Studio - Large scale landscape project
The course applies specific selection critera based on total amount of completed credit within the subject area Landscape Architecture, in accordance with decision SLU.ua.2023.1.1.1-747
Information from the course leader
17/12 - 2021
Hello,
A preliminary time schedule is now her on the course page.
/Tomas Eriksson
13/12-2021
Hello,
Welcome to the course Studio Large scale landscape project that starts here in Ultuna campus, Uppsala 17 January at 10.00.
The course will be about transport infrastructure in the landscape and more concrete, you will be working with a possible new transport solution in the rural areas east of Uppsala. First half of the course you will be working in groups with a landscape analysis and proposal for a “transport concept”, a new road or partially new road. In the second half you work individually with a site or challenge that you find interesting from the groups proposal and design that site with respect for it´s function, the people using it and the landscape.
We are planning the course to be on campus, with studio work, lectures seminars etc. A couple of field trips by bus around Uppsala and Stockholm are also planned. Costs are paid by students, somewhere between 500-1500 SEK.
It´s recommended that you have knowledge and experience with AutoCAD when working with the project. Not compulsory but it helps a lot. The same goes for GIS.
Basic literature is in English (se list) but information about the area found on internet or in books are not likely to be in English. For English speaking students some efforts to translate will be needed.
As said before we´re planning to be on campus, but with uncertainty on the pandemic situation it can change quickly. It is strongly advised that you attend the course vaccinated for covid-19. Students from other countries are advised to check both Sweden´s and your own country´s rules and directives.
Visit the course page regularly to take note of updated information. A preliminary time schedule will be out here in a few days. When the course has started we will use Canvas.
All the best,
Tomas Eriksson
Hello and welcome to the course!
First some general information and then the literature list.
A preliminary schedule will be presented four weeks before the course starts.
We will be working with a road and transportation project outside Uppsala.
It´s recommended that you have knowledge and experience with AutoCAD when working with the project. Not compulsory but it helps a lot. The same goes for GIS.
Until I hear from you again....
Tomas Eriksson, course leader
LK0314 Literature list
This list contains compulsory literature that will be discussed in seminars or needed in assignments in order to pass the course. The literature of the two first seminars contains exctracts from books that needs to be purchased or borrowed, the rest are pdf:s handed out on Canvas or found on internet. Additional reading may be suggested during the course.
Literature seminar- Landscape analysis
Stahlschmidt, P., Swaffield, S., Primdahl, J. & Nellemann, V. (2017). Landscape Analysis: Investing the Potential of Space and Place.
- Chapter 1, Landscape change and the need for analysis, pp 1-17
- Chapter 2, Framing analysis: values, experts and citizens pp 18-32
- Chapter 7, Site selection and landscape potential, pp 129-152
- Chapter 8, Impact assessment and future studies, pp 153-175
Also choose one of these articles on Canvas
Antonsson, H. (2011). “The treatment of landscape in a Swedish EIA process”. Environmental Impact Assessment Review 31(2011): 195-205.
Brunetta, G. and A. Voghera (2008). "Evaluating Landscape for Shared Values: Tools, Principles, and Methods." Landscape Research 33(3): 71-87.
Butler, A. (2018). Landscape assessment as conflict and consensus. In Defining Landscape Democracy: A Path to Spatial Justice. Eds Egoz, S, Jörgensen, K. & Ruggeri, D. Cheltenham, UK, Edward Edgar Publishing Limited: pp 85-95.
Dakin, S. (2003). "There's more to landscape than meets the eye: towards inclusive landscape assessment in resource and environmental management." The Canadian Geographer 47(2): 185-200.
Fairclough, G. and P. Herring (2016). "Lens, mirror, window: interactions between Historic Landscape Characterisation and Landscape Character Assessment." Landscape Research 41(2): 186-198.
Sarlöv Herlin, I. (2016). "Exploring the national contexts and cultural ideas that preceded the Landscape Character Assessment method in England." Landscape Research 41(2): 175-185.
Literature seminar – Design
Lawson, B. (2005). How Designers Think: The design process demystified. 4th edition.
- Chapter 3 Route maps of the design process, pp 31-52
- Chapter 4 The components of design problems, pp 53-62
- Chapter 5 Measurements, criteria and judgement in design, pp 63-82
- Chapter 6 A model of design problems, pp 83-111
- Chapter 7 Problems, solutions and the design process, pp 112-128
Literature seminar – Field trip
Presented later.
Working in project/planning system, method
Trafikverket (2014) Strategic Choice of Measure: A new step for planning of transport solutions
Trafikverket (2018). Landscape as an Arena: Integrated Landscape Character Assessment-Method Description
References – not compulsory
There will be literature presented both in the studio and on canvas as aid, inspiration further knowledge.
