Studio: Landscape Design Project I

Code:

AP3002

Acronym:

AP3002

Level:

300

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Landscape Architecture

Instance: 2018/2019 - 1S

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	23	Official Study Plan	3	-	9	84	243

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

1. To acquire and consolidate competences in small/medium scale public space project.


2. To acquire and consolidate competences in site assessment and site analysis.


3. To acquire and consolidate competences of space organization according to functional, aesthetic, ecological and economic criteria.


4. To acquire and consolidate competences in sustainable design.


5. To acquire competences in the development of a Landscape Architecture Master Plan.


6. To acquire and consolidate graphic competences.


7. To acquire and consolidate competences in computer aided design.

Learning outcomes and competences

In this course, the students will acquire/ enhance their competences in site survey and analysis; develop an intervention program and a design proposal for small and medium scale public spaces; hand-in the schematic design drawings.

 

Students will also develop digital communication skills.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Outer space as the project area for Landscape Architecture.


2. Main design components of outdoor spaces - topography, vegetation, water and built structures.


3. Scale, dimensioning and materials. Exploring aesthetic and functional realities: shape, line, color, texture, seasonal dynamics, sound, smell, touch, active and passive recreation, circulation, cultivation, protection, partitioning, reception, preservation and promotion of wildlife.


4. Landscape Architecture project and its components (phases, drawings, written documents and models).


5. Sketching the space: zoning - areas of activity and movements (plots and corridors), the exploration of form.


6. Design principles in Landscape Architecture.


7. The garden as a planned and designed outdoor space


8. Freehand drawing and computer aided design.

Mandatory literature

Grant Reid; Landscape Graphics, Watson-Guptill, 2002. ISBN: 0823073335
Hans Loidl; Opening Spaces, Birkhäuser Basel, 2003. ISBN: 3764370130
Grant W. Reid; From Concept to Form in Landscape Design, Wiley, 2007. ISBN: 047011231X
Marc Treib; Modern Landscape Architecture, The MIT Press, 1994. ISBN: 0262700514
Sutherland Lyall; Designing the New Landscape, Thames & Hudson, 1998. ISBN: 0500280339
Nick Robinson; The Planting Design Handbook, Ashgate Publishing, 2004. ISBN: 0754630358
Dan Kiley; Dan Kiley in His Own Words: America's Master Landscape Architect, Thames & Hudson, 1999. ISBN: 0500341702
Tim Waterman; The Fundamentals of Landscape Architecture, Ava Publishing, 2009. ISBN: 2940373914
Sylvia Crowe; Garden Design - Sylvia Crowe, Antique Collectors Club Dist A/C, 2003. ISBN: 1870673409
Guy Cooper; Gardens for the Future: Gestures Against the Wind, Conran Octopus, 2000. ISBN: 1580930638
Terence Conran ; The Essential Garden Book, Clarkson Potter, 1998. ISBN: 0609800221
Thomas D. Church ; Gardens Are For People, University of California Press, 1995. ISBN: 0520201205
Jane Brown; El Jardin Moderno, Editorial Gustavo Gili, 2001. ISBN: 8425218101
John Brookes; Small Garden, DK ADULT, 2006. ISBN: 0756617235

Teaching methods and learning activities

1. Site Assessment and Site Analysis: i) land survey; ii) vegetation survey; iii) built structure and heritage survey; iv) use of space survey; v) surroundings analysis. (Group Work)


2. Elaboration of a Site Proposal: Conceptual Plan and Master Plan. Production of a poster in A1 format portrait. (Individual work).

1. Elaboration of a Master Plan, materialized in technical drawings, written pieces, and 3D models. Production of an A0 Poster format.  (Individual Work)

Software

Sketchup
Adobe Illustrator
Autodesk Civil 3D
Adobe Photoshop

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de projeto	70,00
Trabalho de campo	14,00
Total:	84,00

Eligibility for exams

Students must attend  75% of the lectures and studio classes.

Students must comply with all the evaluation moments

Calculation formula of final grade

Project 1 – Jardim do Ovo (Rua D. Manuel Bandeira - Porto)

• 20% Survey and analysis (group work)
• 30% Proposal (individual work)
• 50% Master plan (individual work)

 

There will be a minimum grade of 8 points for each of the assessment moments; grades bellow 10 imply an oral exam.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Project– Jardim do Ovo (Rua D. Manuel Bandeira - Porto)

• 18 October Presentation of survey and analysis | Survey folder hand-in
• 19 November Presentation and hand-in of the Proposal
• 14 January Presentation and hand-in of Master Plan

 

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to the current regulations.

Classification improvement

There will be no grade improvement on the evaluation components