Landscaping

Code:

50122C5

Acronym:

50122C5

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
CNAEF	Architecture and Urbanism

Instance: 2018/2019 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Arquitectura (A)
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master Degree in Architecture

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIARQ	15	MIARQ	4	-	3	-	81
			5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Acknowledge and understand the main concepts underlying the planning and design of the outdoor space across scales, currently adopted by the discipline of Landscape Architecture. 

Special attention is given to interventions supported by plans, design projects and implementation works that observe systemic, holistic and inclusive approaches.

It is also intended  to debate contemporary issues of design and sustainability of urban space as well as project critique.

 

Learning outcomes and competences

Acquire information and critical thinking about realities, problems and dynamics of the outdoor space, landscape and the urban ecosystem, that may contribute to the enrichment of the architectural practice.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

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Program

a) Fundamentals of project in outside space and Analysis and Interpretation of Landscape:

b) Terrain Modeling (Contours, landfill excavation, hypsometry, Slopes, Ridges and watercourses, Solar Aspect)

c) Vegetation - functions and design

d) Water in outside space and SUDS (Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems)

e) Ecosystem Services (value of the ecosystems)

f) Developing concept plans with vegetation

g) Contemporary Issues of Landscape Architecture

h) Evaluation

Mandatory literature

Ian Mcharg; Design with Nature, John Wiley & Sons, 1992
James LaGro; A contextual approach to sustainable land planning and site design, John Wiley & Sons, 2008
Alexander, Cristopher ; Timeless Way of Building, Oxford University Press, 1979
Jan Gehl; Life between buildings, Island Press, 2011
James A. LaGro Jr.; Site Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, 2013
Ian H. Thomson; Landscape Architecture: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press, 2014
Claire Cooper Marcus and Carolyn Francis (Eds.); People Places: Design Guidelines for Urban Open Spaces, John Wiley & Sons, 1988
Jellicoe, Geoeffrey and Susan; The Landscape of Man: Shaping the Environment from Prehistory to the Present Day (Third Edition, Expanded and Updated), Thames & Hudson, 1995
John Tilman Lyle; Design for Human Ecosystems: Landscape, Land Use, and Natural Resources, Island Press, 1999
Waterman, Tim; The Fundamentals of Landscape Architecture, Ava's Academia, 2009

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures and supervision of student work (individual work). 

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas	80,00
Trabalho de investigação	20,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

A grade average of 10 out of 20  (concept plan + practical exercise + test), and a class attendance of 75%.

The minimum grade in an indivuidual evaluation is 8 and its possible for only one exercise.

 

Calculation formula of final grade

Individual Work  (studio-conceptplan 20% + practical exercise 30%) = 50% of Final Grade

Test  = 50% of Final Grade

Final grade is the weighted average of the garde obtained in each work affected by the presential (in class) evaluation.

 

Classification improvement

Not applicable 

Observations

Bibliography:

1. McHarg, Ian, 1969; Design with Nature, John Wiley & Sons, 1992.

2. LaGro, James A., 2007. Site Analysis: A contextual approach to sustainable land planning and site design. John Wiley & Sons, 2008.

3.Magalhães, Manuela Raposo, 2001. Arquitectura Paisagista: Morfologia e Complexidade. Editorial Estampa, 2001

4. Waterman, Tim, 2009. The Fundamentals of Landscape Architecture. Ava's Academia, 2009.