| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Landscape Architecture | MMR307 | 5. Semester | 2 + 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | Lecture presentations supported with visual material, student presentations, assignments |
| Course Coordinator |
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayşegül KAYA |
| Instructors |
Ayşegül KAYA |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | Landscape Architecture, which examines the concepts of nature, planning, and design in a systematic structure, is a profession that deals with exterior space design, planning and management by bringing together art, science, engineering, and technology. Landscape planning studies based on the analysis and evaluation of data on natural, cultural, and socio-economic environment and structural and vegetative landscape design studies aiming to create healthy, sustainable, and high visual quality living spaces constitute the basic subjects of education. For this purpose, it aims to address the definition of the urban landscape, elements of the urban landscape, the concepts of open and green spaces, and design principles. |
| Course Content | Concepts in landscape architecture, classification of landscape and landscape architecture systematically, landscape planning principles. Design studies, project, and application phases. Landscape elements and material resources and classification in landscape applications. The concept of open and green spaces, analysis of open spaces in the urban fabric, their functions, urban green space classification, neighborhood unit, district unit, green spaces at the city level, and planning-design principles and applications are the clntent of the course. |
| Learning Outcomes |
- To acquire the ability to establish a relationship between landscape and space organization. - To acquire the ability to use landscape design principles. - To acquire the ability to examine the factors affecting landscape design. - To acquire the ability to establish landscape design-architectural design relationship. |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | The aim of the course, to inform about the studies to be done during the semester. | |
| 2. Week | Landscapes in Historical Process-Understanding Yesterday and Today. Before Antiquity - Antiquity Medieval-Renaissance and Baroque-19. Century to the present. | |
| 3. Week | Landscapes in Historical Process-Understanding Yesterday and Today. Before Antiquity - Antiquity Medieval-Renaissance and Baroque-19. Century to the present. | |
| 4. Week | Explanation of basic concepts related to landscape architecture / Settling in the Landscape Environment and Context Climate-Soil-Water-Plant cover Topography-Landscape character | |
| 5. Week | Explanation of basic concepts related to landscape architecture / Settling in the Landscape Environment and Context Climate-Soil-Water-Plant cover Topography-Landscape character | |
| 6. Week | Homework Submission I / Student Presentations | |
| 7. Week | Settling in the landscape / topography / climate Landscape Elements / leveling / walls / stairs / green material | |
| 8. Week | Settling in the landscape / topography / climate Landscape Elements / leveling / walls / stairs / green material | |
| 9. Week | Homework Submission II / Student Presentations | |
| 10. Week | Student Presentations | |
| 11. Week | Urban Landscape/ Urban Green infrastructure | |
| 12. Week | Urban Landscape/ Urban Green infrastructure / Components of the Urban Green ınfracstructure | |
| 13. Week | Homework Submission III / Student Presentations | |
| 14. Week | Homework Submission III / Student Presentations |
| Drawing and Reinventing Landscape, Wiley & Sons Ltd., Diana Balmori, 2014 |
| Elements of Visual Design in the Landscape, Taylor and Francis, 2005, Simon Bell. |
| Foundations of Landscape Architecture, Wilwy & Sons, 2012, Norman K.Booth. |
| Peyzaj Mimarisi Bahçe Sanatının Temel Prensipleri ve Uygulama Metotları Prof. Dr. Fuat Tanrıverdi, 1975, Atatürk Üniversitesi Yayınları |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course's Level of contribution | None | Very Low | Low | Fair | High | Very High |
| Method of assessment/evaluation | Written exam | Oral Exams | Assignment/Project | Laboratory work | Presentation/Seminar |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Preparation, After Class Study | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Research | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Other Activities | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Homework 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Homework 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Final | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Practice | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total Workload | 51 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 2.0 | ||
