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Contemporary Theory and Research - LAND2421
 FBE

   
   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
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:Band 2 (more info)
 
   
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
  

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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