Studio: Plants in the Urban Landscape

Code:

AP311

Acronym:

AP311

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Landscape Architecture

Instance: 2011/2012 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Geosciences, Environment and Spatial Plannings
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Landscape Architecture

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
L:AP	56	Planos de estudos a partir 2009	2	-	10	84	270

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Acquire knowledge on vegetation and it's manipulation:

Use plants has an element of spatial design and creation of Urban Landscapes;
Sensory, functional and floral diversity of plants;
Hierarchy and spatial design with plants;

Achieve good knowledge levels on Planting design in Landscapes Architecture.
Represent visual scenarios

Learn the different functions and project orientations lead by the vegetation elements

Program

1 - PLANTS IN THE DEFINITION OF URBAN SPACES
Green Structures - Functions and design
The representative trees and shrubs in the city of Porto
Groundcovers I: Small Shrubs and Climbers
Groundcovers II: Herbs and Grasses

2 - VEGETATION LAYERS DEFINING SPACE AND FUNCTION
Planting design methods. Exercise I – Design of modular gardens according to typological concepts of space organization of Glade – Edge – Woodland.

3 – MULTIPURPOSE USE OF PLANTS IN THE DEFINITION OF URBAN SPACES

Exercise II – Definition of urban spaces using planting design schemes according to thematic compositions.

Mandatory literature

Brickell, Christopher; RHS New Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers, Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, 2003. ISBN: 978-1405300575
Caldeira-Cabral, F., Ribeiro-Telles, G; A Árvore, Ministério das Obras Públicas, 1960
Marques-Moreira, José; Árvores e Arbustos em Portugal, Argumentum, 2008. ISBN: 978-972-8479-59-6
Robinson, Nick; The Planting Design Handbook, Ashgate Publishing, 2004. ISBN: 978-0754630357
C.J. Humphries; Guia de Campo das Árvores de Portugal e Europa, Fapas, 2005. ISBN: 9789729595127
J. Trowbridge, Peter, L. Bassuk, Nina; Trees in the Urban Landscape: Site Assessment, Design, and Installation, Wiley, 2004. ISBN: 978-0471392460
Bingre P, Aguiar C, Espírito-Santo D, Arsénio P, Monteiro-Henriques T (Coord. Científicos); Guia da Campo: As Árvores e os Arbustos em Portugal, Jornal Público/Fundação Luso-Americana/Liga para a Protecção da Natureza, 2007

Complementary Bibliography

Franco, João Amaral; Nova Flora de Portugal, Escolar Editora, 2007. ISBN: 9789725921548
Crowe, Sylvia; Garden Design, Garden Art Press, 1999. ISBN: 978-1870673402

Teaching methods and learning activities

Practical and Theoretical Classes based on:

- Outdoor classes, in parks and gardens of Porto. On-site learning of plants and planting design methods.

- Development of two project exercises exploring composition, stratification and multipurpose of plant material, in spacial designing.

Software

photoshop

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	84,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

1.Assiduity / Frequency


Presence required in 75% of the theoretical and practical classes.

2. Evaluation components
Mid term exam – 27 and 28 of October
Exercise I – 18 of November
Exercise II –
Research components:
First evaluation – 3 of November
Second evaluation – 24 of November
Presentation – date to be defined

Calculation formula of final grade

The final grade is obtained from the calculated average of the different evaluation components:

Mid term exam – 40%
Exercise I – 20%
Exercise II – 40%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Students missing one or more evaluation components, will be able to remark a new date with the professor, only in presence of a justified reason.

Classification improvement

grade improvements can not be done.