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65 608 Landscape practices
Admission to the International Master of Landscape Architecutre, specializing in subartic landscape and territorial studies.
Through the course, you will learn to differentiate between urban, landscape and territorial practices. These practices make it possible to add different perspectives to the spectrum of human activities which impact and form landscapes in the Arctic/subarctic region. These three perspectives overlap with each other and are thematised in the studio courses. This course’s start point and research work are connected explicitly to landscape practices.With a practical focus, it underscores how we actively form landscapes through different practices in interaction with the landscapes’ specific ecosystems.Landscape practices can, among other things, be connected to recreational use of landscapes, the cultivation of landscapes, raw material extraction and other uses of natural resources, as well as the adaptation and design of landscapes in connection with major construction projects. The concept of landscape practices also includes landscapes continual transformation, how different landscapes practices have replaced each other or developed over time, in addition to completelynew forms of landscape use. Central to this course is a discussion of the culture-nature binary and different perspectives on nature, including issues connected to the idea of the Anthropoceneas a new geological epoch. This discussion is essential in relation to the understanding of the landscape in the Arctic/subarctic, characterized by humans use through generations, but which is now increasingly also shaped by new types of activities and influenced by humans' impact on global climate and global nutrient cycles.
After passing the course, the student will have the following learning outcomes:
Knowledge:
•Specific knowledge about the relationship between perspectives on nature and landscape practices.
•General knowledge about landscapes in the Arctic/subarctic and landscapes ongoing transformation which follows from shifting practices.
•Knowledge of nature restoration and ecological restoration.
•Understanding of landscape architectures role in relation to landscape practices and the ambition of sustainable societal development.
Skills:
•To be able to analyse landscape with the view to identify how they are impacted and formed through different landscape practices.
•To be able to develop landscape architectural responcesto issues connected to landscape practices, at an advanced level,through design research.
•To be able to incorporate and apply own observations and experiences to qualify landscape architectural project proposals.
•To be able to incorporate and apply basic knowledge about biodiversity and ecosystems to qualify landscape architectural project proposals.
•To be able to convey landscape architectural intentions in a manner which expresses empathy and understanding for the relevant landscape.
General Competence:
•The ability to independently apply knowledge and skills and, to a significant degree, facilitate own work process.
•The ability to describe the issues with a significant degree of complexity.
•The ability to collaborate with others in the field and, to a significant degree, take responsibility for own and others learning.
•The ability, to a significant degree, to reflect critically upon landscape architecture’s societal relevance andthe potential role of the landscape architect.
Project-based teaching with individual or group supervision. In addition, the teaching can be implemented through site visits, fieldwork, lectures and workshops. Review of project work in group seminars constitutes an essential part of the teaching.The teaching invites critical study of existing, and development of new, practices, which can support the ambition of sustainable societal development.
| Obligatorisk arbeidskrav | Påkrevde arbeidskrav | Oppmøte påkrevd | Kommentar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annet - spesifiser i kommentarfeltet | Ikke påkrevd | The following work requirements must be met before the exam can take place:•Presentationof analysis work.•Completed fieldwork.•Documented design exploration in association with the project. |
| Vurderingsform | Gruppering | Karakterskala | Kommentar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prosjektoppgave | Individuell | Bestått / ikke bestått | The exam consists of two parts:1.Exhibited work 2.Oral exam based on an oral/visual presentation of the work process connected to the exhibited work. Exams are assessed with Pass / Fail. |