Postgraduate Course: Landscape Construction 2 (ARCH11185)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Landscape Construction 2 consists of a series of lectures, seminars, and site visits which feed into studio based projects. It aims to:
1. introduce basic principles and practice of landscape construction / engineering.
2. focus attention on the implementation of detailed design projects through an introduction to tender stage drawing preparation.
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Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Produce a competent set of tender drawings including adequate materials specification.
LO4: - Apply a knowledge and understanding of construction techniques in the preparation of a series of tender stage drawings.
- Clearly communicate information relating to LOs1 and 2 through the application of a range of graphic techniques, skills, and the industry standards.
- Apply an understanding of landform manipulation, grading and drainage to the resolution of particular site issues.
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Reading List
Dines, N & Brown ,C. (1998) Time-saver standards
for landscape architecture: design and construction
data McGraw-Hill
Landphair, H.C. (1984) Landscape Architecture
Construction, Elsevier
Lynch,K. (1984) Site Planning 3rd Ed. MIT Press
Strom S. & Nathan, K. (1998) Site Engineering for
Landsape Architects 3rd. Edition John Wiley & Sons
Inc.
Untermann, R. (1973) Grade Easy: an introductory
course in the priciples and practices of grading and
drainage, Landscape Architecture Foundation |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
critical analysis, organisation and setting aims
creative problem solving
communication and presentation skills: graphical and verbal |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Elinor Scarth
Tel: (0131 6)51 5887
Email: Elinor.Scarth@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Anne Davis
Tel: (0131 6)51 5735
Email: Anne.Davis@ed.ac.uk |
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