CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Course ID: IAK-SM>3638.3.E
Course title: CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Semester: 3 / Spring
ECTS: 2
Lectures/Classes: 30 / 0 hours
Field of study: Landscape Architecture
Study cycle: 2nd cycle
Type of course: optional
Prerequisites:
Contact person: dr inż. arch. Justyna Rubaszek; justyna.rubaszek@upwr.edu.pl
Short description: https://sylabus.upwr.edu.pl/en/document/f2f3f066-2d35-43ef-be05-6e87ede1b1c5.pdf
Full description: Selected design trends of contemporary landscape architecture; Design in harmony with nature and based on nature; Cities open to water, restoration of watercourses, restoration of the natural water cycle; Greenery as an integral part of the maista structure - systemic and multifunctional shaping of greenery; Integration of greenery with architectural objects and technical infrastructure; Social and health function of green areas; Selected techniques, technologies and materials used in contemporary landscape architecture; Contemporary projects in the field of landscape architecture in Wrocław or other Polish cities (field lectures)
Bibliography: 1. Losantos A., Santos Quartino D., Vranckx B., 2007. Urban Landscape: New Tendencies, New Resources, New Solutions. London: LOFT Publications; 2. Yglesias C., 2014. The innovative use of materials in architecture and landscape architecture: history, theory and performance. Ontario: McFarland; 3. 250 Things a landscape architect should know, B. Cannon Ivers (ed.). Basel: Brikhauser; 4. Yglesias C., 2014. The innovative use of materials in architecture and landscape architecture: history, theory and performance. Ontario: McFarland; 5. Zimmermann A., 2009. Constructing Landscape: Materials, Techniques, Structural Components, Brikhauser
Learning outcomes: Students has knowleadge trends and design solutions characteristic of contemporary landscape architecture and their impact on improving the climate, environment, health and quality of life of people; link knowledge of directions and solutions in contemporary landscape architecture with environmental, climate and social challenges; discuss the role of contemporary landscape architecture in solving various problems resulting from the destructive influence of man on the natural environmen
Assessment methods and assessment criteria: activity during classes; presentation; test

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