Trends in contemporary landscape architecture (152103)
Course coordinator
Course description
The objective of this course is to familiarize students with global trends as well as with trends in Croatian recent landscape design projects and realizations. Students will evolve their knowledge on contemporary landscape design through detailed and comprehensive analysis of projects, realizations and theoretical papers.
Type of course
- Graduate studies / MS Courses taught in English (Elective course, 2 semester, 1 year)
ECTS: 6.00
English language: L2
Teaching hours: 60
Lectures: 30
Practicum: 20
Seminar: 10
Lecturer
Associate teacher for exercises
Grading
Sufficient (2): 60-70%
Good (3): 71-80%
Very good (4): 81-90%
Excellent (5): 91-100%
Conditions for obtaining signature
Regular attendance and fulfilling set tasks.
Description
Submitt and present seminar work and landscape design projects analysis.
General competencies
The aim is to teach and qualify students for: rational analytical approach towards landscape design projects and realizations; critical thinking and review of theoretical works and a relation between theory and practice in contemporary landscape architecture.
Types of instruction
- Lectures
Lectures on the thematic units planned by the curriculum. - Field work
Visit to domestic or foreign recent landscape design realizations. - Seminars
Presentations and critical reflections on contemporary landscape design projects. Submit in writing. - Design exercises
Analysis of contemporary landscape design projects. Submit in writing.
Learning outcomes
| Learning outcome | Evaluation methods |
|---|---|
| Identify, evaluate and describe designed landscape. | Written exam, oral exam, design exercises |
| Distinguish the typology of open spaces in urban and rural environments and determine their design features. | Written exam, oral exam |
| Recognize new trends in landscape design and their peculiarities. | Written exam, oral exam, seminar |
| Critically analyze and compare design characteristics of contemporary landscape designs. | Design exercise |
Working methods
Teachers' obligations
Regurarly maintain all forms of teaching. Specified time for consultations beyond regular classes.
Students' obligations
Regular attendance and fulfilling of set tasks.
Methods of grading
| Evaluation elements | Maximum points or Share in evaluation | Grade rating scale | Grade | Direct teaching hours | Total number of average student workload | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seminar | 20% |
0-59% 60-70% 71-80% 81-90% 91-100% |
Insufficient (1) Sufficient (2) Good (3) Very good (4) Excellent (5) |
10 | 30 | 1,5 |
| Design Exercises | 30% |
0-59% 60-70% 71-80% 81-90% 91 -100% |
Insufficient (1) Sufficient (2) Good (3) Very good (4) Excellent (5) |
20 | 1,5 | |
| Oral exam | 50% |
0-59% 60-70% 71-80% 81-90% 91 -100% |
Insufficient (1) Sufficient (2) Good (3) Very good (4) Excellent (5) |
30 | 90 | 3 |
| Total | 100 | 60 | 180 | 6 |
| Evaluation elements | Description | Deadline | Recoupment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seminar | According to the curriculum. | By the end of semester. | |
| Design Exercises | According to the curriculum. | By the end of semester. | |
| Oral exam | During semester. | By the end of semester. |
Weekly class schedule
- (L) Course introduction. Review of theoretical concepts and trends in 20th century landscape design. (DE) Relevant 20th century landscape design works concept analysis.
- (L) Different forms of tourism and their relation to the landscape. (DE) Tourist complexes analysis and their relationship with the landscape.
- (L) 21st century landscape design trends. Ecological design. Sustainable approaches to brownfield regeneration. (DE) Relevant examples composition analysis (projects and realizations).
- (L) Urban green infrastructure. (DE) Analysis of foreign urban green infrastructure projects.
- (L, DE) Sustainable approaches to open space design. Relevant examples composition analysis (projects and realization).
- (L, S) Contemporary landscape design practice – memorial spaces (projects and realizations).
- (L, S) Contemporary landscape design practice – different housing models and landscape for the elderly (projects and realizations).
- (L, S) Contemporary landscape design practice – childrens play (projects and realizations).
- (L, DE) Contemporary landscape design practice – urban gardens (projects and realizations).
- (L, DE) Contemporary landscape design practice – waterfront design (projects and realizations).
- (L, DE) Contemporary landscape design practice – museums (projects and realizations).
- (L, DE) Contemporary landscape design practice – green roofs, vertical gardens and green architecture (projects and realizations).
- Field work: excursion outside Zagreb - examples of contemporary landscape design. Critical analysis and evaluation.
- (L, S) Contemporary landscape design practice – theme choosen by students (projects and realizations).
- (L, S) Contemporary landscape design practice – theme choosen by students (projects and realizations).
Obligatory literature
- Gaventa, S. (2006). New Public Spaces. Octopus publishing group Swaffield, S. (2002), Theory in Landscape architecture, University of Pennsylvania Press
- Landscape Architecture Europe Foundation (ur.) (2006). Landscape Architecure Europe: Fieldwork. Birkhäuser, Basel
- Murphy, M. D. (2005). Landscape architecture theory: an evolving body of thought. Waveland Press, Inc, USA
- Richardson, T. (2011). Futurescapes - designers for tomorrow's outdoor spaces. Thames & Hudson, London
Recommended literature
- www. Landezine.com
- Arnheim, R. (1977). The dynamics of architectural form, Berkely
- Jodidio, P. (2012). Landscape architecture now!, Taschen GMBH
- Treib, M., Imbert, D. (1993). Modern Landscape Architecture: A critical review, Cambridge, Massachusetts, MIT Press
- Walker, P., Simo, M. (1994). Invisible gardens: The search for modernism in the American Landscape, Cambridge, Massachusetts, MIT Press
Similar course at related universities
- Contemporary landscape architecture, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien