AI3023 Landscape Architecture Syllabus:

AI3023 Landscape Architecture Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

 To understand the paradigms in landscape architecture in the post-industrial revolution era and to understand the multifaceted dimensions of landscape architecture such as ecology, environment and sustainability.
 To study the contemporary landscape and the manifestation in the western and Indian contexts.

UNIT I BASICS OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Site analysis, synthesis, suitability, landscape zoning and planning with landscape land uses for medium to large scale projects. Evolving an open space structure for the site and suggesting a suitable landscape treatment with respect to ecological, functional, cultural and visual contexts.

UNIT II LANDSCAPE FORMULATIONS

Process for landscape project formulation and landscape design development based on synthesis. Examining how humans occupy exterior space and combines this information with the principles of design to create garden scale models.

UNIT III SITE MOBILIZATION

Site mobilization; Sequence of site activity, site protection measures, site implementation checklist. Design and detailing of hard landscapes: Roads, paving, barriers, edge conditions -functions, types, criteria for selection, design aspects, details.

UNIT IV ILLUMINATION

Outdoor lighting: Definition of technical terms, types of electrical lighting, types of fixtures, auxiliary fixtures. Principles of design for outdoor illumination, design and type of effects with electrical lighting. Safety precautions and drawbacks of electrical lighting, electrical accessories and their installation. Solar energy and lighting.

UNIT V IRRIGATION FEATURES

Water features and Irrigation systems: Design of water features such as swimming pools, cascades, fountains etc., and their technical requirements. Consideration for design and detail of water bodies and natural ponds. Design of irrigation system – landscape area types, Course Overviews and design, water needs and sources, application, methods of installation. Control systems, scheduling and maintenance.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:

CO1 To equip the students to do landscape working drawings and preparation of bill of quantities and estimation.
CO2 To understand the design solutions for larger sites and express the same using models.
CO3 To understand the different concepts of landscape formulations.
CO4 To acquire the knowledge of illumination and lighting.
CO5 To obtain the knowledge on design of water bodies and irrigation systems.

TEXT BOOKS

1. Simonds. J. O. 1961. Landscape Architecture: The Shaping of Man’s Natural Environment. F.W. Dodge Cooperation, London Harris.C.W. and Din, N.T. 1997. Time Saver Standards For Landscape Architecture. Mcgraw – Hill International Edition, Arch. Series
2. Starke .B. and Simonds, J. O. 2013. Landscape Architecture: A Manual of Site Planning and Design. 5th edition. McGraw-Hill Professional.

REFERENCES

1. Shaheer, M., Dua, G.W. and Pal, A.2012. Landscape Architecture in India: A Reader. Indian Journal of Landscape Architecture.
2. Reid, G. W. 1993. From Concept to Form: In Landscape Design. John Wiley & Sons.