Course

Contemporary Theory and Research - LAND2421

Faculty: Built Environment

School: Landscape Architecture Program

Course Outline: Built Environment

Campus: Sydney

Career: Undergraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3

Enrolment Requirements:

Pre-requisite: LAND1322

CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

Students develop in depth knowledge of contemporary landscape design through a detailed review of current projects, built works and writings. Students will investigate and test current theories of design in landscape architecture, through the critical analysis of recent work. Current concerns in landscape design will be reviewed against the trajectory of twentieth century modernism. Development of the critical methodological and stylistic skills involved in researching, writing and presenting essays, theses, articles, papers and reports. Each student researches and prepares a literature review, a seminar presentation and a research paper.


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