Studio: Introduction to Landscape Design II
Keywords |
Classification |
Keyword |
OFICIAL |
Landscape Architecture |
Instance: 2022/2023 - 2S ![Requerida a integração com o Moodle Ícone do Moodle](/fcup/pt/imagens/MoodleIcon)
Cycles of Study/Courses
Acronym |
No. of Students |
Study Plan |
Curricular Years |
Credits UCN |
Credits ECTS |
Contact hours |
Total Time |
L:AP |
36 |
Official Study Plan |
1 |
- |
6 |
56 |
162 |
Teaching language
Suitable for English-speaking students
Objectives
Acquisition of skills at the design level of a small-medium scale private garden; conceptualization and spatial organization according to the climate of the region, topography and sun exposure, views, pre-existing elements, proposed uses and functions; terrain modeling and use of vegetation in the design of outdoor space.
Learning outcomes and competences
Ability to develop a project for a small to medium-sized garden, at the level of a preliminary study, integrating variables of various types.
Ability to describe and justify the proposed idesign through the preparation of graphic representations (plans, sections, drawings, text and scale model) and an oral presentation.
Working method
Presencial
Program
1. Principles of organization of outdoor space. Space, form, function, time.
2. Preliminary Program. 'House and garden and not ‘house and then garden’. Outdoor recreation. Uses and functions.
3. Spatial organization and composition.
4. Terrain modeling and drainage
5. Vegetation and its functions in a small-scale space.
6. Built elements and structures.
7. Graphic representation of the project.
8. Construction of three-dimensional models.
Mandatory literature
Church, Thomas; Gardens are for people, University of California Press, 1995
Treib, Marc (ed.), ; The Architecture of Landscape, 1940-1960, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002. ISBN: 0812236238
Norman K. Booth, James E. Hiss; Residential Landscape Architecture: Design Process for the Private Residence, Pearson, 2017. ISBN: 9780134602806
Brooks, John; The Book of Garden Design, John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1991. ISBN: 0025166956
Tate, Alan; Great City Parks, Routledge, 2015. ISBN: 9780415538053
Thompson, Ian; Landscape Architecture: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press , 2014. ISBN: 9780199681204
James Grayson Trulove;
Pocket gardens. ISBN: 978-0-688-16830-8
Catherine Dee;
Form and fabric in landscape architecture. ISBN: 978-0-415-24638-5
Charles Harris;
Time-saver standards for landscape architecture. ISBN: 978-0-07-017027-8
Complementary Bibliography
Grant W. Reid;
From concept to form in landscape design. ISBN: 978-0-471-28509-0
Simon Bell;
Elements of visual design in the landscape. ISBN: 9780419220206
Robert Holden;
Landscape architecture. ISBN: 978-1-78067-270-0
John Brookes;
Garden design. ISBN: 978-0-7513-0981-2
Christopher Bradley-Hole;
The minimalist garden. ISBN: 9781840001426
William Lake Douglas;
Garden design. ISBN: 9780831751579
Jane Brown;
The^modern garden. ISBN: 978-0-500-28321-9
Ana Rosa de Oliveira;
Paisagens particulares. ISBN: 978-85-86488-45-0
Teaching methods and learning activities
1. Lectures
2. Practical classes - Design of a small scale garden: (scale 1/100). (Individual work).
keywords
Technological sciences > Architecture > Landscape architecture
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 |
102,00 |
Frequência das aulas |
44,00 |
Trabalho escrito |
16,00 |
Total: |
162,00 |
Eligibility for exams
To be eligible to pass students must attend 75% of the classes (according to the regulations); comply with all the evaluation moments.
Calculation formula of final grade
Final grade: Proposal Small Scale Garden (100%)
Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)
According to the regulations of FCUP/UP.
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