705-415 Contemp'ry Theory & Australian Landscape

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

2

Coordinator

Professor Catherin Bull

Prerequisites

Completion of a level 3 Design subject or admission to a graduate program in Landscape Architecture.

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

Three hours of lectures, tutorials and workshops per week, plus a weekend field trip

Subject Description

This subject is based on a review of recent theoretical developments in the areas of landscape architecture, landscape perceptions and landscape theory, and their application to the Australian landscape and contemporary landscape architectural practice. The latter is introduced by lectures, critiques and case analyses linking theory to execute works. Guest lecturers include practitioners and theorists in the areas covered, including cultural landscape, iconography of landscape, artistic interpretations and the history of various arts and their approaches to landscape.

Assessment

Written assignments to the equivalent of not more than 5000 words.



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