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

Undergraduate Course: Design: space and graphics (ARCH07010)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryIndicative course content
A studio based course involving a series of short design projects, site visits and critiques accompanied by technical drafting exercises.

Aims of course
1 To introduce the basic principles of the design of external spaces.
2 To communicate the design of external spaces through a range of drawing techniques.


Mode of delivery
Site visits, fieldwork, individual and group studio based tutorials, individual and group critiques.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Pre-requisites
None

Co-requisites
ARCH07011 Ecology and Plant Materials 1 ARCH07001 Art & Design


Prohibited combinations
none
Additional Costs study trips, materials
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. analyse and understand the composition of external spaces
  2. represent simple spatial designs through drafting techniques
  3. design simple spaces and sequences of external spaces
Reading List
Indicative Bibliography
Ching, F. (1990) Drawing: a creative process. Van Nostrand Reinhold. Cullen, G. (1971) The Concise Townscape. Architectural Press Reekie, R. F. (1995) Reekie's architectural drawing. London: Edward Arnold.
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Special Arrangements Landscape Institute Criteria: landscape design; transferable skills.
KeywordsSPATIAL DESIGN, LEGIBILITY, SERIAL VISION, GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
Contacts
Course organiserMr Gordon Ross Mclean
Tel: (0131 6)51 5796
Email: r.maclean@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Margaret Dingsdale
Tel: 0131 651 5803
Email: m.dingsdale@ed.ac.uk
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