Units
Landscape Design 2
Unit code: DLB210
Contact hours: 4 per week
Credit points: 12
Information about fees and unit costs
This design studio introduces landscape design within the context of the urban environment. Basic design concepts such as space, effects and qualities are explored. It also introduces the use of plants as a design material. There is a concentration on communication and graphic skills in the development of a personal design process. These preliminary explorations provide a foundation for later design studios.
Availability
| Semester | Available |
|---|---|
| 2013 Semester 2 | Yes |
Sample subject outline - Semester 2 2012
Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.
Rationale
Landscape architecture is a broad field and landscape architects can work on a wide range of sites. This unit introduces a range of creative and technical techniques for engaging with specific sites. It builds on ideas and skills learnt in semester 1, providing a practical and creative introduction to site interpretation, representation and reflective design practice foundational to the course.
Aims
This unit aims to achieve:
a) sustained improvement in your graphic abilities;
b) sustained improvement in your site perception and understanding;
c) development of your ability in reflective and speculative design practice;
d) a practical appreciation of the link between creative visual practice and professional and technical representation.
Objectives
By the completion of this unit you should be able, at beginning level to demonstrate:
- demonstrate at an introductory level, the ability to effectively represent your design outcomes and processes through modelled, written, graphic and oral means
- demonstrate at an introductory level, knowledge of design principles and theories, and their application
- demonstrate at an introductory level, effective critical thinking and analytical processes to interpret problems
- demonstrate at an introductory level, creative problem solving to formulate innovative design propositions to specific briefs
- demonstrate where and when appropriate, ethical conduct, collaboration and independent self-management and accountability.
Content
Topics covered in this unit include:
1. Conceptions of site in landscape design;
2. The role of creative and technical methods of site interpretation and representation in art and landscape design;
3. The role of reflection and speculation in landscape design.
You will develop skills in spatial and site perception; in the development of creative and technical site interpretation and representation methods and their application; and in developing a reflective mode of design practice.
Approaches to Teaching and Learning
Four hours a week are allocated to this unit. The unit is delivered as a combination of:
In-class and on-site, hands-on workshops where you undertake tasks using different creative and technical interpretation and representation methods and techniques to explore the qualities of landscape sites; discussion, review, presentation and/or assessment of projects in progress. Studios enable learning best when students are actively engaged in doing, discussing, sharing with peers and tutors regularly and repeatedly. Prior learning from previous units and concurrent units will be incorporated.
Learning Approaches:
Learning approaches will cover the following:
- Problem based learning through a series of site-related projects in an urban context to collectively address Learning Outcomes 1 to 5;
- Individual learning through the completion of designated components of design projects;
- Reflection through the use of peer to peer critique in the studio sessions.
Assessment
Assessment will be based on defined components of three design projects.
Up-to-date expanded specifications of assessment will be lodged on Blackboard and should be checked regularly.Studio tutorials provide ongoing formative feedback. Assessment items will be marked in a timely fashion to give you ongoing feedback.
Assessment name:
Design 1
Description:
Creative site Interpretation/representation and reflective/speculative design.
Relates to objectives:
4 and 5
Weight:
40%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
Early - Mid Semester
Assessment name:
Design 2
Description:
Technical site Interpretation/representation and reflective/speculative design.
Relates to objectives:
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Weight:
30%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
Late Semester
Assessment name:
Exhibition
Description:
Development of site interpretation and design work for exhibition.
Relates to objectives:
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Weight:
30%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
End of Semester
Academic Honesty
QUT is committed to maintaining high academic standards to protect the value of its qualifications. To assist you in assuring the academic integrity of your assessment you are encouraged to make use of the support materials and services available to help you consider and check your assessment items. Important information about the university's approach to academic integrity of assessment is on your unit Blackboard site.
A breach of academic integrity is regarded as Student Misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties.
Resource materials
No Set Text
Readings will be posted on the CMD within the unit Blackboard site by the lecturers, and you will be notified of what to read on an ongoing basis by emailed Blackboard announcements.
Other resource materials will be made available as appropriate through the Resource Centre, Level 1, D Block.
Additional Costs
To complete projects you will be required to purchase drawing materials based on the methods developed for site representation and design, as well as printing costs.
Risk assessment statement
You will undertake lectures and tutorials in the traditional classrooms and lecture theatres. As such, there are no extraordinary workplace health and safety issues associated with these components of the unit. The unit will require you to partake in local field work, both in class and of a self-guided nature. A risk assessment for this work has identified only low impact risks. You will be provided with relevant safely guidelines in week 1. You will be required to obey all safety guidelines and directions while undertaking field work.
Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
Last modified: 29-May-2012
