Undergraduate Course: Park Design and Management (ARCH08013)
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 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Architecture and Landscape Architecture |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Indicative course content
A design problem set in the wider context of an urban park requiring the resolution of a complex brief.
Aims of course
1 To introduce students to a design problem set in the context of an urban park, which requires the resolution of a detailed brief.
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Mode of delivery
Individual and group tutorials in studio, site visit and design critique |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Pre-requisites
LA080006 Horticulture and Plant Materials 2
Co-requisites
LA080006 Horticulture and Plant Materials 2
Prohibited combinations
none |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. create a spatial frame work appropriate in scale to a park's functions
2. demonstrate an understanding of landscape management, ecology and programme in the context of a park
3. resolve creatively the different requirements of varied user groups |
Assessment Information
Assessment plan
Not entered |
Special Arrangements
| Landscape Institute criteria: landscape design. |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Indicative Bibliography
Alexander, C. (1977) A Pattern Language: towns, buildings, construction. Oxford University. CABE Space (2004) Green Space Strategies: a good practice guide. CABE Space, London. Czerniack, J. (2001) Case: Downsview Park,Toronto. Prestel. Tate, A. (2001) Great City Parks. Spon Press, New York. Topos 19 (1997) Parks. Callwey, Munchen. Tschumi, B. (1994) Event Cities. MIT Press. Rutledge, A. J. (1971) Anatomy of a Park: the essentials of recreation area planning and design. McGraw-Hill. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Contact hours 90 hours
Directed study 110 hours
Self-directed study 0 hours
Total 200 hours |
| Keywords | URBAN PARKS, COMMUNITY, USER GROUPS, SPATIAL FRAMEWORK |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Lisa Mackenzie
Tel: (0131 6)51 5797
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Margaret Dingsdale
Tel: 0131 651 5803
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