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Shaping the Landscape (ABPL90271)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Overview
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Landscape grading and its representation has an intense and rich history. Within this subject we explore the relationship between digital modelling, geological processes and design with landform. We will be investigating and testing methods for representing conceptual, structural, aesthetic and engineering design decisions.
The subject is structured in two parts: The first part develops skills in traditional hand drawn landscape design tools while the second part develops skills in evolving software to represent complex intersections between the landform of existing sites and proposals for built form.
The importance of landform modelling to the design vocabulary of landscape architecture will be introduced, alongside fundamental principles of drainage, levels, surveying and representation techniques.
Prescribed software programs with no cost
Autodesk Civil 3D
Autodesk 3Ds Max
QGIS (Opensource)
Prescribed software programs with a cost
Chaos Group Vray
Prescribed software tools (cost varies)
Layout software (e.g. Affinity Publisher)
Details of software availability and pricing are captured at: https://msd.unimelb.edu.au/current-students/student-experience/it-support
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of the subject, students should be able to:
- Develop skills for working with 2D, 3D, manual and digital representation mediums used in the design and interdisciplinary communication of landform and site grading.
- Make landscape grading and drainage design decisions and articulate how they influence the human experience.
- Apply an iterative process to design development, that reflects industry practice.
- Produce creative and technically accurate responses to grading and drainage problems clearly defined by design intentions.
- Describe and apply the Australian standard AS 1428.1 Design for Access and Mobility.
- Apply fundamental science and mathematics to technical grading and drainage problems.
Generic skills
- Demonstrate an ability to collate and reproduce your work in a logical manner.
- Use the correct technical terminology for landscape grading.
- Develop creative responses to complex problems.
- Demonstrate ability to develop creative responses to complex problems.
- Demonstrate critical thinking through design experimentation and making.
- Support your design decisions with clear argument.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into one of the following:
- Admission into or selection of one of the following:
- MC-LARCH Master of Landscape Architecture
- 300pt Program course entry point in the MC-LARCH Master of Landscape Architecture
- MC-ARCLARC Master of Architecture/Master of Landscape Architecture
- 400pt Program course entry point in the MC-LARCHUD Master of Landscape Architecture/Master of Urban Design
- 400pt Program course entry point in the MC-LARCHUP Master of Landscape Architecture/Master of Urban Planning
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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LARC30001 | Site Tectonics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
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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An individual design assignment
| Week 6 | 40% |
An individual design assignment
| Week 8 | 20% |
An individual final design project which develops the initial 2-dimensional design into a 3-dimensional visualisation model
| End of semester | 40% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Nano Langenheim Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 4 hours per week including lecture class, workshop and tutorial Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
170 Hours
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Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Petschek, Peter (2008), Grading for Landscape Architects and Architects, Birkhauser.
- 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.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024