Landscape Studio 4 Strategies

This subject is not offered in 2013.

96 hours within class; total 240 hours

The subject below or equivalent, or enrolment into the 200-point Masters of Landscape Architecture.

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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A studio-based subject that engages with large scale landscapes. GIS applications are introduced as a tool for exploring ecological and cultural systems across multiple scales and informing creative design and development strategies.

This subject aims to develop knowledge of, and techniques for developing strategies for shaping the design and development of the broad scale landscape, including precedents in application locally and internationally. In responding to broad-scale sites and complex issues, students develop skills in contributing to and managing group work and outcomes.

Progressive project work equivalent to 10,000 words in total.

• 1500 word assignment, week 4, (20%);
• 1000 word assignment, week 6, (10%);
• 7500 word assignment, due end of semester, (70%).

None specified

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

• Exploration of comprehensive mapping techniques.
• Creative application of specialist software (GIS).
• Development of strategic design decisions.
• Ability to respond to cultural, ecological and spatial contexts.
• Ability to apply skills in design research.
• Creative response to complex problem.