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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
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits40 ECTS Credits20
SummaryIndicative 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.
Course description Not entered
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
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  50
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 400 ( Lecture Hours 1, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 54, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 120, Fieldwork Hours 25, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 54, Formative Assessment Hours 54, Summative Assessment Hours 1, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 83 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 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. Students are permitted two attempts to pass this course.
Feedback Not entered
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.
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.
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Special Arrangements Landscape Institute criteria: landscape design.
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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