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Undergraduate Course: Park Design and Management (ARCH08013)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryIndicative 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.

Mode of delivery
Individual and group tutorials in studio, site visit and design critique
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Co-requisites
ARCH08013 Horticulture and Plant Materials 2

Prohibited combinations
none
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  50
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 2, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 8, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 80, Fieldwork Hours 8, External Visit Hours 8, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 8, Formative Assessment Hours 6, Summative Assessment Hours 8, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 68 )
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.
Feedback Not entered
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
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.
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Special Arrangements Landscape Institute criteria: landscape design.
KeywordsURBAN PARKS,COMMUNITY,USER GROUPS,SPATIAL FRAMEWORK
Contacts
Course organiserDr Thomas Oles
Tel:
Email: T.Oles@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Margaret Dingsdale
Tel: 0131 651 5803
Email: m.dingsdale@ed.ac.uk
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