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Undergraduate Course: Park Design and Management (ARCH08013)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaArchitecture and Landscape Architecture Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionIndicative 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.
2
3

Mode of delivery
Individual and group tutorials in studio, site visit and design critique
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites 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
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  50
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
No Classes have been defined for this Course
First Class First class information not currently available
No Exam Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1) WebCT enabled:  No Quota:  150
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
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. 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 Not entered
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
KeywordsURBAN PARKS, COMMUNITY, USER GROUPS, SPATIAL FRAMEWORK
Contacts
Course organiserMs Lisa Mackenzie
Tel:
Email: l.mackenzie@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Margaret Dingsdale
Tel: 0131 221 6091
Email: m.dingsdale@ed.ac.uk
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