APL8009 : Landscape Architecture Studio 3: Materiality of Landscape
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Ms Stef Leach
- Visiting Lecturer: Mr Geoff Whitten
- Owning School: Architecture, Planning & Landscape
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 20 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
To develop an understanding of the materials used in landscape architectural design, and the ways that these can be used in the process of construction and management.
Outline Of Syllabus
The syllabus will co ver the following topics:
- climate and biodiversity emergency: retention and re-use of materials, adaptation and carbon impact calculation for hard landscape construction
- Introduction to materials used in landscape architecture design and their impact in the experience, quality and environmental performance of a scheme
- Community engagement and co-design
- Live making of structures
- hydrology (including sustainable urban drainage systems) and topography
- Inter-disciplinary collaborations
Students synthesize knowledge gained from lecture materials through a series of small exercises and a collaborative design project set by tutors where they creatively retain, reuse, select and detail hard landscape materials and elements.
Aims and objectives of the collaborative design project are linked to the following United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: 3 (good health and well-being), 9 (industry, innovation and infrastructure), 10 (reduced inequalities), 11 (sustainable cities and communities) and 13 (climate action).
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 3 | 3:00 | 9:00 | Non-synchronous. |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 6 | 3:00 | 18:00 | PIP in studio design tutorials. Students are seen in small groups. |
| Guided Independent Study | Project work | 1 | 160:00 | 160:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Workshops | 3 | 1:00 | 3:00 | Digital drawing workshops. Synchronous online. |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Fieldwork | 2 | 4:00 | 8:00 | Site visits to local schemes. |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Module talk | 1 | 2:00 | 2:00 | Synchronous online |
| Total | 200:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Module talks, workshops, lecture materials and site visits introduce students to a range of materials, landscape elements and techniques. Students synthesize knowledge gained from lecture materials through:
- a series of small construction exercises
- a small-scale design project set by tutors where they creatively select and detail hard landscape materials and elements.
Students are supported in their learning through lecture, site visits, module talks, design tutorials and critical review Design tutorials and reviews are also the principle means through which students receive feedback on their progress, and tutors assist and encourage students in the development of their projects. The design studio pedagogy, is centred on a dialogic and responsive approach to students’ own creative work and research. Landscape Architecture pedagogy is reliant on a high proportion of independent learning to support the design process. The MOF hours are consistent with this approach.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design/Creative proj | 2 | M | 100 | small-scale design project set by school to put into practice knowledge gained through module |
Zero Weighted Pass/Fail Assessments
| Description | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Written exercise | A | series of small exercises collated in a materiality diary |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
Through the materiality diary and small-scale design project students synthesize knowledge gained from lectures. Assessment of the resulting design and detailing indicates the ability of students to compose and use appropriate materials and communication techniques and media for landscape architecture projects.
During design tutorials work will be reviewed and tuition carried out on a weekly basis to encourage progression. The weekly tutorials and final critical review prepare students for the kind of presentations commonly expected of landscape professionals in practice.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- APL8009's Timetable