Landscape Construction and Graphics
Subject Code
HORT90035
Credit Points
12.5 points
Description
This subject covers:
- Materials and graphic techniques required to produce professional landscape plans.
- Communication of the design intent using various forms of media including:
- Verbal presentation and graphic rendering.
- Basic surveying and levels for site development.
- Construction of landscape elements including paving, pergolas, edging, walls and fences and its documentation.
- Planting design and documentation.
- Application of design principles and design critique.
Objectives
- 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.
- Discuss how landscape structures work.
- Explore appropriate design solutions for a range of different sites and there associated problems.
- Identify the professional responsibilities of landscape designers and when they need professional support from engineers and other associated fields.
Generic Skills Students will Develop
- 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.
Mode of Delivery
On campus.
Contact Time
42 hours of lectures/seminars/workshops. In addition to face-to-face teaching time of 42 hours, students should expect to undertake a minimum of 120 hours research, reading, writing and general study to complete this subject successfully.
Assessment
A landscape construction assignment of 1000 words 20% (due mid semester), landscape design plan and documentation equivalent to 4000 words 70% (end of semester) and a presentation of 10 minutes duration 10% (end of semester).
Prescribed Texts
Nil
Subject Academics
Andrew Laidlaw
Landscape Architect
Melbourne Gardens Division
Royal Botanic Gardens
Ian Winstone
Honorary Lecturer
Melbourne School of Land and Environment
The University of Melbourne
Dates
Commences: 25 July 2012
Week Night: Wednesdays
Time: 6.00pm - 9.00pm
Saturday Site Visits: TBC
Term Break: 15 - 30 September 2012