Landscape Architecture 1 - Introduction
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 555TKZ1 | Z,ZK | 3 | 2P+1C | English |
- Course guarantor:
- Radmila Fingerová
- Lecturer:
- Radmila Fingerová
- Tutor:
- Radmila Fingerová
- Supervisor:
- Department of Landscape Architecture
- Synopsis:
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This course is about obtaining knowledge through sharing and developing ideas regarding the history of garden art and landscape architecture and contemporary trends of landscape architecture worldwide. Students write essays, make site research in Prague (historical gardens, parks, public spaces) and make PowerPoint presentation concerning landscape architecture in their country.
- Requirements:
- Syllabus of lectures:
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1. Introduction to the subject of LA. 2. Gardens, parks and landscapes in Prague and in the Czech Republic 3. Historical gardens and parks in Asia and Europe. 4. Gardens of the Renaissance, the Mannerism and the Baroque, French classical parks and gardens. 5. English gardens and parks. 6. American gardens and parks from Central Park to 2014, development of city park systems and parkways. 7.- 13. Contemporary gardens, parks and public spaces in the Czech Republic, Europe, Americas, Asia and Australia
- Syllabus of tutorials:
- Study Objective:
- Study materials:
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1. Norbeg - Schultz, Christian: Genius Loci: Towards a Phenomenology of Architecture, Rizzoli, New York, 1980, 1984. 2. Newton, Norman T.: Design on the Land, Harvard University Press, 1971. 3. Thacker, Christopher: The History of Gardens, University of California Press, 1979. 4.Gordon Cullen:The Concise Townscape.5.www.TOPOS.de, www.iflaonline.org, www.asla.org, www.csla.org
- Note:
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The minimum number of students to open the course is 5. EXCEPTION for self-paying students: if there are less than 5 students, the course will be taught in consultations.
- Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:
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06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri - Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:
- Time-table is not available yet
- The course is a part of the following study plans: