LAA224 Designing with Plants
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Course responsible: Anne Ragnhild Aude
Teachers: Corinna Susanne Clewing, Hennie Ann Isdahl, Anne Katrine Geelmuyden
ECTS credits: 15
Faculty: Faculty of Landscape and Society
Teaching language: NO
(NO=norsk, EN=Engelsk)
(NO=norsk, EN=Engelsk)
Limits of class size:
Maximum of 40.
Teaching exam periods:
This course starts in the August Block. Teaching and evaluation take place in August Block and the Autumn Parallel.
Course frequency: Annually
First time: Study year 2009-2010
Preferential right:
M-LA.
Course contents:
The course focuses on vegetation as a design element in the making of our surroundings. The functional, ecological and aesthetic qualities of plants are significant issues to be taken into account in this making. The students will get introduced to design methods as well as to judgements that are relevant to make when working with vegetation as a living material. The course will give insights into the role of landscape architects as planting designers and managers, at different scales and in diverging settings.
The course is built up as a series of exercises and assignments. Lectures and field trips support the students work on assignments. In the assignments, knowledge on using plants and design will be employed in particular situations. The use of creativity tools in project work and techniques for visual communication will be explored in several exercises. Assignment solving is gone through in plenary, so that the typical problems, which the assignments raise, will be discussed.
Learning outcome:
Students who have completed the course are expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes.
Learning activities:
The course makes use of different learning activities: lectures, project work in groups, site inspections, plenary discussions, independent literature studies, practical exercises in design and visual communication, visual journal.
Teaching support:
The students receive frequent guidance throughout the semester.
Syllabus:
Lectures. Supporting literature will be announced at the course introduction. A selection of relevant literature will be available during the course. Recommended literature: Robinson, N. (2011): The Planting Design Handbook, 3.ed., Routledge. Reference books on plants (trees, shrubs, perennials).
Prerequisites:
Knowledge of Norwegian plant communities equivalent to PHG113 and knowledge of garden plants equivalent to the curriculum in PHG213. Competence and ability towards planning, idea generative processes, design and visisuell presentation equivalent to the compendium in the first to years of studies in landscape architecture at NMBU.
Recommended prerequisites:
Mandatory activity:
Exercises in form and drawing in the block period, 2 exercises in planting design. All exercises need to be accepted. Field trips and project evaluations.
Assessment:
Portfolio evaluation at the end of the semester. The portfolio includes: a design assignment (visual-written presentation of the planting proposal and a model), a visual documentation of the working process, the oral presentation of the assignment and a written reflection note. Grade: A-F.
Nominal workload:
Total workload is 375 hours, of which ca. 190 hours er structured lerning activities. The other half part is used for independent work on assignments, exercises and for individual studies.
Entrance requirements:
Minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway (generell studiekompetanse)
Reduction of credits:
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Type of course:
Lectures: ca. 24 hours. Surveys and excursions: ca. 30 hours. Joint assignment/exercise evaluations: ca. 45 hours. Assignment work with supervision: ca. 5 hours. Design workshop: ca. 85 hours.
Examiner:
An external examiner is used for approval of academic structure and content of the course. The examiner will take part in the review of the last assignment in the plenary and the evaluation of the submitted material.
Examination details: Portfolio: Letter grades