LUP-12803 Integrated Studio 2

Course

Credits 3.00

Language of instruction:

Dutch

Assumed knowledge on:

Integrated studio 1

Continuation courses:

LUP-12803 Studio Planning Basics; LAR-12803 Studio Design Basics

Contents:

The studio aims to give students a second experience with an integrated planning and design task. In this course basic design and planning methods will be presented. The studio addresses a range of scales, from the regional to the local level. During the studio students will experience the complexity and dynamics of a metropolitan landscape. References to actual planning and design processes are taken from ongoing practices. A range of didactic means is being used, including theory lectures, practical exercises, field trips and , group exercises and discussions. A practical training on oral presentation skills is included.
In this course students become aware of the role and relevance of a wide range of disciplinary knowledge for the domain landscape architecture and planning. Individual knowledge gaps and questions will be identified and described in a personal document with a mind map / word spin. This document will be the guide during the first year BSc for exploring, discovering and gathering knowledge from the domains of social and environmental sciences. The accumulated knowledge must be applied and assessed in the final studios of the first year: Studio Planning Basics and Studio Design Basics.

Learning outcomes:

After successful completion of this course students are expected to be able to:
- interpret a project assignment;
- apply a given landscape analysis method to a large sized study area;
- interpret given scenario’s and models;
- identify knowledge gaps in geography, ecology, soil science and hydrology;.
- give a clear oral presentation for a student audience

Activities:

- work on an environmental assignment within a small team;
- take part in field trips;
- take part in group discussion about environmental issues, the planning and design task;
- presenting result plenary;
- follow the practical training on oral presentation skills;
- write / build an individual document with a mind map / word spin which describes your knowledge gaps.

Examination:

The grading is based on the results of the group work and individual practical assignment. The average mark for the group work and the mark for the individual assignment should both be at least 5.5 to pass the course. The individual attitude will be evaluated in each phase of the practical part, leading to a maximum up- or downgrade of one point.
Additionally, the individual presentation and reflection report on presentation experiences, the personal diary / portfolio and the description of personal characteristics have to be graded with a pass to be able to complete the course. Marks for presentation skills and the personal diary / portfolio will be given, but do not influence the overall mark for the course.

Literature:

Course manual, selected papers / literature.