LD 101_ Landscape Architecture. Theory and Critique
| Title | Αρχιτεκτονική Τοπίου. Θεωρία. Κριτική / LD 101_ Landscape Architecture. Theory and Critique |
| Code | ΣΤ101 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Architecture |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 20002685 |
Programme of Study: Master's degree in Landsape Architecture (MLA)
Registered students: 23
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 2 |
| Class ID | 600290482
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Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600290482
- At the Website of the School: http://land-arch.web.auth.gr/el/programme/course/arhitektoniki-topioy-theoria-kritiki
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Students within the context of the course are expected to:
Comprehend basic principles and concepts, the object of landscape research and landscape design, approaches to and methodologies for landscape architecture.
Familiarize with the conceptual and epistemological framework (landscape, site, landscape design and planning, landscape architecture), the landscape design approaches (ecological, perceptual, visual, social), the methodical and creative treatment of landscape projects (plotting, substantiation, landscape/site analysis, the idea, the image of the place, the spatial proposal).
General Competences
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Respect natural environment
- Be critical and self-critical
Course Content (Syllabus)
Teaching the theory of landscape architectural design, focusing on current pursuits and trends and the critical assessment of landscape projects, with the emphasis on urban open space design.
This course critically presents the new trends in natural and cultural landscapes design (landscape architecture, critique and theory in landscape-urban space design).
Images and plans from recent international projects in landscape architecture and urban open spaces, well-known for their calibre, are used as examples of the above, as also for discussion about form and ideology in contemporary landscape architecture.
Keywords
landscape architecture, urban design, landscape, critique
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Laptop, projector system in lectures.
Laptop/PC in communication with students.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 30 | 1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 42 | 1.4 | ✓ | ||
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 9 | 0.3 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Written assigments | 35 | 1.2 | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 4 | 0.1 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 120 | 4 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Ανανιάδου-Τζημοπούλου, Μ., Αρχιτεκτονική Τοπίου. Σχεδιασμός Αστικών Χώρων. Κριτική και Θεωρία. Σύγχρονες Τάσεις Σχεδιασμού Τοπίου Α' τόμος, Ζήτη, Θεσσαλονίκη, 1992, α΄έκδ., 1999, β΄έκδ, 2003, γ΄έκδ.
Ανανιάδου-Τζημοπούλου, Μ., Αρχιτεκτονική Τοπίου.Σχεδιασμός Αστικών Χώρων. Σχεδιασμός Αστικού Τοπίου, Β' τόμος Ζήτη, Θεσσαλονίκη, 2018
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Landscape Architectural, Urban Open Space Design, International Symposium Proceedings, Robert Scmidt Prize, 1993, M. Ananiadou-Tzimopoulou (ed.), Ziti, Thessaloniki, 1994
Topos, European Landscape Magazine, Europe- The State of Things, Callwey München, 27, 1999
IFLA International Federation of Landscape Architects, Art and Landscape, International Symposium Proceedings (Vol. I, II), G.L. Anagnostopoulos (ed.), Panayotis and Effie Michelis Foundation, Athens 2001
Moorhead, S. (ed), Landscape architecture, Rockport, Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1997
Pages Paysages, Reperages, Association Paysage et Diffusion, Versailles, No3, 1990/91
Contemporary Landscapes in the World, Contemporary Landscape Architecture: An International Perspective, Process Architecture, Tokyo, Japan, 1990
Last Update
15-01-2024
