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705-235 Urban & Landscape Design 2A | |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 2 |
Coordinator | Dr Ray Green |
Prerequisites | 705-274 Introduction to Urban & Landscape Design or 705-174 Designing the Local Urban Landscape or equivalent; a knowledge of ecological processes is assumed. |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | 5 hours of lectures and studio work a week. Approximately 50% of the contact hours are for project work designed to develop appropriate analytical, design and graphic communication skills. Attendance at 2 one-day excursions at times to be stated at the start of the semester |
Subject Description | Review of ecological principles in relation to current landscape architecture practice. An emphasis is placed on designing with environmental factors in mind and working within environmental constraints, ecosystems and cultural systems at the site level, with an introduction to environmental issues at local and regional scales. Project work: Case studies in a range of environments selected to develop a practical understanding of the issues and to build knowledge and confidence in the design and critique of interventions in the context of natural systems. |
Assessment | Individual graphic presentations and written assignments equivalent to not more than 5000 words. |
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