Course: Landscape and Garden Architecture 2

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Course title Landscape and Garden Architecture 2
Course code KAR/KZ2M
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Tomanová Kateřina, Ing.
  • Hanson IV Henry William Andrew, Dipl. arch.
Course content
Topic mono-blocks (source materials, structural and material designs, principles of design, standards) Landscaping, earthworks, fence, barriers, railings, revetment walls Traffic routes and stabilised areas, ramps, traffic signs Water drainage, irrigation, water in a garden - small lakes, natural water purifying facilities Children's playgrounds Sports playgrounds and recreatioanl playgrounds, golf courses Zoological and botanical gardens, medical and school premises, graveyards Roof and terrace gardens, green plants in pots Small structure, stairways, rest areas, shelters, foot-bridges, lights, information systems, amenities General description of the subject: Outdoor works unrelated to green vegetation and gardens, light-oriented gardens, sound-oriented gardens and other types of gardens Legislation Green vegetation in a city in relation to utility networks Protection o the existing green vegetation during construction activities The protection zones of utility networks, gardening and landscaping standards By-laws concerning persons with reduced mobility and sense of orientation Examples shown outdoors and outdoor educational tours (for example: ZOO, a botanical garden, the Sychrov chateau park, etc.) are an integral part of lectures.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Individual creative and artistic activities
  • Class attendance - 28 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The lectures, seminars, and educational excursions help students to learn about landscape design and protection, development of landscape and garden design, exterior and interior dendrology, compositional and technological principles of exterior development design (greenery, communication, facilities, utility lines), and with legislation. The topics are taught in blocks emphasizing environment protection, sustainable development, ethology and teamwork.
Ability to handle the environment to create an architectonic work
Prerequisites
Unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Presentation of artistic and creative activities

To receive credit, the student must comply with the following requirements: - a set of 25 drawings of real objects in the A4 format according to a living model (20 interior woody plants - the overall habitat, plus details, including identification of the species of the woody plant and its location; plus 5 interesting natural items - a stone, a fruit, bark) - attendance at the course (especially during the outdoor lectures) The examination includes the following: - the design of outdoor (interior) alterations within a studio or autonomous task (layout plan, detailed plan, section view, explanatory report, etc.; adjustment: an offer for a possible client) or possibly a theoretical work - oral examination Examples of topics in the previous years: 1. design of green vegetation as a part of an urbanist project (Berlín, Ottawa, Liberec, Benátky, Manhattan, university dormatory in Harcov) 2. design of green vegetation as a part of specific design briefs for studio tasks (Technical Library in Prague, Šaldovo Square in Liberec, Janáček's Academy of Performing Arts in Brno) 3. separate projects/ KZT study - An uninhabited island (premises for long-term residence - a study with sci-fi features) - Garden and daytime assistance facility for the handicapped (for a specific location; with the following categories: sightless; deaf; physically handicapped) - A music garden - a playground for joy (for a specific location, a sound garden) - A landscape - a garden as a picture of a work of music (a joyful study based on specific music chosen by the student) - We like animals and we are lonesome (a specific location plus a specific target group of users) - My popular area (a theoretical work concerning a specific park, garden, etc., chosen by the student) - A public area where I felt joy (the design of amenities; game elements, etc.)
Recommended literature
  • časopis. Zahrada - park - krajina.
  • Hieke, K. Dendrologie.
  • Horáček, P. Encyklopedie listnatých stromů a keřů.
  • Horký, J. Tvorba krajiny.
  • Hurych, V. Tvorba zeleně: sadovnictví- krajinářství. Mělník, 2011.
  • Otruba, I. Krásy italských zahrad, Krásy anglických zahrad.
  • Otruba, I. Zahradní architektura pro střední a vysoké školy.
  • Šonský, D. Moderní zahrady. Brno, 2009.
  • Větvička, V. Stromy a keře.
  • Vydavatelství ERA. Zdravá zahrada - Trávníky - Chatky a další zahradní stavby oplocení - Upravujeme okolí domu - Zahradní posezení - Malá vodní díla ve vaší zahradě - Domy chráněné území - Bezbariérové stavby. ERA.
  • Vydavatelství GRADA. edice Česká zahrada - edice Překrásná zahrada. GRADA.
  • Vydavatelství REBO. Encyklopedie stromů a keřů - Encyklopedie pokojových rostlin - Encyklopedie zahradních rostlin - Encyklopedie přenosných rostlin. REBO.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Architecture Study plan (Version): Architecture (ANG) Category: Architecture 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer