Learning Outcomes:
On completion of the module, students will have demonstrated the ability to:
— Develop and critique projects in an individual and group setting.
— Analyse and represent site context.
— Develop a self-defined work method and time management programme for the thesis.
— Develop further the basic mapping skills learned in the earlier stages of their education and apply them in new ways to capture transient and subtle characteristics of the study area.
— Understand the influence of site constraints on design development.
— Understand issues concerning appropriate choice and use of materials.
— Ability to research an appropriate subject independently and to use such material in support of design.
— Make appropriate and well-considered design interventions that respond to specific localized conditions.
— Work with established research methods in gathering, analysing and evaluating various forms of landscape related data.
— Consult with relevant experts.
— Make and represent appropriate detailed design interventions in a given context.
— Develop design proposals in depth at various scales.
— Communicate the findings of the design process in word and graphic form to a critical audience.