Program Overview

Program Overview

The University of Copenhagen offers a range of programs, including Bachelor's, Master's, PhD, and Continuing Education. The program details are as follows:

Program Details

LSLS10151U Planter, design og projektering

Course Description

This course is an introduction to working with plants and designing with plants. The course also covers the technical drawing material required for a project. The student will gain a basic understanding of the factors that contribute to creating good green urban areas, including the human-made cultural basis and view of nature, landscape architecture, and urban planning.

Course Objectives

The objective of the course is to provide the student with an introduction to design, landscape architecture, and project planning of urban green areas, with a special focus on the application of plants.

Course Content

The course covers the following topics:

• Registration and analysis
• Spatial relationships
• Drawing types - sketch, plan, section, and technical drawing in AutoCAD
• Phases in a typical project process
• Plant quality and plant selection
• Development potential of plantings under typical growth conditions
• Importance of plantings for human stay and well-being in urban spaces and parks

Learning Outcomes

The student will acquire the following knowledge, skills, and competencies:

• Knowledge:
  • Basic sketching and drawing techniques
  • Ability to read and understand plant drawings, sections, and technical drawings
  • Understanding of the factors that contribute to creating attractive urban environments
  • Knowledge of the phases in a project process
  • Basic knowledge of plants
• Skills:
  • Ability to apply registration and analysis as a basis for developing green areas
  • Ability to prepare plant drawings, plant plans, and simple technical drawings containing relevant information
  • Ability to give and receive constructive feedback in connection with project planning of green areas
  • Ability to present and communicate a plan proposal to professionals
  • Ability to find and apply relevant information about plants for urban plant use
• Competencies:
  • Ability to make argued choices of landscape analyses and reflect on landscape architectural solutions in urban areas
  • Ability to make argued plant choices and apply plantings as a spatial element
  • Ability to evaluate plan proposals and plant plans and participate in a professional dialogue
  • Ability to argue professionally for and reflect on one's own choices in connection with project planning of green areas and plant use

Teaching Methods

The course is based on a continuous project area. Various theories, examples, methods, and tools are presented in lectures and exercise assignments. The teaching will primarily take the form of project work with guidance from the teacher, lectures, and presentations and discussions in groups and plenary. Registration of physical and spatial conditions takes place outdoors.

Course Information

• Language: Danish
• Course code: LSLS10151U
• ECTS points: 15
• Level: Professionsbachelor
• Duration: 1 block
• Placement: Block 2
• Course capacity: No limitation - unless you sign up in the late registration period (BA and KA) or as a merit or single-course student.

Examination

• Examination form: Written submission
• Oral examination based on submission, 40 minutes
• Examination details: A project including a specified series of drawings is submitted and presented at the oral examination. Submission is made both digitally and physically. General teaching content and excursion content may be included in the examination. The overall performance (project and presentation) is assessed in relation to the course objectives.

Assessment Criteria

The assessment is based on the course objectives, learning outcomes, and the student's ability to apply the knowledge and skills acquired during the course.

Institute and Faculty

• Institute: Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management
• Faculty: Faculty of Science

Course Responsible

• Anders Dam

Teachers

• Anders Dam