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GRADUATE INSTITUTE of NATURAL and APPLIED SCIENCES / DEPARTMENT of LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE / Doctorate
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PEML7171Urban Landscape Design3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseThird Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
Lecturer--
Co-Lecturer
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
Demonstrate the importance that the concept of landscape design and landscape design in urban space, to draw attention, to design spaces for all users living in the city and contribute to the creation of qualified open spaces in urban areas with examination of both theoretical knowledge and samples.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : have knowledge about urban and urban open spaces.1,2,9
PO - 2 : have knowledge about people?s expectations from urban open spaces.1,2,9
PO - 3 : learn landscape design approaches in urban open spaces1,2,9
PO - 4 : design urban open spaces for different activities according to this information and assessments about application examples.1,2,9
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
The concept of landscape design. Places that the subject of landscape design in urban spaces (residential areas, urban parks, children's playgrounds, town squares, public spaces and so on). Landscape design processes and approaches in these places. Environment analysis in the design process. Different user?s needs and demands. Places that having in the context of user-need-activity-space regarding the subjects of urban landscape design. Evaluation of the application of these places in the city.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Introduction, the concept of urban, space, public space
 Week 2Landscape architecture and landscape design
 Week 3Landscape design approaches in landscape architecture
 Week 4Human-environment interaction in design
 Week 5User-need-activity-space relationship in the context of landscape design
 Week 6Affordance theory and relationship with the landscape design
 Week 7Landscape design process
 Week 8Space and elements (natural, artificial, structure, water, plant)
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10The areas subject to landscape design in urban spaces and design approaches
 Week 11Evaluation of landscape design applications in urban areas
 Week 12Evaluation of landscape design practice with examples from around the world
 Week 13Second mid-term exam, Evaluation of emerging applications in context of urban design and landscape design competitions
 Week 14Student presentations on examples from around the world, General evaluation
 Week 15Final exam
 Week 16
 
Textbook / Material
1VanDerZanden, A.M., Rodie S.N., 2008. Landscape Design, Theory and Application, Thomson Delmar Learning, New York.
2Evyapan, G.A., Tokol, A.S., 2000. Peyzaj Tasarımı Ders Notları, METU Faculty of Architecture Pres, Ankara.
 
Recommended Reading
1Dee, C., 2004. Form and Fabric in Landscape Architecture, A Visual Introduction, Spon Press, London.
2Lang, J., 2006. Urban Design: A Typology of Procedures and Products, Architectural Press, Oxford.
3Steg, L., Van Den Berg, A.E., ve De Groot, J.I.M., 2015, Çevre Psikolojisi, Çeviren: Lütfiye Kaya Cicerali ve Eyyüb Ensari Cicerali, Nobel, Ankara.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 30
Presentation 11 20
End-of-term exam 15 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 2 14 28
Laboratuar çalışması 0 0 0
Arasınav için hazırlık 3 1 3
Arasınav 0 0 0
Uygulama 0 0 0
Klinik Uygulama 0 0 0
Ödev 2 5 10
Proje 5 1 5
Kısa sınav 0 0 0
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 2 1 2
Dönem sonu sınavı 0 0 0
Diğer 1 0 0 0
Diğer 2 0 0 0
Total work load90