COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: LANDSCAPE RESEARCH

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ARCH 415	C	9	3	0	0	3	6

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	Dr. Joana Dhiamandi jdhiamandi@epoka.edu.al
Main Course Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Dr. Joana Dhiamandi jdhiamandi@epoka.edu.al , Wednesday, 9:30-10:30 am
Second Course Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Elective
Study program: (the study for which this course is offered)	Integrated second cycle study program in Architecture (5 years)
Classroom and Meeting Time:	S04. Monday +Thursday 8:45-12:45
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Code of Ethics:	Code of Ethics of EPOKA University Regulation of EPOKA University "On Student Discipline"
Attendance Requirement:	75%
Course Description:	The still existing approach in architectural and urban design is aiming to provide more efficient, more aesthetical, and safer buildings and urban environments for people. While, this approach is not sustainable enough in the long-run. The goal of this course is to divert the research interest of young professionals towards the landscape approach, in which the built environment is considered complementary to the natural systems of the territory. Landscape approach, fundamentally relies on the most specific local properties of the context at local scale, while being aware of the prevailing challenges of global scale.
Course Objectives:	- Integrating a deep research in the design process - The importance of a comprehensive understanding of the context - Analytical and critical thinking - Creativity and innovation in design - Dealing with complex phenomena - Concept development - Graphical representation - Teamwork - Awareness for social responsibility of architecture [co-living concept]

BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE COURSE

1	Landscape Research
2	Critical Thinking
3	Research Questions
4	Space
5	Agricultural Territory
6	Limitations
7	Literature Review
8	HUMAN EXPERIENCE
9	LANDSCAPE URBANISM

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction – Delivering Project Brief.
2	Research + Readings
3	Research+ Case Studies
4	Understanding the Context+ Site analyses
5	Understanding the Context+ Site analyses
6	Understanding the Context+ Site analyses
7	Developing the concept. Integration of the concept with the context
8	Developing the concept. Integration of the concept with the context
9	Developing the concept. Concept development in urban scale
10	Preliminary Jury I
11	Developing the concept. Concepts in intermediate scale
12	Developing the concept+ project. concepts in architectural scale +footprints
13	Developing the concept+ project. Concepts+ 1:500 scale drawings+ model
14	Preliminary Jury II

Prerequisite(s):	NO
Textbook(s):	Jacobs, J., The death and life of great American cities. New York: Random House and Vintage Books, 1961. Lynch, K., A theory of good city form. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1981. Alexander, C., Ishikawa, S., and Silverstein, M., A pattern language: towns, buildings, construction. New York: Oxford University Press, 1977. Gehl, J., ‘Cities for People’. London: Island Press, 2010. Lynch, K. (1960) The image of the City, MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts Debord, G. (1967) The Society of the Spectacle, New York Conde, Y. (1994) Architecture of the Indeterminacy, Pallasmaa, J. (2005) Eyes Of The Skin, Great Britain Eisenman, P. Diagram_An Original Scene of Writing pp. 83-103. Alexander, Ch. (1977), A Pattern Language
Additional Literature:
Laboratory Work:	YES
Computer Usage:	yes
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Holistic Analytical Thinking in design process
2	Multidisciplinary design process understanding
3	Producing multi-scale design proposals
4	Dealing with social and and environmental design problems

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Integrated second cycle study program in Architecture (5 years) Program

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Presentation	2	25
Project	1	40
Attendance		0
Other	1	10
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	8	128
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	8	128
Mid-terms	2	8	16
Assignments
Final examination	1	8	8
Other	1	20	20
Total Work Load:			300
Total Work Load/25(h):			12
ECTS Credit of the Course:			6

CONCLUDING REMARKS BY THE COURSE LECTURER

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