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Syllabus

LK0456 Studio - Place design and plant knowledge, 15.0 Credits

Studio - Platsgestaltning och växtkännedom

Subjects

Landscape Architecture

Education cycle

Bachelor’s level

Advanced study in the main field

First cycle, has only upper-secondary level entry requirements
Bachelor’s level (G1N)

Grading scale

Language

Swedish

Prior knowledge

In addition to the general entry requirements, knowledge equivalent to:

\- Mathematics 3b or Mathematics 3c

\- Science studies 2 (or Biology 1, Physics 1a, Chemistry 1 or Biology 1, Physics 1b1+1b2, Chemistry 1)

\- Social studies 1b or Social studies 1a1 + 1a2

Objectives

The purpose of the course is to give the student basic knowledge and skills in designing a public place, as well as plant knowledge with a focus on spring and summer aspects.

After completing the course, the student should be able to:

Knowledge and understanding

• in a design, show a general understanding of people's needs and interests in connection with being in a public outdoor environment,
• in a design, show an understanding of the importance of plants for the spatial design,
• identify a selection of trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants with a focus on spring and early summer aspects,
• provide an overview of the structure and growth of plants.

Competence and skills

• with guidance portray the main characters of a place,
• show an understanding of the plants' needs and area of ​​use by incorporating a selection of these into a site design,
• argue for proposed changes supported by an analysis of the site and its conditions,
• present design proposals with good legibility visually and in text,
• with guidance, illustrate how the vegetation of a design proposal changes over time.
• with supervision, practically carry out care measures with a focus on pruning in different types of plantings.

Content

The course contains a larger mandatory design assignment where the task is to design a public place. Shorter sketching exercises are included as support for the main task. The exercise is mainly carried out individually, and takes place with the established sketching method for the landscape architect: try solutions and develop proposals in plans, sections and perspectives with constituent parts such as analysis, use, structure, space, materials, sensory experiences and characters. The student practices producing pictures and presenting his proposals orally, visually and in text.

The course includes plant walks and own studies outdoors, where the emphasis is on the nature of the plants as well as their use and importance in landscape architecture. Learning new plants is interspersed with own repetition of trees and bushes from previous courses. The structure and growth of the plants is introduced in connection with practical outdoor exercises. Plant knowledge is applied in the course's design tasks, where plant selection and the ability to put plant characters into words are practiced. Examination of plant identification, carried out outdoors.

The following elements are mandatory: Seminars, presentations, and maintenance exercises.

Grading form

The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.

Formats and requirements for examination

Approved assignments, passed exam and active participation in mandatory parts.

• If a student has failed an examination, the examiner has the right to issue supplementary assignments. This applies if it is possible and there are grounds to do so.

• The examiner can provide an adapted assessment to students entitled to study support for students with disabilities following a decision by the university. Examiners may also issue an adapted examination or provide an alternative way for the students to take the exam.

• If this syllabus is withdrawn, SLU may introduce transitional provisions for examining students admitted based on this syllabus and who have not yet passed the course.

• For the assessment of an independent project (degree project), the examiner may also allow a student to add supplemental information after the deadline for submission. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.

Other information

• The right to participate in teaching and/or supervision only applies for the course instance the student was admitted to and registered on.

• If there are special reasons, students are entitled to participate in components with compulsory attendance when the course is given again. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.

Responsible department

Department of Urban and Rural Development