HKU-Landscape-Annual-2013-14

BA(LS)
ARCH2039
(with ARCH7104/7105)
Technology in
Landscape Architecture:
Site Engineering
Instructors:
Scott Jennings Melbourne,
Suvarna Apte Dalvie
Technology in
Landscape Architecture:
Site Engineering
Landscape architects operate in the physical realm, helping
shape expansive landscapes and more urban environments
inhabited by people. If we are to be effective as landscape
architects and realize our design goals, we must have a facility
with the tools and techniques required for driving these
manipulations. Ideas are critical, but not enough on their own.
This course aimed to prepare students with a foundational
understanding of the engineering of sites and the ways in
which design objectives are translated into built form. The
course sequence was organized around topics including: site
analysis and responsive site planning; landform; the design
of structural elements such as walls and steps; soils and
earthwork; storm water management; and finally site layout
and road design. These subjects embody essential knowledge
and skills at the core of our discipline.
Technology in Landscape
Architecture: Site Engineering
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Seattle Olympic Sculpture
Park under construction
(photo: Scott Jennings
Melbourne)
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Waterfront, Yangon,
Myanmar (photo: Scott
Jennings Melbourne)
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