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Unit details
Unit title
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Availability
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Mode
Face to face
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Unit description
This unit surveys the history and theory of landscape architecture, predicated upon the belief that knowledge of this subject is essential
to a landscape architects capacity to responsibly create places appropriate to our own time. It examines key places and figures who
have defined the intellectual and creative possibilities in landscape architecture, temporally ranging from antiquity through to the
twentieth century. The unit does not consider designed landscapes in isolation. Alternatively, they are examined as encapsulating wider
cultural concerns. In concert with an overview of Western design traditions, the unit also addresses Eastern approaches as expressed
in India, China and Japan.
This unit surveys the history and theory of landscape architecture, predicated upon the belief that knowledge of this subject is essential
to a landscape architect's capacity to responsibly create places appropriate to our own time. It examines key places and figures who
have defined the intellectual and creative possibilities in landscape architecture, temporally ranging from antiquity through the twentieth
century. Attention is also given to climatic changes since these historical landscapes were originally created. The unit does not
consider designed landscapes in isolation. Alternatively, they are examined as encapsulating wider cultural concerns. In concert with an
overview of Western design traditions, the unit also addresses Eastern approaches as expressed in India, China and Japan.
Learning outcomes
This unit explicitly focuses upon embedding students research abilities by studying shifts in the theoretical and practical (e.g.
technological) approaches of landscape architects throughout the period covered, as exemplified in selected design case studies. This
is assessed via a verbal presentation and a 1500-word written essay (including footnotes and bibliography). The unit explicitly focuses
upon embedding communication skills by (1) the development of competent writing skillsstudents acquire competency in essay
structure, referencing and bibliographical conventions; (2) oral presentationsstudents demonstrate competency in the verbal and
visual presentation of a landscape architectural case study and analyse it in relation to its social, intellectual and historical context; (3)
critical information literacy skillsstudents determine relevant information sources and interpret them competently to develop an
understanding of concepts related to the cultural and theoretical contexts of some key landscape architectural projects and their
designers; and (4) interpersonal skillsstudents demonstrate skills in listening to and responding to arguments in relation to the
meaning and intentions of key landscape architectural concepts and works, through participation in interactive seminars and
discussions.
Unit structure
This unit comprises two lectures and one tutorial per week.
All lectures will take place in the Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts (ALVA) building, room G.22, on Wednesdays, from 3.00 until
5.00 pm. Tutorials will take place for one hour in ALVA, room 2.05 on Tuesdays at 0900.
Unit schedule
Week
Date
Lecture Topic
1 - 25 Feb
2 - 03 Mar
2 - 04 Mar
3 - 10 Mar
3 - 11 Mar
4 - 17 Mar
4 - 18 Mar
5 - 24 Mar
5 - 25 Mar
6 - 31 Mar
6 - 01 Apr
7 - 14 Apr
7 - 15 Apr
8 - 21 Apr
8 - 22 Apr
9 - 28 Apr
9 - 29 Apr
10 - 05 May
10 - 06 May
11 - 12 May
11 - 13 May
12 - 19 May
12 - 20 May
13
Tuesday
Wednesday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Tutorial
Greece & Rome
Tutorial
The Middle Ages & Islam
Tutorial
China & Japan
Tutorial
Renaissance Italy
Tutorial
Renaissance France
Tutorial
Mughal India
Tutorial
The English Landscape Garden
Tutorial
The United States of America
Tutorial
The Modern Landscape
Tutorial
IN-CLASS TEST
Non assessment week
pp. 116-137.
pp. 138-153, 40-47.
pp. 68-97.
pp. 154-177.
pp. 178-191.
pp. 48-55.
pp. 232-247.
pp. 278-283.
ESSAY DUE
pp. 285-343.
IN-CLASS TEST
Assessment
Assessment overview
Typically this unit is assessed in the following way(s): (1) tutorial presentation; (2) short essay; and (3) end-of-semester examination or
test. Further information is available in the unit outline.
Assessment mechanism
# Component
Weekly Schedule
Week 10 - 06 May
Week 12 - 20 May
Assessment items
Item Title
Description
Tutorial
Students, working in groups, will make a 20 minute
Presentation tutorial presentation on a designed landscape case study
or theme taken from one of the lectures. Your
presentations are to be illustrated via PowerPoint. The
allocation of lectures will be made by your tutor in the
week 3 tutorial. The presentation will be assessed on the
basis of clarity of description and evidence of wider
reading and research (presentations are not to be simply
a summary of the lecture).
Essay
Students are required to select either a landscape design Essays are to be submitted no later than 4PM on the
key case study for analysis or a research question from designated day to the Resource Room and should not
the list below.
exceed 2500 words, preferably typed, double spaced, on
A4 paper. There are computers available on the fourth
Essay Case Studies (Option 1)
floor in the Faculty for this purpose.
Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut (Egypt)
The City of the Gods: Teotihuacan (Mexico)
The Acropolis of Athens (Greece)
Hadrian's Villa (Italy)
The Alhambra (Spain)
Classical Gardens of Suzhou (China)
Kyoto Imperial Palace Gardens (Japan)
Villa Lante (Italy)
Bomarzo (Italy)
Vaux le Vicomte (France)
Versailles (France)
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In-Class
Test
Building clean-up and folio collection (for units with folio submissions)
Studios are expected to be left clean and tidy. Drawing boards are to be cleaned. Students must remove all personal property
immediately after the submission of their folio. If the content of a folio is used for exhibition then the student must write their name on
the back of the work so that when the exhibition is demounted collection is simplified. If staff or the Faculty wish to reserve work for
reproduction and/or accreditation purposes then this should be negotiated with individual students.
Attendance
Attendance is required at all lectures, tutorials and workshops. These are the primary means of consultation with your Unit Coordinator
and Teaching Assistants. Do not expect questions relating to content missed through unjustified absence to be answered. Additionally,
it will be assumed that students have read all relevant course materials.
Authenticity of work
For Studio units, the Faculty may prevent your continuation in this unit if you fail to meet requirements for attendance at
classes to establish the authenticity and originality of your work.
Submissions
The ALVA Submissions policy is available at:
http://www.alva.uwa.edu.au/students/policies/
Extensions
The Faculty approves extensions only in exceptional circumstances in order to ensure that all students are treated fairly and that
submission date schedules, which are designed to produce ordered work patterns for students, are not disrupted. Extensions may be
authorised only by the allocated Faculty Course Advising Office or a delegated representative. In all cases, requests for extensions
require the submission of Special Consideration form no later than three University working days after the due date.
Students are encouraged in the strongest possible terms to familiarise themselves with the Faculty Policy on Extensions available
at http://www.alva.uwa.edu.au/students/policies/.
Special Consideration
For information regarding special consideration please go to:
http://www.student.uwa.edu.au/course/exams/consideration
Faculty Safety Inductions
The ALVA Health and Safety Induction (Part A) must be completed online by all students enrolled in a unit taught by the Faculty. This
online module is available for self-enrol via LMS. Completion of the Part A induction will ensure after-hours access to the ALVA Building
(including computer labs) is enabled.
The ALVA Workshop Induction (Part B) runs in Week 1 of each semester, and must be completed if the unit involves use of the
Workshop. Your Workshop Induction lasts for five years, after which you will be required to attend a refresher. Please refer to
http://www.alva.uwa.edu.au/students/facilities for more information on Inductions and Workshop close-down period.
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