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Course details
Course code: IAS10037o12
Semester: 2012/2013 winter
Name: Landscape design principles
Major: Landscape Architecture
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 1
ECTS points: 4
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 30 / 0 / 0
Lecturer: dr hab. inż. arch. Irena Niedźwiecka-Filipiak
Language of instruction: Polish
Course in Polish with possibility of individual support in English.

Learning outcomes: Education effects: The student after completion of the course should have a general idea of the work and responsibilities that he may take in the future profession, know the basic terms and be able to carry out a preliminary analysis of the self selected landscape setup in terms of function (compatibility with a variety of human needs), form, and compliance with the spatial context. He should be able to use basic databases, methods of obtaining informations necessary for design work. One of the results of own studies should be an independent choice of the most interesting contemporary landscape architect (or landscape setup) and the ability to justify this choice

Competences: knowledge of the basic terms and ability to carry out a preliminary analysis of the self selected landscape setup in terms of function, form, and compliance with the spatial context. Skills to usage of the basic databases, methods of obtaining informations necessary for design work

Prerequisites:

Course content: An introduction to landscape architecture. Landscape - the development of term, definitions. Natural and cultural landscape. Landscape architecture - between urban planning and garden art. Historical context. The identity of the landscape and the meaning of the protection of historic landscape setups. Cultural basis for design. Principles of conservation protection. Specificity of conservation works in the garden objects. Legal protection conditionings of historic garden and landscape setups. Contemporary trends in conservation. Landscape architecture – between art and skill. Sense garden and garden poetry. Creativity or service activity? Landscape architecture - between landscape ecology and environmental engineering. The sense of protection of the natural landscape aspects. The contemporary status of landscape architecture. European Landscape Convention. Professional associations and chambers. Trade fairs, exhibitions, festivals of landscape architecture Landscape architecture in the Internet. Contemporary landscape creators and their web site www. Man as a recipient and user of landscape setups. Environmental psychology. Understanding the needs of the user. Landscape interior and its elements. Ergonomics. Perception of the landscape. Elements and principles of composition. Landscape architect as a designer and manufacturer. Arrangements and opinions as a basis for obtaining a building permit. Social participation and participation of the project orderer in the design process. Landscape architect as a spokesman for the interests of plants and animals in the cultural environment. Artificial landscapes and artificial biotopes. Design methodology and a workshop of a landscape architect. Traditional techniques and Computer Aided Design. The principles of programming and design of the landscape architecture objects. Silhouette of the modern landscape architect. Ethics of the profession

Recommended literature: Bogdanowski J., 1968. Architektura krajobrazu. PWN, Warszawa – Kraków. Böhm A,. 1998. Wnętrze w kompozycji krajobrazu. Wybrane elementy genezy i analizy porównawczej pojęcia. Politechnika Krakowska, Kraków. Böhm A., 1994. Architektura krajobrazu, jej początki i rozwój. Politechnika Krakowska, Kraków. Brookes J., 2005. Projektowanie ogrodów. Wiedza i Życie, Warszawa. Brookes J. 1993. Wielka księga małych ogrodów. Wiedza i Życie, Warszawa. Brookes J. 1992. Wielka księga ogrodów. Wiedza i Życie, Warszawa. Greene Th. C., Fisher J. D., Bell P. A., Baum A., 2004. Psychologia środowiskowa. Gdańskie Wydawnictwo Psychologiczne, Gdańsk. Herta S., 2004. Projekty ogrodów. Delta, Warszawa. Jellicoe G. & S.,1975. The Landscape of Man. Thames and Hudson Ltd, London. Lichaczow D., 1991. Poezja ogrodów. O semantyce stylów ogrodowo-pałacowych, Wrocław-Warszawa-Kraków. Majdecki L., 1978. Historia ogrodów, Warszawa. Newbury T., 2005. Sztuka projektowania ogrodów. Elipsa, Warszawa Pearson D., Conran T., 2000. Nowoczesne ogrody. Arkady, Warszawa. Rasmussen S. E., 1999. Odczuwanie architektury. Warszawa. Richling A., Solon J., 1996. Ekologia krajobrazu. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa. Rylke J., 1995. Tajemnice ogrodów, Warszawa. Siewniak M., Mitkowska A., 1998. Tezaurus sztuki ogrodowej, Warszawa. Szymski A.M., Dawidowski R., 2006. Architektura krajobrazu. Podstawy kompozycji. Szczecin.

Assessment methods: credit class

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