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At the end of this module students will:
1. Be familiar with main canons of landscape architecture practice.
2. Have acquired skills in intellectualising certain aspects of landscape architecture practice.
3. Indicate ability in research and critical thinking.
Presentation of main canons in landscape architecture, particularly European.
Speculation as to the meaning and use of key words such as landscape, nature, ecology etc.
The importance of landscape architecture practice and practitioners as the precursor to 'theory' in the discipline.
Historical notions of aesthetics, taste, style and their relevance to contemporary practice.
Using what the module coordinator calls 'chronologies of practice' in landscape architecture as a lens through which to explore multiple interpretations of history.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 0 |
Total | 0 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Exam (In-person): In person exam at the end of the semester. | End of trimester Duration: 2 hr(s) |
Graded | Yes | 85 |
Yes |
Assignment(Including Essay): Short written assignment with references and supporting images, usually handed in towards the second half of the semester, date TBC. | Week 7, Week 8, Week 9 | Graded | No | 8 |
No |
Group Work Assignment: Short in-class group presentation in a selected week within the first half of the semester, date TBC. | Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5 | Graded | No | 8 |
No |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | Yes - 2 Hour |
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