Technology in Landscape Architecture

Full portfolio available at:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17w7d2e76nwa5TVmSoJWKcT96Xr6hu8WD/view?usp=sharing

Course Introduction

As with any art or science, the successful practice of landscape architecture is dependent on a comprehensive understanding of materials and their related technologies. In landscape we can choose from a very broad spectrum of materials from the natural to the artificial, from the inert to the organic, and deploy them over a wide range of physical and temporal scales. This course explores components of the natural landscape, how we can manipulate them to form new landscapes, and how the processes of doing so can be a methodology

for design.

Project 1 - Drawing the Ground

This project is comprised of two parts both centered at the campus' lily pond: one group video about measuring contour line/ surface levels/ gradient etc,; another hand-drawn individual drawing resketching the site plan with designated scale and representations.

Project 2 - Gradient Case Study

This is a short case study of slope gradient design at Taikoo Park, HK. Based on first-hand site visit measurements and drawings, the relationship between slope gradient and site zoning/ materiality/ purpose/ detailing etc. are analyzed.

Project 3 - Designing a Set of Steps

Based on an imaginative landscape provided, students are required to form a new connection from the existing path within the open space area on the north side, down a slope, to the footpath adjacent to the road at the south. Considering relevant building regulations, students have to determine the layout for staircase that meets the technical requirements while making best use of the existing condition.

Project 1 video: