Constructed Ecologies (ABPL90263)

Constructed Ecologies engages with the key approaches within ecology as a fundamental requirement for design practice. Typical topics include biodiversity, soils, changing rural ecologies, wetlands and stormwater design strategies including water flows, environmental history informing design, lighting as a constructed ecology, and performative design and the use of big data. The course will be informed by case studies from around the world as illustrations of ecology informing design. A range of environments with differing ecological systems or issues might be explored in a field trip (of up to 4 days) outside of Melbourne which would be held during the Easter non-teaching period; this is yet to be confirmed for 2015.