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Landscape Studio 4 Strategies (ABPL90170)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)
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Contact information
Semester 2
Email: chens@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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A studio-based subject that engages with large scale landscapes. GIS applications are introduced as a tool for exploring ecological and cultural systems across multiple scales to inform better planning, design and development strategies for sustainability.
Incidental costs:
Students will be required to design and print A1 or A0 size drawings for pin-up presentations and crits; cost approx. $240 to $300 per person.
Prescribed software programs with no cost
ESRI ArcGIS Pro
Details of software availability and pricing are captured at: https://msd.unimelb.edu.au/current-students/student-experience/it-support
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of the subject, students should have an understanding of:
- The processes of conducting landscape assessment and landscape planning;
- Technical skills (GIS) as required for broad scale landscape analysis and assessment;
- Exploring ecological and cultural systems across multiple scales to inform better planning and design strategies;
- Strategic planning that engages with sustainable urban growth at regional or metropolitan scales;
- Comprehensive planning at suburban level that integrates broader urban and landscape issues, especially issues of ecological and economic concern.
Generic skills
- Exploration of comprehensive mapping techniques.
- Creative application of specialist software (GIS).
- Development of strategic design decisions.
- Ability to respond to cultural, ecological and spatial contexts.
- Ability to apply skills in design research.
- Creative response to complex problem.
Last updated: 31 January 2024