Objectives and competences
– understanding the basics and the purpose of open space design, nature conservation and cultural landscape conservation;
– familiarity with landscape typology;
– familiarity with spatial documents and legislation
– familiarity with historical development of open space design;
– knowledge of basic techniques and methods in planning of private, semi-public and public open spaces;
– understanding of design approach: inventory, analyses, concepts development to multiple design solutions;
- knowledge of the basics of urban horticulture
Content (Syllabus outline)
Introduction to open space planning
- basic concepts
- landscape typology
- landscape regions and landscape patterns
Sustainable management of urban open space
The role of green spaces in mitigating urban heat islands and preserving biodiversity
Urban green systems in the context of health, ecology and social equity
Historical examples of green spaces as a basis for understanding contemporary approaches to sustainable urban design
The planning process and public participation
- inventory
- analyses
- concepts
- alternative solutions
Graphics in open space planning and project documentation
Private green spaces
Public and semi-public green spaces
Urban horticulture and its sustainable practice
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course the student is able:
– to use professional terminology in the field of open space design actively;
– to select and to use appropriate graphic methods and tools for landscape designing;
– to analyze independently a case study;
– to design a simple spatial solution for an open surface of any size.
Readings
• Ogrin, D. (1993). Vrtna umetnost sveta: pregled svetovne dediščine: 400 strani, 589 ilustracij, 386 barvnih (str. 400). Pudon; EWO. https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/si/sl/bib/ktfmb/36050176
• Ogrin, D. (2010). Krajinska arhitektura: [učbenik na študiju krajinske arhitekture] (str. 324). Oddelek za krajinsko arhitekturo, Biotehniška fakulteta. https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/si/sl/bib/ktfmb/253697024
• Drašler, A. (2008). O krajini z risbo = Landscape by sketching (str. 75, 55). Biotehniška fakulteta; Arhitekturni muzej. https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/si/sl/bib/ukm/236964864
• Plevnik, A., Mladenovič, L., Balant, M., & Hudoklin, A. (2023). Udobna mesta: priporočila s primeri dobrih praks (str. 51). Ministrstvo za naravne vire in prostor, Direktorat za prostor in graditev. https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/si/sl/bib/149362435
• Pogačar, K., Lep, M., Renčelj, M., Rozman Cafuta, M., & Gruden, C. (2022). Hoja - mobilnost za prihodnost: nacionalne smernice za infrastrukturo za hojo (str. 88). Republika Slovenija, Ministrstvo za infrastrukturo. https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/si/sl/bib/ukm/125999619
