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Course code: IAS00403o17Semester: 2017/2018 summer
Name: Green Roofs and Living Walls
Major: Landscape Architecture
Study Type: one cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 1
ECTS points: 4
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: Marta Weber-Siwirska, PhD
Language of instruction: English
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 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: It is required a knowledge of plant requirements
Course content: Students receive knowledge about unconventional ways of introducing greenery into the cities. During the course, student performs design of green roof and vertical garden(teamwork) and indoor space taking into account the plant ceiling, living walls and green roof (individual or teamwork depending of difficulty). 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: Dunnett N., Kingsbury N., 2008., Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls, Timber Press, London Snodgrass E., C., 2006, Green roofs plants, Timber Press, Inc., Portland, Oregon, USA Dunnett N., Gedge d., Little J., Snodgrass E., C., 2011., Small Green Roofs, Timber Press, London
Assessment methods: individual and group project evaluation
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