Studio - Advanced plant design
Course description
In this course, we deepen the design with plants, ie design of different environments where plants play a particularly important role. During the course’s various assignments and seminars, we discuss design for different expressions and functions with focus on plant selection, plant location, dynamics over the years, plant qualities and plant sizes. Several professional consultants participate as guest lecturers and supervisors.
During the course, we work with case studies at different scales, from the details of a pocket park to more large-scale expressions in the street environment.
The knowledge of trees and shrubs is deepened through literature studies. Perennials and bulbs are given extra space.
Entry Requirements
Course facts
LK0464, Studio - Advanced plant design, 15.0 Hp
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Syllabus
Finalized by: Ordförande PN-LT, 2024-11-12
Valid from : Autumn semester 2025 (2025-09-01)
Level
Second cycle (A1N)
Main field of study
Landscape Architecture
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.
Course language
Swedish
Entry Requirements
Objectives
The purpose of the course is for the student to deepen the understanding of - and skill in - using plants in designing outdoor environments. The purpose is also to benefit the student's language development about plant characters and design. After completing the course, the student should be able to:
Competence and skills
- draw planting plans and plant lists for different types of plantings,
- propose and justify the choice of plants from all plant groups, for different design expressions, functions and locations,
- describe the design in professional language,
- independently acquire new and complementary knowledge about plants and their use,
*Judgement and approach *
- critically examine and reflect on their own and others' plant designs based on criteria such as experiential values, ecological values, implementation, plant dynamics and to some extent maintenance.
Content
The course consists of lectures, exercises and excursions. Lectures touch on plant design from different perspectives and the excursions exemplify plant design at different scales and with different levels of detail. The exercises deepen the view of the role of plants in shaping places, from the small scale where people sit down or travel on foot to the larger scale where people travel quickly, by bicycle, in a car or bus. The course's main tasks are discussed in critique seminars.
Plant knowledge is expanded with the student's interest as a selection factor and driving force. Plant knowledge is applied in design exercises and concretized in planting plans and plant lists.
During the course, plant design is discussed in relation to a changing climate and biodiversity.
In the course, language development around design is central. Design concepts are discussed in groups and applied in exercises.
Seminars, briefings and excursions are compulsory.
Examination Formats and Requirements for Passing the Course
Approved presentation of assignments and active participation in seminars, excursions and exercises.
Responsible Department/Equivalent
Department of Urban and Rural Development
Supplementary information
Included in program
- Landskapsarkitektprogrammet, Ultuna
- Landskapsarkitektprogrammet - Uppsala
Module set
| Title | Credits | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Pocket park | 7.5 | 0001 |
| Trees in the city | 7.5 | 0002 |
The Course Replaces
LK0251
Other Information
The course gives 15 credits of skill training.
The course makes an exemption from SLU's admission regulations following decision: SLU.ua.2025.1.1-507