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LK0372

Landscape Theory in Architectural and Planning Practice

Intended for forth to fifth year students, this course seeks to develop insight into critical ideas that can guide the thought and practice of the landscape architect and planner. By linking together, and contrasting, perspectives taken from the social and natural sciences and the humanities, the course seeks to develop a comprehensive understanding of landscape architecture and planning practice as related to practical examples linking at the level of the region, the municipality and the local environment.

Information from the course leader

2020-09-25
Welcome to the course ”Landscape Theory in Architectural and Planning Practice”.
To be well prepared for the course, we recommend you to read the course guide and acquaint yourself to the readings. Please, find the attached file at the end of this message. This course is concerned with key concepts in landscape architecture and planning practice and method, such as place, space, nature, scale, environment, power, representation, heritage, identity and landscape. These concepts are sites of conflict, with different interests seeking to define them in their own way. The course seeks to give the student insight into how to critically use theoretical concepts to inform and guide an inclusive and just landscape architectural and planning practice. It also provides a historical and philosophical background on the development of the key concepts, and of how their use has shaped the land. An important aspect of the course is the insight that society and its landscapes are not uniform, but are made of multiple activities, power-relations and processes. Literature seminars and lectures on different themes form the base of the course. The course concludes with a final paper, which should be based on the reading and discussion on the key concepts, and with advantage can be linked to developing the ideas, theory and methodology for one’s master thesis. We will open Canvas homepage in a couple of weeks. Please be prepared to join the information on Canvas. Looking forwards to meet you all. Course team: Maria Kylin, Victoria Sjöstedt, Patrik Olsson and Kamil Chojnowski.

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LK0372-20061 - Course evaluation report

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Syllabus and other information

Litterature list

  1. Reading list september [Reading list september] (https://slunik.slu.se/kursfiler/LK0372/20061.2021/Reading_list_september.pdf)

Course facts

The course is offered as an independent course: Yes The course is offered as a programme course: Landscape Architecture- Master's Programme Cycle: Master’s level (A1N)
Subject: Landscape Architecture Landscape Architecture
Course code: LK0372 Application code: SLU-20061 Location: Alnarp Distance course: No Language: English Pace: 100%