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

Postgraduate Course: Design: Individual Portfolio (ARCH11143)

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 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) Credits40
Home subject areaArchitecture and Landscape Architecture Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionIndicative course content
An individual project which covers landscape strategy, master planning, detail design, planting landscape management and construction.

Aims of course
1 To develop a comprehensive spatial design, operating at a variety of scales based on a design vision expressed in words, visualisations & clear objectives grounded in complex analysis, research & the evaluation of precedent.

Mode of delivery
studio based project with individual tutorials and design critiques.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Pre-requisites
LA110023 Precedent Study

Co-requisites
LA110023 Precedent Study

Prohibited combinations
none
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  50
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 13/01/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 400 ( Lecture Hours 10, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 15, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 120, Fieldwork Hours 25, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 10, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 212 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. demonstrate an advanced level of design, based on clear analytical & conceptual thinking at different scales & contexts.
2. demonstrate an individual & creative approach to landscape architecture & an understanding of the environment as a dynamic system.
3. communicate the design process in a concise & precise manner by means of workbooks, models, presentation drawings & complex argument.
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
Marjanovic I, Ray K R & Lokko L N N (2003) The Portfolio: an architecture student's handbook. Arch. Press, London. Students should also make reference to texts cited in their precedent study module.
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Contact hours 180 hours
Directed study 0 hours
Self-directed study 220 hours
Total 400 hours
KeywordsSTRATEGY, MASTERPLAN, DETAILED DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, PLANTING.
Contacts
Course organiserMr John Stuart-Murray
Tel: (0131 6)51 5798
Email: j.stuart-murray@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Margaret Dingsdale
Tel: 0131 651 5803
Email: m.dingsdale@ed.ac.uk
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