Tomas Eriksson/Course manager
Course evaluation
The course evaluation is now closed
LK0314-30134 - Course evaluation report
Once the evaluation is closed, the course coordinator and student representative have 1 month to draft their comments. The comments will be published in the evaluation report.
Additional course evaluations for LK0314
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Academic year 2022/2023
Studio - Large scale landscape project (LK0314-30040)
2023-01-16 - 2023-03-21
Academic year 2020/2021
Studio - Large scale landscape project (LK0314-30132)
2021-01-18 - 2021-03-23
Academic year 2019/2020
Studio - Large scale landscape project (LK0314-30038)
2020-01-20 - 2020-03-24
Academic year 2018/2019
Studio - Large scale landscape project (LK0314-20034)
2018-11-05 - 2019-01-20
Syllabus and other information
Syllabus
LK0314 Studio - Large scale landscape project, 15.0 Credits
Studio - Large scale landscape projectSubjects
Landscape Architecture Landscape ArchitectureEducation cycle
Master’s levelModules
| Title | Credits | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Landscape character assessment | 7.5 | 0202 |
| Design proposal | 7.5 | 0203 |
Advanced study in the main field
Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirementsMaster’s level (A1N)
Grading scale
The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.
Language
EnglishPrior knowledge
Knowledge equivalent to 150 credits of which 90 credits in Landscape Architecture and/or Architecture and/or Urban Planning and/or Geography and/or Landscape or Urban Ecology and/or Water Resource Engineering and/or Geotechnical Engineering and/or Urban Engineering, and English 6, or admitted to the Landscape Architecture for Sustainable Urbanisation – Master´s programme.Objectives
The purpose of this advanced course is for the student to gain in depht knowledge in landscape assessment and design of large scale landscape project.
After completion of this course the student shall have acquired the skills to:
Knowledge and understanding
discuss the power of visualization and maps for large scale landscape projects
discuss alternative methods and solutions for the given assignment
discuss ecological processes in large scale landscape projects
Competence and skills
formulate a project with specific goals on a given complex claim to a certain landscape
elaborate a proposal for a large scale landscape project with sustainable development in focus
select and apply suitable methods for inventory and assessing different kinds of landscape
contribute to the advancement of a complex task in a team assignment
communicate the project in different scales, large, medium, small
Judgement and approach
- assess the impact of the project proposal on the landscape.
Content
In this course the students work in teams to produce a proposal for a large-scale landscape project situated in a peri-urban or rural landscape. The focus of the project will vary from year to year between different kinds of development projects such as roads or railways, dams, industrial- or energy plants, tourist facilities or other large land use projects. The project is based on a real life project and an existing site. The assignment will comprise landscape assessments, the formulation of the problem at hand and design of project proposals and Environmental Impact Assessment.
Lectures and seminars will be customized to the landscape and project in focus and deals with theoretical views on landscape inventory, analysis and ecological design and methods for landscape assessments. They deal with interdisciplinary working methods and specific design aspects in relation to the project, also international conventions such as European Landscape Convention, UNESCO:s heritage Conventions and UN Habitat Agenda. The power of maps and other visualizations of landscape information such as analysing and communication tools will be discussed and used in the course.
During the course there will be a field trip to study the location of the project and to experience the best sustainable practices.
The students present their team works in a written report with a design proposal and in oral presentations. There will be intermediate seminars reflecting literature and presenting different stages of the project work. The student will write an individual reflective text about the learning process and group process using lectures, readings, journal sketches and field notes.
Seminars, field trip, individual text and activities connected to them are compulsory.
Grading form
The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.Formats and requirements for examination
Passed project work, seminars, individual text and participation in compulsory activities.
If a student has failed an examination, the examiner has the right to issue supplementary assignments. This applies if it is possible and there are grounds to do so.
The examiner can provide an adapted assessment to students entitled to study support for students with disabilities following a decision by the university. Examiners may also issue an adapted examination or provide an alternative way for the students to take the exam.
If this syllabus is withdrawn, SLU may introduce transitional provisions for examining students admitted based on this syllabus and who have not yet passed the course.
For the assessment of an independent project (degree project), the examiner may also allow a student to add supplemental information after the deadline for submission. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.
Other information
The right to participate in teaching and/or supervision only applies for the course instance the student was admitted to and registered on.
If there are special reasons, students are entitled to participate in components with compulsory attendance when the course is given again. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.
Additional information
The course gives15 credits of skill training.The field trip is financed by the student. Information about costs will be available at the course homepage 4 weeks before course start.
Responsible department
Department of Urban and Rural Development