Undergraduate Course: Design: space and planning (ARCH07013)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Architecture and Landscape Architecture |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Indicative course content
A studio based design project to a given brief using a real site of medium scale.
Aims of course
1 to integrate knowledge and skills acquired in previous design projects
2 to develop analytical skills in the context of a real medium scaled site
3 to develop the ability to resolve different functional requirements through design
Mode of delivery
Site visit, individual and group studio tutorials, design critique. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | Pre-requisites
none
Co-requisites
none
Prohibited combinations
none |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: 150 |
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Weeks |
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| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. manipulate landform on a real site to comply with specific functional requirements
2. resolve several functional requirements in a functional site layout
3. plan and design spaces for multifunctional use |
Assessment Information
Assessment plan
Not entered |
Special Arrangements
| Landscape Institute criteria: landscape design |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
Indicative Bibliography
Littlefield, D. (2008) Metric Handbook. Architectural Press. Oxford. Lynch, K. (1984) Site Planning. MIT Press. Tandy, C. (1972) Handbook of Urban Landscape. Architectural Press www.sportengland.org |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Contact hours 90 hours
Directed study 110 hours
Self-directed study 0 hours
Total 200 hours |
| Keywords | SITE PLANNING, FUNCTION |
Contacts
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