Learning Outcomes:
The understanding of different landscape elements and components derived from observations in the Irish landscape:
familiarity with different types of natural, designed and managed landscapes;
development of skills in spatial observation and recording;
preliminary understanding of landscape context and scale;
the understanding of key elements in landscape architectural design;
basic competency in site survey, analysis and representation;
ability to communicate verbally, graphically and through models essential findings / results of research, analysis and design;
ability to conduct research using the UCD library.
Indicative Module Content:
Key topics addressed in this module are:
the Irish landscape - a typology;
landscape elements - topography, vegetation
design elements - space, motion, focal point;
site and context - research, survey and analysis;
strategic and conceptual design;
scale and measurement;
(hand) drawing & (model) making;
computer graphics and lay-out.