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LK0314 Studio - Large scale landscape project, 15.0 Credits

Studio - Large scale landscape project

Subjects

Landscape Architecture

Education cycle

Master’s level

Modules

Title	Credits	Code
Landscape character assessment	7.5	0202
Design proposal	7.5	0203

Advanced study in the main field

Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Master’s level (A1N)

Grading scale

Language

English

Prior knowledge

Knowledge equivalent to 150 credits of which 90 credits in Landscape Architecture and/or Architecture and/or Urban Planning and/or Geography and/or Landscape or Urban Ecology and/or Water Resource Engineering and/or Geotechnical Engineering and/or Urban Engineering, and English 6, or admitted to the Landscape Architecture for Sustainable Urbanisation – Master´s programme.

Objectives

The purpose of this advanced course is for the student to gain in depht knowledge in landscape assessment and design of large scale landscape project.

After completion of this course the student shall have acquired the skills to:

Knowledge and understanding

• discuss the power of visualization and maps for large scale landscape projects

• discuss alternative methods and solutions for the given assignment

• discuss ecological processes in large scale landscape projects

Competence and skills

• formulate a project with specific goals on a given complex claim to a certain landscape

• elaborate a proposal for a large scale landscape project with sustainable development in focus

• select and apply suitable methods for inventory and assessing different kinds of landscape

• contribute to the advancement of a complex task in a team assignment

• communicate the project in different scales, large, medium, small

Judgement and approach

• assess the impact of the project proposal on the landscape.

Content

In this course the students work in teams to produce a proposal for a large-scale landscape project situated in a peri-urban or rural landscape. The focus of the project will vary from year to year between different kinds of development projects such as roads or railways, dams, industrial- or energy plants, tourist facilities or other large land use projects. The project is based on a real life project and an existing site. The assignment will comprise landscape assessments, the formulation of the problem at hand and design of project proposals and Environmental Impact Assessment.

Lectures and seminars will be customized to the landscape and project in focus and deals with theoretical views on landscape inventory, analysis and ecological design and methods for landscape assessments. They deal with interdisciplinary working methods and specific design aspects in relation to the project, also international conventions such as European Landscape Convention, UNESCO:s heritage Conventions and UN Habitat Agenda. The power of maps and other visualizations of landscape information such as analysing and communication tools will be discussed and used in the course.

During the course there will be a field trip to study the location of the project and to experience the best sustainable practices.

The students present their team works in a written report with a design proposal and in oral presentations. There will be intermediate seminars reflecting literature and presenting different stages of the project work. The student will write an individual reflective text about the learning process and group process using lectures, readings, journal sketches and field notes.

Seminars, field trip, individual text and activities connected to them are compulsory.

Grading form

The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.

Formats and requirements for examination

Passed project work, seminars, individual text and participation in compulsory activities.

• If a student has failed an examination, the examiner has the right to issue supplementary assignments. This applies if it is possible and there are grounds to do so.

• The examiner can provide an adapted assessment to students entitled to study support for students with disabilities following a decision by the university. Examiners may also issue an adapted examination or provide an alternative way for the students to take the exam.

• If this syllabus is withdrawn, SLU may introduce transitional provisions for examining students admitted based on this syllabus and who have not yet passed the course.

• For the assessment of an independent project (degree project), the examiner may also allow a student to add supplemental information after the deadline for submission. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.

Other information

• The right to participate in teaching and/or supervision only applies for the course instance the student was admitted to and registered on.

• If there are special reasons, students are entitled to participate in components with compulsory attendance when the course is given again. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.

Additional information

The course gives15 credits of skill training.

The field trip is financed by the student. Information about costs will be available at the course homepage 4 weeks before course start.

The course makes an exemption from SLU's admission regulations following decision: SLU.ua.2025.1.1-507

Responsible department

Department of Urban and Rural Development