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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 Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all 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 This course is only available to ECA students on degree programmes belonging to Landscape Architecture.

Prohibited combinations
none
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
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 organiserMs Lisa MacKenzie
Tel: (0131 6)51 5797
Email: l.mackenzie@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Anne Davis
Tel: (0131 6)50 6912
Email: Anne.Davis@ed.ac.uk
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