Undergraduate Course: Detail Design: structures & materials (ARCH08018)
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 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Architecture and Landscape Architecture |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Indicative course content
The course consists of a series of lectures, site visits and studio based project.s
Aims of course
1 To introduce basic structural principles and to provide the opportunity for their application through the creative development and resolution of a detail design
2 To enable exploration of a range of materials, commonly used in landscape architecture, and to provide the opportunity for appropriate selection through the creative development and resolution of a detail design
3 To enable development of graphic communication skills and techniques
Mode of delivery
lectures, studio based tutorials (group and individual) site visits, group critique. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Pre-requisites
none
Co-requisites
none
Prohibited combinations
none |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: 50 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 7,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 40,
Fieldwork Hours 6,
Formative Assessment Hours 3,
Summative Assessment Hours 7,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
35 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. apply knowledge and understanding of basic structural principles to the resolution of detail design brief/s
2. select appropriate hard materials to the resolution of detail design brief/s
3. communicate L.O. 1 & 2 using appropriate and clear graphic techniques |
Assessment Information
| 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. |
Special Arrangements
| Landscape Institute criteria: landscape design; landscape technology. |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Indicative Bibliography
Beazley, E (1990) Design & detail of the space between buildings. Spon. Blanc, A (1996) Landscape construction and detailing. Batsford. Downing, M F (1977) Landscape construction. Spon. Munson, A E (1974) Construction & Design for Landscape Architects. McGraw-Hill. Strom S. & Nathan, K. (1998) Site Engineering for Landscape Architects. Wiley NY. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Contact hours 60 hours
Directed study 40 hours
Self-directed study 0 hours
Total 100 hours |
| Keywords | STRUCTURES, MATERIALS, ARTICULATION, DETAILED DESIGN. |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Kenneth Fraser
Tel: (0131 6)51 5799
Email: kenny.fraser@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Margaret Dingsdale
Tel: 0131 651 5803
Email: m.dingsdale@ed.ac.uk |
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