Studio Project - Transforming Urban Landscapes
Entry Requirements
• landscape architecture
• architecture
• landscape planning
• built environment
• design
• spatial planning
• geography
• landscape science
• environmental science
• civil and environmental engineering
and an approved portfolio accordning to specific instructions. Find more information under Additional information.
OR 150 credits from a Landscape Architecture programme at SLU or an Erasmus partner university.
and
English 6 or equivalent.
Course facts
LK0442, Studio Project - Transforming Urban Landscapes, 15.0 Hp
Print syllabus
Syllabus
Finalized by: PN-LT - ansvarig ledamot i arbetsgrupp landskap Alnarp (AGLA), 2023-11-15
Valid from : Autumn semester 2024 (2024-09-02)
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
English
Entry Requirements
• landscape architecture
• architecture
• landscape planning
• built environment
• design
• spatial planning
• geography
• landscape science
• environmental science
• civil and environmental engineering
and an approved portfolio accordning to specific instructions. Find more information under Additional information.
OR 150 credits from a Landscape Architecture programme at SLU or an Erasmus partner university.
and
English 6 or equivalent.
Objectives
The purpose of the course is to train yourself in understanding urban landscape change and how transformation processes can be designed with specific attention to site-specific qualities and conditions, complex stakeholder constellation, and various temporalities.
After completion of the course, the student should be able to:
• critically innovate on Swedish and/or international planning systems with regards to historical and contemporary consequences of urbanization
• apply inter- and transdisciplinary design thinking on actual planning situations and graphically and verbally communicate proposals and reflections
• discuss planning operations and landscape change in relation to societal change of a political, economic, environmental, social and technical character.
Content
The course deals with urban transformation in its spatial sense, but also about the actions, the actors, the motives and the site-specific potential; all contributing to urban landscape change through various administrative, judicial and economic conditions for spatial planning and how these are altered over time.
The method is to synthesize various learning activities included in the course into a design proposal and process for how to conduct change of urban landscapes over time with the support of landscape, planning and design theories and their contemporary developments.
The course comprises independent studio work, site explorations (compulsory), lectures, literature seminars (compulsory), tutorials, and open discussions of work progress (compulsory). The project carried out in the course actualize future landscape-associated issues, such as the impact of climate change, deep adaptation of socioecological systems and facilitation of complex processes and stakeholder constellations cross scale and various temporalities. The project concludes with new proposals for planning methods as well as scenarios for the transformation of the chosen site.
Teaching formats:
To further student learning and promote discussion, a variety of methods are used such as studio work, site explorations (compulsory), lectures, literature seminars (compulsory), tutorials, and presentations to report on the studio work's progress.
The course focuses on the following generic competencies: information competence, critical thinking, problem solving, oral communication, teamwork and creativity.
Collaboration with the surrounding community takes place through the main assignment being an actual planning task which is executed in collaboration with the municipality and stakeholders at the site. Other examples are guest lectures from practitiones.
The course gives 15 credits of skill training in the degree of master of science in landscape architecture
Examination Formats and Requirements for Passing the Course
The course team and examiner will evaluate the quality of assignments carried out by students, and their ability to engage each other in critical and analytical discussions. Specifications of compulsory attendance and assignments are given at course start.
Responsible Department/Equivalent
Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management
Supplementary information
Included in program
- Landscape Architecture Programme, Alnarp
- Landscape Architecture- Master's Programme
Module set
| Title | Credits | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Single module | 15.0 | 0001 |
The Course Replaces
LK0410
Other Information
Students admitted to Landscape Architecture – Master´s Progamme 2011-2019 are eligible for the course.
Students admitted to Landscape Architecture – Master´s Programme (LAM) 2020 and following years are eligible for the course if a portfolio is approved.
Find portfolio instructions on: https://www.slu.se/lam-portfolio/