COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: LANDSCAPE DESIGN

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ARCH 482	C	9	3	0	0	3	6

Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Elective
Classroom and Meeting Time:	Tuesday 9:30 - 12:15 A130
Course Description:	-
Course Objectives:	a) Develop graphic communication skills to represent landscape design at the most appropriate scale of representation. b) Apply basic principles of sustainable landscape design to a project area. c) Evaluate existing landscape designs based on performance criteria.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction – Lecture # 1 Lecture Around Landscape Design
2	Lecture – assignment # 2 Lecture About Site Analysis
3	Lecture – assignment # 3 Lecture Landscape materials in the cityscape
4	Lecture – assignment # 4 Lecture Introduction to the Landscape Design elements
5	Lecture – assignment # 5 Lecture Urban Furniture & Elements: benches, walls, fences, bridges, art works, skates & playgrounds and so on
6	Introduction to Project : The Durres Street - shaping the street fronts / List of Case studies
7	Mid Term Submission and discussions
8	The Street Fronts, concepts
9	The Street Fronts, critics
10	The Street Fronts, Pre-Jury Part 1
11	The Street Fronts, Pre-Jury Part 2
12	The Street Fronts, critics
13	The Street Fronts, Final Jury Part 1
14	The Street Fronts, Final Jury Part 2

Prerequisite(s):
Textbook:	Dee, Catherine. 2001. Form and Fabric in Landscape Architecture: A visual Introduction, Taylor & Francis, London and New York Robinson, Nick. 2004. The Planting Design Handbook, Ashgate Publishing Limited, London and New York
Other References:	K. Lynch, The image of the city J. Pallasmaa, Space, place and atmosphere. Emotion and peripheral perception in architectural experience
Laboratory Work:	Only partially
Computer Usage:
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	• an understanding of the relationship between buildings and their environment, indoors and outdoors and of the need to relate buildings and the spaces between them to human needs and scale;
2	• an understanding of the scope of the art and science of landscape design;
3	• an understanding of the principles and elements of landscape design;
4	• an understanding of the basic landscape concepts and natural and human made elements
5	• an ability to visualize landscape elements and scenes in traditional and digital media,
6	• an ability to analyze and depict the context and the topographic and climatic characteristics of a project site in traditional and digital media;

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
1	Speaking and Writing Skills Ability to read, write, listen, and speak effectively	5
2	Critical Thinking Skills Ability to raise clear and precise questions, use abstract ideas to interpret information, consider diverse points of view, reach well-reasoned conclusions, and test them against relevant criteria and standards	5
3	Graphics Skills Ability to use appropriate representational media, including freehand drawing and computer technology, to convey essential formal elements at each stage of the programming and design process	5
4	Research Skills Ability to gather, assess, record, and apply relevant information in architectural course work	5
5	Formal Ordering Systems Understanding of the fundamentals of visual perception and the principles and systems of order that inform two- and three-dimensional design, architectural composition, and urban design	5
6	Fundamental Design Skills Ability to use basic architectural principles in the design of buildings, interior spaces, and sites	5
7	Collaborative Skills Ability to recognize the varied talent found in interdisciplinary design project teams in professional practice and work in collaboration with other students as members of a design team	5
8	International Traditions Understanding of the International architectural canons and traditions in architecture, landscape and urban design, as well as the climatic, technological, culture-economic, and other cultural factors that have shaped and sustained them	5
9	National and Regional Traditions Understanding of national traditions and the local regional heritage in architecture, landscape design and urban design, including the vernacular tradition	5
10	Use of Precedents Ability to incorporate relevant precedents into architecture and urban design projects	5
11	Conservation and Restoration of Historical Districts Knowledge on historical districts and the gain of conservation consciousness documentation of historical buildings and the understanding the techniques which are needed to prepare restoration projects.	3
12	Human Behavior Understanding of the theories and methods of inquiry that seek to clarify the relationship between human behavior and the physical environment	3
13	Human Diversity Understanding of the diverse needs, values, behavioral norms, physical ability, and social and spatial patterns that characterize different cultures and individuals and the implication of this diversity for the societal roles and responsibilities of architects	3

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Homework	4	5
Presentation	1	25
Project	1	45
Final Exam	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	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	5	3	15
Mid-terms	1	11	11
Assignments	5	3	15
Final examination	1	11	11
Other			0
Total Work Load:			100
Total Work Load/25(h):			4
ECTS Credit of the Course:			6