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Program of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design

İÇT379

INTRODUCTION TO INTERIOR LANDSCAPE DESIGN

Course Code
İÇT379
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
4
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS4
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Gain the necessary basic information about interior landscape design and applications.
  2. Learn the necessary sources of information about the subject of the course;
  3. Understand the relevant historical formations and developments;
  4. Learns design and application types, forms, tools used and their functions.
  5. Comprehend how to relate and use the learned information;
  6. As a result of all the above, he/she acquires the necessary knowledge and equipment for understanding his/her field and developing himself/herself in the field.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components-
Course DescriptionThis course is planned to provide undergraduate students with the necessary knowledge about interior landscape (plantscape, softscape) designs and applications that enrich the aesthetic and functional features of the interiors of architectural structures. For this purpose, (a) the historical development of the use of landscape architectural designs and applications in interior spaces, (b) the quantitative and qualitative diversification of the landscape design, application and aesthetics that emerge with this development, (c) meaning and functional outcomes of indoor plants such as absorbing and reducing noise, providing acoustic control, keeping dust in their body, controlling the light and cleaning the air by producing oxygen, (d) the importance and usage of morphological features such as habitus, stem, leaf, flower and fruit, (e) bestowing aesthetic beauty, special identity, dynamic impact and making positive contributions to human psychology through the plantscape design and applications will be covered. This knowledge will be enriched by emphasizing on the topics such as (a) types and classification of indoor plant species, (b) determination of proper interior place, creation of environmental conditions and maintenance for their survival, (c) the importance of the nature of horizontal and vertical designs in ecological context, (d) principles of interior landscape design. The course will be conducted in the classroom and in the field with a participatory learning. At the end of the semester, the student will both gain knowledge about the course subjects and develop their intellectual and practical skills on issues such as interior landscape design, the general characteristics of the plants to be used, making suitable choices for the place and the plants, the locational application of them, and finding possible solutions to interior location and plant related problems. Thus, when the student graduates, he/she will have the possibility to be more successful (a) in evaluating his/her own and other indoor spaces, (b) in the design of all kinds of organized interiors while working professionally in his/her field, and (c) in creating and applying designs in occupational conditions that require working together with different disciplines.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Basic information about the course and student responsibilities
2nd Week Basic concepts to know: interior space, architectural structure, landscape architecture, design, aesthetics, function, quantitative and qualitative diversification etc.
3rd Week Historical development of the use of landscape architecture in interior spaces
4th Week Quantitative and qualitative diversification of interior landscape design, applications and aesthetics that come with historical development
5th Week Visual examples of today's various indoor landscaping arrangements in Turkey and in the world
6th Week The benefits/functions of indoor landscaping for indoor living; the meanings and consequences of these benefits/functions; what they bring to the environment and life in other contexts such as quality of life and aesthetics.
7th Week Midterm exam
8th Week Interior landscape design and application, elements, types, tools, types of spaces used, visual examples of all these Indoor landscape plants, morphological features, classification of these plants, usage patterns and differing usage areas, their visual examples
9th Week Appropriate use of indoor plants; providing the necessary environmental conditions for the life of plants in these places,
10th Week The characteristics of the design, application and maintenance required for the
11th Week sustainability of the elements that make up the interior landscape arrangement
12th Week Location visits in order to observe and understand examples of different interior arrangements
13th Week Location visits in order to observe and understand examples of different interior arrangements
14th Week General assessment via in-class oral participation by students
Recommended or Required ReadingInstead of being limited to a single mandatory resource, multiple different resources will be used to the weeks. Students are responsible for coming to the lesson prepared by reading the resources related to each week, apart from the resources I have provided, so that we can create a meaningful information sharing and discussion environment.
The following resources will be provided to students digitally:
- Analysis of indoor ecological landscape design principles (Bianling Zhang)
- Interior softscaping (Surendra Nath)
- Exploring Various Landscape Design and its Characteristics (Ramachandran Manickam and others)
- Interior Landscape Installation and Maintenance
- Analysis of the integration of indoor ecological landscape design and interior decoration design (Qiu Zhenfeng)
- Interior Landscape Techniques and Its Contribution to The Interior Places Environmentally (Amany A. Mohamed)
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Problem Solving
  • Practice
  • Other
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 2 20
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 4 56
Preparation for Final exam 1 2 2
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 2 2 4
Presentation (including preperation) 1 4 4
Total Work Load120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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