Course Title: Landscape Architecture Environments 1
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Landscape Architecture Environments 1
Credit Points: 12
Important Information:
This course requires you to participate in a series of fieldwork activities. If you have any issues or concerns please contact the Course Coordinator.
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
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ARCH1343 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
315H Architecture & Design |
Face-to-Face | Sem 1 2011, Sem 1 2012, Sem 1 2013 |
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ARCH1343 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
320H Architecture & Urban Design |
Face-to-Face | Sem 1 2014, Sem 1 2015, Sem 1 2016, Sem 1 2017, Sem 1 2018 |
Course Coordinator: Kate Church
Course Coordinator Phone: please contact via email
Course Coordinator Email: kate.church@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: Building 100
Course Coordinator Availability: Appointment via email please
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
Course Description
The landscape architecture environments stream gives you the opportunity to observe, explore, research and challenge notions of interrelated landscape systems and landscape materials. You will study the complexity and dynamic processes of environments through a wide range of design based learning activities such as drawing, documenting, mapping, recording, researching, making, fabrication and prototyping.
In Environments 1 you will learn to recognise large landscape systems such as river catchments and cities. You will investigate and study the processes that make up these systems such as geomorphology, geology, water systems, vegetation and settlements at a range of distinct landscape scales.
Learning activities include field trips, lectures and workshop exercises that involve creative making and drawing tasks through which you will adopt an understanding of landscape systems as dynamic set of adjacent conditions.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
In this course you will develop the following program learning outcomes:
Critically apply a broad and coherent body of knowledge incorporating ecological, cultural, economic and ethical issues of landscape architecture in the medium of design using a range of design methods and practices.
Communicate using a range of forms and media to clearly and coherently present ideas, which are informed by the underlying principles and concepts of the technical and theoretical frameworks of landscape architecture.
Course learning outcomes (CLO)
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Recognise landscape systems across a range of scales
- Employ landscape architectural techniques to adopt an understanding of landscape systems as a set of adjacent conditions
- Produce landscape architectural drawing sets to document landscape systems
Overview of Learning Activities
The learning activities in Environments 1 involve field research, lectures, tutorials and workshops.
Overview of Learning Resources
RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems.
The University Library has extensive resources for Landscape Architecture students. The Library has produced a subject guide that includes quality online and print resources for your studies http://rmit.libguides.com/landscape-arch
The Library provides guides on academic referencing http://www.rmit.edu.au/library/referencing and subject specialist help via your Liaison Librarian Tristan Badham, tristan.badham@rmit.edu.au
Overview of Assessment
You will be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes and on your development against the program learning outcomes.
Assessment may include drawing sets, mappings or design tasks that are specific to scale and type of drawing such as plan, section, layer diagram.
Assessment Task 1 - 20% (linked to CLO 1, 2)
This assignment is undertaken in small groups where you will make a short film that explores a set of human activities and landscape processes that shape the ground condition.
Assessment Task 2 - 50% (linked to CLO 1, 2, 3)
This assignment curates work done across the semester into a printed document.
Assessment Task 3 - 30% (linked to CLO 1, 2, 3)
This assignment is an in-class test to demonstrate your learning about landscape systems and environmental conditions,
Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks. Feedback will also be provided verbally throughout the semester in class through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and drawings.
Equitable Learning Services
If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Equitable Learning Service if you would like to find out more.
Assessment Policy
Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies and procedures outlined in the Assessment and assessment flexibility policy.
Student Charter
The Student Charter summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT student as well as those of your teachers.