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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Edinburgh College of Art : Architecture and Landscape Architecture

Postgraduate Course: Landscape Construction 2 (ARCH11185)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryLandscape Construction 2 consists of a series of lectures, seminars, and site visits which feed into studio based projects. It aims to:
1. introduce basic principles and practice of landscape construction / engineering.
2. focus attention on the implementation of detailed design projects through an introduction to tender stage drawing preparation.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities
Assessment (Further Info) Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Assessment Methods
Additional Information (Assessment) project, workbooks and exercises 100%
All learning outcomes must be passed in order to achieve an overall pass.
Students must pass all learning outcomes. The aggregation of failed Learning outcomes with passing learning outcomes to generate an overall pass mark is not permitted. Failure of one learning outcome will result in a Forced Fail (FF) outcome.

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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Produce a competent set of tender drawings including adequate materials specification.
    LO4:
  2. Apply a knowledge and understanding of construction techniques in the preparation of a series of tender stage drawings.
  3. Clearly communicate information relating to LOs1 and 2 through the application of a range of graphic techniques, skills, and the industry standards.
  4. Apply an understanding of landform manipulation, grading and drainage to the resolution of particular site issues.
Reading List
Dines, N & Brown ,C. (1998) Time-saver standards
for landscape architecture: design and construction
data McGraw-Hill
Landphair, H.C. (1984) Landscape Architecture
Construction, Elsevier
Lynch,K. (1984) Site Planning 3rd Ed. MIT Press
Strom S. & Nathan, K. (1998) Site Engineering for
Landsape Architects 3rd. Edition John Wiley & Sons
Inc.
Untermann, R. (1973) Grade Easy: an introductory
course in the priciples and practices of grading and
drainage, Landscape Architecture Foundation
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills critical analysis, organisation and setting aims
creative problem solving
communication and presentation skills: graphical and verbal
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMs Elinor Scarth
Tel: (0131 6)51 5887
Email:
Course secretaryMiss Jennifer Macdonald
Tel: (0131 6)51 5773
Email:
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