Undergraduate Course: Landscape Architecture Theory 1A (ARCH08047)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course offers an introduction to architecture and landscape architecture history in Europe and to some key architecture and landscape architecture traditions in other parts of the world. It has a particular focus on British history of architecture and landscape architecture and includes a week-long study tour of English examples of landscape design. |
| Course description |
This course offers an introduction to architecture and landscape architecture history in Europe and to key elements of such history in other parts of the world, normally including North America and Asia. It is delivered through a combination of classes, tutorials, assessments and a study tour of English landscape designs.
The Introduction to Architectural History gives an overview of ancient origins and early European architecture, the architecture of the Middle Ages, the Renaissance (from Italy to Northern Europe), and Eighteenth Century European architecture.
The Introduction to History of Landscape Architecture covers European landscape history, from early beginnings in Persia and Egypt to mediaeval gardens in Europe; expressions of the Renaissance in garden designs of Italy, France and Britain; the eighteenth century English Landscape Garden tradition, including the work of Kent, Brown and Repton; the Picturesque; the early parks movement in Britain; Loudon and the Gardenesque; and gardens of the Arts and Crafts Movement. It also takes an international perspective to cover key design traditions in one or more of the following: northern India, China, Japan and North America.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | This course is only available to ECA students on degree programmes belonging to Landscape Architecture |
| Additional Costs | Study tour attendance will incur accommodation, travel and garden entry costs to be met by students. This is likely to be around £225-£250. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 14 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 24,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
External Visit Hours 28,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
131 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Study Tour notebook (30%)
Essay to accompany notebook (70%)
Relationship between Assessment and Learning Outcomes:
Essay: LO1, LO3
Study Tour Notebook: LO2
You must pass all Learning Outcomes. Failure of one Learning Outcome will results in a Forced Fail (FF) outcome. |
| Feedback |
Formative feedback will be given during the external field study visit, after an initial hand-in of study tour notebooks, and via tutorials. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a broad understanding of selected historical styles, traditions and movements in architecture and landscape architecture, and of the design elements and vocabulary typical of them.
- Undertake visual analysis in the field in a structured manner and represent this through the medium of sketching, notes and brief commentary, including comparative analysis of historic examples of architecture and landscape architecture.
- Demonstrate development of written communication skills via a critical and reflective approach to understanding particular historic landscapes and associated buildings, and the key theories and principles they exemplify.
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Reading List
| Available at Resource Lists @ Edinburgh |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Knowledge and critical understanding of some of the key features, concepts and terminologies of landscape architecture historical precedent.
Ability to research, analyse, explore and interpret examples of historical precedent
Record different aspects of the designed landscape visually |
| Keywords | architectural,landscape,architecture,history,design,garden |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Francisca Lima
Tel: (0131 6)51 5862
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Karen Biggar
Tel: (0131 6)51 5803
Email: |
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