| Course Name | An Introduction to Contemporary Architectural Landscaping |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| IAED 460 | Fall/Spring | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | To introduce landscape design and its signifigance in interior architecture and architecture. To give an understanding of the process of landscape design. This includes the basic principles of planting design including how to design and define a space using landscape elements. To examine the psychological and sensual affects of plants. To make students familiar with indigenous garden design. To introduce the history of gardening/ landscape design in Anatolia. To make students familiar with important ecological and sustainability issues related to landscape design. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course includes the design of a project where all the basic landscape design principles and techniques will be used in a chosen project site. The basic considerations of the project will include: hard and soft landscape design, major landscape design principles, construction techniques and budgeting. The second section will be a presentation and discussion of important issues related to landscape design. These issues will include: the architectural context, indigenous gardens, ecology and sustainability, landscaping and urban renewal, the psychological effects of landscaping, urban farms, the history of gardening and landscape design in Anatolia, and a discussion on particular garden styles. The last section of the class will be a workshop and presentation by the students of their research and designs. |
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| Supportive Courses | X | |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction to the course. A. Introduction to landscape design. B. Introduction to semester project. | Homework 1: 1 powerpoint presentation showing analysis of the selected example landscape architects’ projects./ Students must also bring to the following class an A3 print out of this presentation. This will be part of an A3 work/sketch book showing the development of your project. |
| 2 | A. Landscape design principles 1: Introduction to Plant Material B. Brief history of gardening (Presentation by Thomas Keogh) C. Student presentation (H1) and discussion of project. | Homework 2: 1 powerpoint presentation showing analysis of proposed site. / Students must also bring to the following class an A3 print out of this presentation. This will be part of an A3 work/sketch book showing the development of your project. |
| 3 | D. Landscape design principles 2: Hard surface materials used in landscape design E. A presentation of the psychological and sensual effects of landscaping. Taste, sound, smell etc. Wellness and landscapes. F. Student presentation (H2) and discussion of project. Final decision on site. | Homework 3 : 1 powerpoint presentation. showing planting and hard surface materials for landscape design. / Students must also bring to the following class an A3 print out of this presentation. This will be part of an A3 work/sketch book showing the development of your project. |
| 4 | A. Landscape design principles 3: Major landscape design concepts. B. A presentation of the issue of ‘styling’ a landscape. C. Student presentation (H3)and discussion of projects. | Homework 4: 1 powerpoint presentation showing your inspiration sources, basic structure and materials of landscape project. Plan, paths seating etc. |
| 5 | A. Landscape design principles 4: Designing visual compositions with landscape elements B. Ecology and sustainability C. Student presentation (H4)and discussion of projects. | Slide Exam 1 Preparation. |
| 6 | Slide exam 1 | Technical Trip: Visiting a designed landscape example – Presentation of the photos |
| 7 | A. Landscape design principles 5: Principles of site grading. Use of topography in landscape design. B. Discussion and presentation of site trips | Homework 5: 1 powerpoint presentation showing perspectives, sections, elevations and representing 3 dimensional relationships of design elements. |
| 8 | A. Landscape design principles 6: Natural, climatic and human factors of landscape design. B. A presentation of indigenous gardens. Turkey’s flora and main plant communities in Turkey and their differentiations from region to region. C. Student presentation (H5) and discussion of projects. | Bring all your drawing equipments and documents to the following class |
| 9 | A. WORKSHOP STUDIO DAY (Invited Guest: Hande Atmaca) | Homework 6: 1 powerpoint presentation showing all project ideas coming together. / Students must also bring to the following class an A3 print out of this presentation. This will be part of an A3 work/sketch book showing the development of your project. |
| 10 | A. Landscape design principles 7: Types of interior gardens B. A presentation of urban renewal and landscaping. C. Student presentation (H6) and discussion of projects. | Slide Exam 2 Preparation |
| 11 | A. Landscape design principles 8: Elements of Landscape Design B. Slide exam 2 | Preperation for draft hand in of Final Project (1. Submission) |
| 12 | A. Submission: Presentation: Semester Project Draft Presentation (25%) | Preperation of Final Project |
| 13 | Studio day final workshop discussion on project designs and presentation. | Preperation of Final Project |
| 14 | HAND IN FINAL PROJECT (2. Submission) | |
| 15 | Review of the Semester | |
| 16 | Review of the Semester |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Waterman, T. The Fundamentals of Landscape Architecture.AVA Publishing, 2009. ISBN-13: 978-2940373918 |
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| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 1 | 5 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 30 |
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | 1 | 40 |
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 2 | 25 |
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 100 | |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 1 | |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 12 | |
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | 1 | 20 | |
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 2 | 5 | |
| Final Exams | |||
| Total | 105 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to perform, execute and manage the various responsibilities and duties of an interior architecture and environmental design professional | X | ||||
| 2 | To be able to recognize, analyze and integrate within their practice the particular local and regional needs and developments of their profession | X | ||||
| 3 | To be able to communicate and collaborate with other individuals and groups on a national and international level within their profession | X | ||||
| 4 | To be able to develop, integrate and promote independent critical approaches for their professional practice | X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to understand the social and environmental issues and responsibilities of their profession | X | ||||
| 6 | To be able identify, assess and utilize the most up to date research, innovations, trends and technologies | X | ||||
| 7 | To be able to consider the national and international standards and regulations of their field | X | ||||
| 8 | To be able to develop the abilities to communicate and present design ideas within visual, oral and textual formats | X | ||||
| 9 | To be able to adopt a multidisciplinary approach to design on a national and international level | X | ||||
| 10 | To be able to recognize their own strengths, and develop them within an environment | X | ||||
| 11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of interior architecture and environmental design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language | |||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently | |||||
| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise | |||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
