Lesson plan / PRINCIPLES OF LANDSCAPE DESIGN

Lesson Information

Course Credit 3.0
Course ECTS Credit 3.0
Teaching Language of Instruction Türkçe
Level of Course Bachelor's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 6, EQF-LLL: Level 6, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of Course Faculty Elective
Mode of Delivery Face-to-face
Does the course require compulsory or optional work experience? F
Course Coordinator Assoc. Prof. (Ph.D.) GÖKÇEN FİRDEVS YÜCEL CAYMAZ
Instructor (s) Assoc. Prof. (Ph.D.) GÖKÇEN FİRDEVS YÜCEL CAYMAZ
Course Assistant

Purpose and Content

The aim of the course "This course will involve principles of landscape design. The objectives of this course are: • To build skills and explore ideas, tools and methods that landscape architects use to develop and convey landscape design proposals. • Become acquainted with the basic elements and principles of design organization and explore their application to the design of outdoor spaces. • Increase your awareness and appreciation of designed outdoor spaces, learn to recognize the character purpose of landscape spaces, and to evaluate the success or failure. • Learn how to create outdoor spaces that show an understanding or and response to human needs and ecological systems. "
Course Content • Presentation of Landscape Design projects from the world. • Critics and group discussions led by instructors. • Doing research works

Weekly Course Subjects

1Introduction to Lanscape Architecture
2Landscape Design: Meaning and Scope
3The Development of Landscape Design Through History- 1
4The Development of Landscape Design Through History- 2
5Factors Affecting Landscape Design
6Elements in Landscape Design: Natural Elements – 1
7Elements in Landscape Design: Natural Elements – 2
8Elements in Landscape Design: Built Elements-1
9Middertm Exam
10Elements in Landscape Design: Built Elements-2
11Elements in Landscape Design: Built Elements-3
12Site Analysis and Site Planning
13Landscape Design of Housing Environments: Characteristics of the Site
14Open Space Types in a Housing Complex Environment / Landscape Design of Recreation Areas

Resources

1-Evyapan, Gönül A., Tokol, Ayşegül, S., Landscape Design Lectures, 2000.
2-Marcus, Clare Cooper and Francis, Carolyn, People Places: Design Guidelines for Urban Open Spaces, 1998.
3-Harris, Charles W., Dines, Nicholas T. And Brown, Kyle, Time-saver standards for landscape architecture : design and construction data,1998.
4-Simonds, John Ormsbee, Landscape architecture: A manual of site planning and design, 1998.