Landscape Construction and Graphics

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2015:

In addition to face-to-face teaching time of 42 hours, students should expect to undertake a minimum of 170 hours research, reading, writing and general study to complete this subject successfully.

To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted in the Graduate Certificate in Garden Design (GC-GARDES). This subject is not available for students admitted in any other courses.

For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Objectives, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and the Disability Liaison Unit:
http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

This subject will cover the application of design principles and design critique, landscape materials and graphic techniques required to produce professional landscape plans, graphic communication of design intent and basic landscape elements (paving, pergolas, edging, walls, fences), verbal presentation and graphic rendering, basic surveying and levels for site development, and planting design and documentation.

On completion of this subject, student should be able to:

• Describe the important role landscape plans and their graphic presentation play in the industry
• Prepare professional landscape plans, including plant and material documentation.
• Identify the requirements for landscape grading and drainage of hard surfaces
• Communicate how different landscape structures work
• Explore appropriate design solutions for a range of different sites and their associated problems.
• Identify the professional responsibilities of landscape designers and when they need professional support from engineers and other associated fields.

1. A landscape design assignment of 1000 words 20% (due mid semester)
2. Landscape design plan and documentation equivalent to 3000 words 70 % (end of semester)
3. A presentation of 10 minutes duration 10% (end of semester)

Nil.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

• Sourcing, interpreting and applying information from written and electronic sources to individual tasks;
• Use scientific and technical literature to answer specific questions;
• Time management and the meeting of deadlines;
• Report on an experimental procedure using scientific conventions;
• Retrieval, from a range of paper-based and electronic sources, of information required to develop understanding of a topic, and the use of this information, with appropriate recognition, in report writing.