| Throughout the course
of study, the core curriculum is arranged in 3 broad strands of
landscape design, construction and horticulture. In the study of
landscape design,
the design studio is inevitably the primary focus. But to design
successfully, you need knowledge and understanding of the cultural,
historical, technical and practical subjects which are integrated
– often implicitly – in the design process and explicitly
in the construction module.
Each semester, students will complete at least one major design
assignment in studio and in their own time, based on real site and
client, plus additional projects to be completed in their own time.
They will also attend lectures outlined in the curriculum starting
with design philosophy, progressing to construction and specification
and finally concentrating on planting design theory and professional
practice. |
Other elements of the course consist of a range of associated subjects
of which, garden history, construction, professional practice and
planting design are the most important. These are taught through
lectures and seminars and are expected both to provide a wider design
understanding and to inform project work.
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