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Design Strategies of Asian Gardens (ABPL90402)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Not available in 2022
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Overview
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This subject introduces design strategies of Asian gardens and explores the aesthetic values and underlying concepts through lectures, readings and workshops. Gardens in East and South Asia, including China, Japan and Korea, are used as primary cases for investigation, but students can select gardens in other parts of Asia as their case studies for class presentation. After having a fundamental knowledge of design principles of Asian gardens, students will be required to apply those design methods and approaches to formulate creative design responses and generate multiple design outcomes.
Intended learning outcomes
Having completed this subject it is expected that the student be able to:
- develop a knowledge of design principles of Asian gardens;
- understand the aesthetic values and underlying concepts of Asian gardens;
- analyse the spatial strategies of Asian gardens; and
- apply those garden design methods and approaches for generating multiple design outcomes and improve their own designing in the future.
Generic skills
- • Ability to deliver written, verbal and graphic presentation of gained knowledge and ideas • Critical thinking and analysis • Creative response to complex problems • Ability to select appropriate design and assessment approaches • Ability to collaborate with others
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Class participation and contribution in lectures and seminars/ workshops (Active participation in class, discussion of reading materials, raising questions, communication with others) | Throughout the semester | 10% |
Individual presentations in workshop
| From Week 5 to Week 6 | 20% |
Individual reflective journal
| Week 12 | 20% |
Garden Design Project, individual work, including drawing, models and oral presentation
| Week 12 | 50% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
Not available in 2022
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
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Prescribed texts
Recommended texts and other resources
CHINA
Ji Cheng, c1635, The Craft of Gardens, trans Alison Hardie, 2nd edn, Better Link Press, New York, 2012.
Johnston, R Stewart, 1991, Scholar Gardens of China: A study and analysis of the spatial design of the Chinese private garden, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Keswick, Maggie, 2003, The Chinese Garden: History, Art and Architecture, Rev (3rd) edn, ed Alison Hardie, London: Frances Lincoln.
Rinaldi, Bianca Maria, 2011, The Chinese Garden, Garden Types for Contemporary Landscape Architecture, Basel: Birkhâuser.
Wang, Joseph Cho, 1998, The Chinese Garden, Images of Asia, Hong Kong: Oxford University Press.JAPAN
Locher, Mira, 2012, Zen Gardens: The Complete Works of Shunmyo Masuno, Japan’s Leading garden designer, Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing/Periplus.
Keane, Marc Peter, 1996, Japanese Garden Design, Tuttle Publishing, Boston, 2004.
Kuck, Loraine, 1980, The World of the Japanese Garden: From Chinese Origins to Modern Landscape Art, rprt with corrections, New York: Weatherill. [1968]
Slawson, David A, 1987, Secret Teachings in the Art of Japanese Gardens: Design Principles, Aesthetic Values, Kodansha International, Tokyo.
Takei, Jiro & Marc P Keane, eds & trans, 2001, Sakuteiki: Visions of the Japanese Garden, Tuttle Publishing, Boston.
Tschumi, Christian, 2007, Mirei Shigemori – Rebel in the Garden: Modern Japanese Landscape Architecture, Basel: Birkhäuser.KOREA
The Korean Institute of Traditional Landscape Architecture, 2007, Korean Traditional Landscape Architecture, Elizabeth, NJ & Seoul: Hollym.
Min Kyung-Hyun, 1992, Korean Gardens: The beauty of Korean gardens represents a spiritual world through their historical development, Seoul, Korea: Borim Editions Seoul.
Last updated: 31 January 2024