HKU-Landscape-Annual-2013-14

MLA
ARCH102
Landscape Design
Studio 2
Instructors:
Melissa Cate Christ, Ivan Valin,
Scott Jennings Melbourne
Landscape Design
Studio 2
This studio introduced the idea of landscape architecture
as an environmental practice through an exploration of the
fundamental concepts, methods, and challenges of designing
within ecological contexts.
The course specifically examined the interaction of landscape
structures and systems (geology, hydrology, climate) within
urban and peri-urban environments. Students focused on a
waterfront site in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) for the duration
of the studio, and engaged in a range of design and research
exercises in the development of landscape strategies and
consequent site designs.
Shifting Sites: Yangon – systems,
scales and strategies in
the urban landscape
In addition to strengthening their knowledge and skills within
the landscape discipline, students were exposed to issues and
concepts that traditionally lie outside of the practice, in fields
such as urban planning, engineering, and landscape ecology.
Work in the studio was complimented by a one week-long trip
to Yangon to meet with the professionals and officials who are
responsible for guiding the development of the city and to gain
first-hand experience in field research and documentation.
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