Program Overview

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Program Overview

The University of Copenhagen offers a Bachelor's program in Landscape Architecture, which includes a course titled "Plan and Design 1" (NIGB15018U).

Course Description

The course "Plan and Design 1" is a studio course that serves as an introduction to the field of landscape architecture and urban design. It explores fundamental knowledge, concepts, and methods within landscape architecture and urban design through exercises, assignments, lectures, text readings, and fieldwork.

Design Methods

The course instructs and trains students in analytical drawing, visual and graphic techniques, and the use of physical models. The focus is on analog methods in combination with basic digital tools.

Design Assignments

Students work on planning and design assignments of varying durations, primarily concrete and realistic, with simple prerequisites. Possible topics for assignments include parks, gardens, building plans, and urban renewal. The assignments have different locations and topics, and one assignment involves registering and analyzing a site and its needs, and then developing a synthesis, i.e., a proposal.

Study Techniques

The course introduces study techniques for registration, analysis, sketching, and communication, with an emphasis on group work and desk guidance.

Learning Objectives

The course aims to provide students with:

• Knowledge of the working field of landscape architects and planners, as well as familiarity with basic professional concepts.
• Understanding of the development of the field, focusing on historical and contemporary reference projects.
• Skills in design thinking, with a focus on synthesizing multiple inputs and evaluating relevant methods and approaches to project development and proposal presentation.
• Competencies in observation and understanding of landscapes, application of sketching techniques, creative problem-solving, and communication of one's own observations with simultaneous development of aesthetic awareness.

Teaching Materials

Teaching materials are available on Absalon.

Teaching Methods

The course consists of project work, lectures, fieldwork, exercises, and desk guidance, as well as group presentations.

Workload

The estimated workload for the course is:

• Lectures: 12 hours
• Preparation: 219 hours
• Practical exercises: 124 hours
• Fieldwork: 15 hours
• Excursions: 30 hours
• Laboratory work: 8 hours
• Guidance: 3 hours
• Examination: 1 hour
• Total: 412 hours

Feedback

Feedback is provided in various forms, including:

• Written feedback
• Oral feedback
• Individual feedback
• Collective feedback
• Ongoing feedback during the course
• Feedback at the final examination (in addition to the grade)
• Peer feedback (students giving each other feedback)

Examination

The examination is a 20-minute oral exam, where students draw an examination question and have 60 minutes to prepare before answering the question in relation to the exercise and assignment work.

Examination Requirements

To be eligible for the examination, students must submit and have approved 3-5 assignments, which are submitted throughout the course.

Allowed Aids

All aids are allowed during the examination.

Assessment

The assessment is based on a 7-point scale, and there is no external censorship. Multiple internal assessors are used.

Re-examination

The re-examination is identical to the regular examination, and the requirements for admission to the re-examination must be met 3 weeks before the re-examination.

Assessment Criteria

The assessment criteria are based on the learning objectives, which include knowledge, skills, and competencies in landscape architecture and urban design.

Course Information

• Language: Danish
• Course code: NIGB15018U
• ECTS points: 15
• Level: Bachelor
• Duration: 2 blocks
• Placement: Block 1 and Block 2
• Schedule group: A (Tuesday 8-12 + Thursday 8-17)
• Course capacity: 75

Study Board

The study board for the course is the Study Board for Geosciences and Planning.

Offering Institute

The course is offered by the Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management.

Offering Faculty

The course is offered by the Faculty of Science.

Course Responsible

The course is responsible for Richard Hare and Peter Lundsgaard Hansen.

Teachers

The teachers for the course are Anne Wagner and Henrik Vejre.