FACULTY OF FINE ARTS AND DESIGN

Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design

IAED 460 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
An Introduction to Contemporary Architectural Landscaping
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
IAED 460
Fall/Spring
2
1
3
4

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery face to face
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Group Work
Case Study
Critical feedback
Jury
Field trip / Observation
Application: Experiment / Laboratory / Workshop
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s)
Course Objectives - To introduce landscape design and its significance 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 effects 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;
  • describe contemporary landscape schemes
  • explain visual characteristics of individual plants in landscape design projects
  • discuss issues related to ecology and sustainability in landscape design
  • discuss issues related to the psychological effects of planting within their designs
  • compare Turkish and Anatolian perspectives to landscape architecture
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.

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
X
Media and Management Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 Introduction to the course. A. Introduction to landscape design. B. Introduction to semester 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 1: 1 powerpoint presentation showing analysis of proposed site. Orientation, Gradient, Architectural context, Site Analysis. 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 A.Landscape design principles 2: Hard surface materials used in landscape design. B. A presentation of the psychological and sensual effects of landscaping. Taste, sound, smell etc. Wellness and landscapes. C. Student presentation (H2) and discussion of project. Final decision on site. Homework 2 : 1 powerpoint presentation showing your inspiration sources, basic structure and materials of landscape project. Plan, paths seating etc 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 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.
5 A. Landscape design principles 4: Designing visual compositions with landscape elements B. Ecology and sustainability C. Student presentation (H4)and discussion of projects. Homework 4: 1 powerpoint presentation showing perspectives, sections, elevations and representing 3 dimensional relationships of design elements./ 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.
6 A. Landscape design principles 5: Principles of site grading. Use of topography in landscape design. B. Student presentation and discussion of projects. Homework 5: 1 powerpoint presentation showing all project ideas coming together.
7 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. Midterm Preparation.
8 MIDTERM
9 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. Workshop Preparation
10 WORKSHOP – D Block Terrace Design
11 A. Landscape design principles 8: Elements of Landscape Design B. Student presentation and discussion of projects. Preparation for draft hand in of Final Project (1. Submission)
12 Presentation: Semester Project Draft Presentation Preperation of Final Project
13 Critique Day Preperation of Final Project
14 HAND IN FINAL PROJECT (2. Submission)
15 Semester Review
16 Final Exam

 

Course Notes/Textbooks

Waterman, T. The Fundamentals of Landscape Architecture.AVA Publishing, 2009. ISBN-13: 978-2940373918

Suggested Readings/Materials
  • http://www.peyzajmimoda.org.tr/
  • http://karacaarboretum.com/
  • http://www.orman.istanbul.edu.tr/
  • http://www.ngbb.org.tr/tr/
  • http://www.bgci.org/
  • http://www.kew.org/
  • http://www.rbge.org.uk/
  • http://www.bgbm.org/
  • http://www.trompenburg.nl/
  • http://www.arnold.harvard.edu/
  • Topos-The International Review of Landscape Architecture and Urban Design
  • Journal of Landscape Architecture
  • European Landscape Architecture
  • Arredamento Mimarlık
  • Tasarım: Mimarlık İçmimarlık ve Peyzaj Mimarlığı Dergisi/Review of Architecture, Design, Landscape
  • Yapı: Mimarlık, Kültür ve Sanat Dergisi
  • Waterman, T. The Fundamentals of Landscape Architecture.AVA Publishing, 2009. ISBN-13: 978-2940373918
  • Seçkin, N. P., Seçkin, Y. Ç., Seçkin, Ö. B. Sürdürülebilir Peyzaj Tasarımı ve Uygulama İlkeleri. Literatür, 2011. ISBN: 9789750405822
  • Harris, C. W., Dines, N. T. Time Saver for Landscape Architecture. Mcgraw-Hill, 2008. ISBN-13: 978-0070170278
  • Cooper, P. Interiorscapes: Gardens Within Buildings. London, 2006. ISBN-10: 1840006072
  • Berrizbeitia, A., Pollak, L. Inside Outside: Between Architecture and Landscape. Minneapolis, USA: 2003. ISBN-10: 1592530133
  • Falkenberg, H. Interior Gardens: Designing and Constructing Green Spaces in Private and Public Buildings. Germany: 2011. ISBN-10: 9783034606202
  • Mamıkoğlu, N. G. Türkiye’nin Ağaçları ve Çalıları. İstanbul: NTV Yayınları, 2007. ISBN: 9789756690802
  • Bookes, J. Small Garden: Brilliand Ideas for Small Spaces. Dorling Kindersley. 2005. ASIN: B0012NW2EG

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
5
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
25
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
40
Seminar / Workshop
1
15
Oral Exams
Midterm
1
15
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
5
100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
32
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
1
16
Study Hours Out of Class
15
1
15
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
0
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
1
10
10
Presentation / Jury
0
Project
1
22
22
Seminar / Workshop
1
5
5
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
1
5
5
Final Exam
0
    Total
105

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
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

2

To be able to recognize, analyze and integrate within their practice the particular local and regional needs and developments of their profession

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

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

 


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