| Course ID: | IAK-SI>2970.5.E |
| Course title: | GREEN ROOFS AND LIVING WALLS |
| Semester: | 5 / Winter |
| ECTS: | 5 |
| Lectures/Classes: | 30 / 45 hours |
| Field of study: | Landscape Architecture |
| Study cycle: | 1st cycle |
| Type of course: | optional |
| Prerequisites: | |
| Contact person: | dr inż. Marta Weber-Siwirska; marta.weber-siwirska@upwr.edu.pl |
| Short description: | Students receive knowledge about unconventional ways of introducing greenery to cities. During the course, students design a green roof and a vertical garden (team and individual work depending on the degree of difficulty). |
| Full description: | During the lectures, students learn about technical and ecological issues related to green roofs and living walls; the contemporary classification of green roofs and living walls, the benefits of their installation and examples of a review of good practices from the world. Classes begin with group work, during which the necessary field analyzes and general design assumptions are performed. The second stage of the classes is individual work on the detailed design of a fragment of the project. The main students task is to prepare a complete green roof and living wall design. The design must be in the form of detailed technical drawings containing all the necessary elements. Each team presents their work in the form of a design book and poster. |
| Bibliography: | 1. Blanc P.: The vertical garden. From nature to the city, Norton & Company, London / New York 2008; 2. Rooftop Garden, Hong Kong Architecture Science Press, Gingko Press, Berkeley 2013; 3. Thoren R.: Landscapes of change: innovative designs and reinvented sites, Timber Press, Portland / London 2014; 4. Molntyre L., Snodgrass E.C.: The green roof manual: a professional guide to design, installation, maintenance, Timber Press, Portland / London 2010. 5. Dunnett N. & Kingsbury N.: Planting green roofs & living walls, Timber Press, Portland / London 2008. |
| Learning outcomes: | Knowledge: Student knows the specified range of issues related to technological development, interactive spaces and innovative trends in interior design. Skills: Student is able to solve the basic problems of the design concerning selection of green integrated with architecture. Student can, based on increased knowledge, solve some problems with the design concerning integrated with architecture greenery. Social competences: Student understands the need for further education and expansion of the acquired knowledge and skills in design of usable and artistic spatial compositions. |
| Assessment methods and assessment criteria: | evaluation of work in the classroom 60%, the result of the theoretical knowledge test 40% |