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Landscape Materialities (ABPL90340)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
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Semester 1
Overview
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The subject engages with contemporary landscape architecture practice through guided investigation projects on materiality and technology. Students will select an area of interest from a list of nominated topics to investigate through research-design exercises. The subject emphasises exploratory investigations (which could extend to fabrication) and encourages the uncovering of new knowledge that can extend the possibilities of landscape architectural design.
The subject establishes research-design approaches that are further reinforced in Design Research, Design Thesis and Landscape Practice subjects.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of the subject, students should have:
- The ability to conceive and conduct an independent research project;
- An understanding of research enquiry through material investigation; and
- An expanded understanding of materiality and technology as it relates to contemporary landscape architecture practice.
Generic skills
- Understanding creative research as a methodology in design practice;
- Awareness of and beginning skills in a range of creative research methods;
- Capacity to frame a research design query as a basis for creative exploration;
- Capacity to determine the relevant research/design/fabrication methods/processes to address the posed question through design;
- Capacity for independent, analytical and critical thought and reflection.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into one of the following courses:
MC-ARCH2Y Master of Architecture (200 points)
MC-ARCH Master of Architecture (200 point entry)
MC-LARCH2Y Master of Landscape Architecture (200 points)
MC-URBDES Master of Urban Design
OR
Having completed the first 100 points of the following 300-point courses:
MC-ARCH Master of Architecture
MC-ARCH3Y Master of Architecture (300 points)
MC-LARCH Master of Landscape Architecture
MC-LARCH3Y Master of Landscape Architecture (300 points)
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- Illustrated research paper (1000 words) due week 4 (25%);
- Exploratory design application (equivalent to 3500 words) due end of semester (60%);
- Reflective essay (500 words) due end of semester (15%).
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Jillian Walliss Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 48 hours: 1x1 hour lecture per week; 1x3 hour workshop per week. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 27 February 2017 to 28 May 2017 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2017 Census date 31 March 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2017 Assessment period ends 23 June 2017 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Liat Margolis & Alexander Robinson (2010) Living Systems: Innovative Materials and Technologies for Landscape Architecture, Birkhauser: Basel
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Landscape Architecture Course Master of Landscape Architecture Major 300 point Master of Landscape Architecture Major 200 point Master of Landscape Architecture - Links to additional information
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 3 November 2022