evaluation of Environment Aesthetics Based on Persecption in Welcome Area on the Campus of Bogor Agricultural University (IPB)

Welcome area is an important element in an institutional area, one of which is a welcome area on the campus of Bogor Agricultural University (IPB). Welcome area of the IPB campus landscape element that serves as the main circulation, landmarks, and aesthetically pleasing. The existence of the welcome area is very important, therefore it is necessary to evaluate the aesthetic. Evaluation of environmental aesthetics done by the method of Scenic Beauty Estimation (SBE) and the Semantic Differential (SD). The purpose of the study, namely: a) determine and assess the environmental quality of the area welcome IPB based on the shape and color of the tree; b) determining the level of beauty is based on the perception of the respondents; c) determine the preferences of respondents to the arrangement of landscape design welcome area based on the shape and color of the tree; and d) evaluate the visual quality of the landscape based on the estimation of beauty. The tools used during the activity, namely cameras, Photoshop CS 3 software, Minitab 16, and Acer 4741G. While the materials used are welcome photo IPB area. Studies using experimental methods related to the choice of location, respondents, data analysis and evaluation of the visual landscape. Phase of the study includes four stages, namely, 1) the identification and study of the literature on the welcome area of IPB, 2) determining the location of the study, 3) making the landscape point (vantage point), 4) modification of existing photos based character visual closure, 5) assessment visitors through questionnaires. Visual quality of the area welcome the fifth concept IPB has aesthetic qualities different. The fifth concept of landscape quality is low and high. The concept of landscape which has the highest value to lower the concept of landscape 3 worth 91.1, the concept of landscape 4 worth 90.9, 2 worth 89.2 landscape concept, the concept of landscape 5 worth 78 and the lowest landscape landscapes existing concept of value 0. The highest concept is the concept of landscape 3, this shows that the respondents wanted the landscape in accordance with the theme of the welcome area IPB is a memorable landscape warm, cheerful, grand or large, formal, focused, open or bright, spacious, unique, and strong character. With the landscape evaluation welcome IPB campus area, is expected to be a recommendation in the planning and design of the IPB campus