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Course code: IAS10349o17Semester: 2017/2018 winter
Name: Using of Plants in Urban Space
Major: Landscape Architecture
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 7
ECTS points: 4
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 12 / 36 / 0
Lecturer: Dr inż. Marta Weber-Siwirska
Language of instruction: Polish / English
The course in English will be available if a minimum of 6 students sign up for a group. If less than 6 students sign up for the group, the course will be available in Polish with the possibility of individual support in English. Personal contact: dr inż. Marta Weber-Siwirska
Learning outcomes: Student is aware of the complexity of the issues of landscape architecture objects Student understands the basic relationships between user needs and the features of the space Student is aware of the impact of various situational on the process of shaping space Skills Student is aware of the importance of communication with the client individual and group of people Student is prepared to work in a team and to work with people that have an impact on the content, form and function of landscape Student is able to determine the priorities in formulating questions and clarify the solutions to common design tasks
Competences: Student is able to work effectively in a group in carrying out the tasks of the project Student is aware of the social role of landscape architect in an interprofessional team
Prerequisites: knowledge of the flora with special emphasis dendroflora; knowledge of native and introduced flora in Poland
Course content: Students learn the practical application of plants in the urban landscape. During the course, each student performs design flower bed (individual work) and a comprehensive design of public space (teamwork). Classes start from the individual work, in which each student performs flower bed design located in Wroclaw. Project must take the form of detailed technical drawings, which may be part of a larger project, with all the necessary elements needed for the project construction. The next stage of the course is team work involving the implementation of the project management of the greenery public space in the city. During lectures students learn the correct design and selection of plant material in a variety of public spaces (street-adjacent green, green roofs, living walls, parks, squares and other public spaces) and private spaces with restricted access, for example, the nursery area. Discussed in detail are the types of flower bed in a historical perspective, needs and ways of analysis field for the planned greenery, as well as the need for cooperation with the representatives of other industries. Briefly discussed is the greenery indoors.
Recommended literature: Lis A., Ziemiańska M., Weber-Siwirska M., 2016, The Role of Dendroflora in Preventing Crime in Public Green Space, Wydawnictwo UP , Wrocław Malcolm Hillier's, 1995, Color Garden, A Dorling Kindersly Book, London Dunnett N., Kingsbury N., 2008., Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls, Timber Press, London Arthur Plotnik , 2000, The Urban Tree Book: An Uncommon Field Guide For City And Town, Three Rivers Press, New York Murat Ozyavuz (Edit.) , 2012 Landscape Planning, Publisher InTech; http://www.intechopen.com/books/landscape-planning
Assessment methods: individual and group project evaluation
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