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MIM 505 - Urban Design and Landscape Architecture

Graduate Education Institute · Architecture · Master

ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Doç. Dr. Bahar FERAH

Course Objective

In this course, concepts of landscape design and park design and functions of these arrangements and designs in urban life will be processed. Basic information about soil ecology which is required when designing a green area will be given. Current examples of landscape design and park design approaches will be shown. It will tell you which of the most important park elements and natural plants are used in urban area regulation. Information will be given on the development of the park architecture from the date to the present day. At the end of the course, it is aimed to discover that the concept of landscape design is a product of nature and culture. The concept that landscape design is part of urbanization will be tried to be explained during the course. It will also focus on the role of green spaces in urban settlements. At the end of the course, the application of concepts learned with a field study will be made.

Course Content

Green Areas in Urban and Metropolis Levels, Design Principles and Practices, Definition of Urban Public Space, Squares and Pedestrian Zones, Urban Green Area Classification, Elementary School, Neighborhood Unit, Neighborhood Unit planning and design principles and applications, definition of urban landscape, its scope, formation and historical process, urban landscape elements, urban landscape analysis, external and internal landscape concepts, urban landscape, urban form and urban identity relations.

Required Resources

Course notes.

Recommended Resources

Course notes.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. To be able to recognize current urban landscape studies and to be able to analyze them through urban parks
  2. Gaining basic knowledge about landscape arrangement
  3. To be able to analyze and apply landscape design and urban design relation
  4. Peyzaj tasarımı ve kentsel tasarım ilişkisini analiz edebilmek ve uygulamaya aktararbilmek

Core Area Distribution

(58) Architecture and Building%100

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionPresentation

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)15345
Out of Class Study Period5210
Midterm000
Quiz000
Assignment24080
Practice000
Final15555

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Explanation of how the course worksreadings
2Landscape editing-basic informationreadings
3Landscape editing-basic informationreadings
4Landscape editing-basic informationreadings
5Green design, ecology and sustainable designreadings
6Green design, ecology and sustainable designreadings
7I. Research paperreadings
8midtermmidterm
9Green design, ecology and sustainable designreadings
10Landscape works, parks and current urban landscape studiesreadings
11Landscape works, parks and current urban landscape studiesreadings
12Landscape works, parks and current urban landscape studiesreadings
13II. Research paperreadings
14Landscape design: research, analysis and projectingreadings
15Landscape design: research, analysis and projectingreadings
16Final examFinal exam