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Master's of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design without Thesis

IAED569

ECOLOGIC LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND SUSTAINABLE LIFE IN INTERIOR ENVIRONMENTS

Course Code
IAED569
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree Without Thesis
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Gain postgraduate level of knowledge, analysis, evaluation and inference on sustainable ecology and sustainable development
  2. Acquire knowledge about the relationship of interior ecological landscape design with sus-tainable human and plant life
  3. Understands the character of the structural and relational conditions that lead to the deteri-oration of indoors living conditions, and develops the ability to think systematically and co-herently on the meanings and consequences of solutions and practices presented and used
  4. Obtains the sensitivity and knowledge of interior design and arrangement that meets the aesthetic, practical, environmental and emotional expectations in accordance with sustain-ability
  5. Learns the necessary information to take preventive measures during the design and at con-struction stages
  6. As a result of all the above, a citizen who understands the meaning, importance and value of ecological landscape design and sustainable life indoors and chooses to organize his/her business/professional activities throughout his/her life with the sensitivity that emerges with this understanding is raised
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Componentsnone
Course DescriptionThis course is prepared in order to provide valuable knowledge and discussions on the interior eco-logical landscape design and its relation with the sustainable human and plant life. Doing so, the following topics were emphasized: (a) industrial conditions and relations that lead to the deteriora-tion and elimination of sustainable indoor living conditions, and the struggle against these condi-tions (b) meeting aesthetic, practical, environmental and emotive requirements through the con-struction and implementation of a sustainable design, (c) use of preventive measures during the design and construction stages, (d) dealing with unexpected problems during construction stage and afterwards and (e) sustainable maintenance and repair issues. The course will be in the form of lectures and discussions accompanied by visual presentations, and visiting and evaluating the places with ecological landscape design. Upon completion of the course, students will have the knowledge and skills to appropriately understand and meaningfully evaluate the topics presented and dis-cussed throughout the semester.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week -Basic information about the course and student responsibilities
2nd Week -Related concepts and conceptual explanation; landscape, landscaping, interior landscape, ecology, ecosystems, ecological landscape and the like.
3rd Week -Exploring Various Landscape Design and its Characteristics, such as urban landscape design, residential landscape design, ecological design, interior Landscape Design and so on.
4th Week -interiors; meaning and scope of landscape design innterior spaces; the place and importance of sustainability in interior design; the connection of all these with sustainable living.
5th Week -Elements used in interior landscape design; the functions of the elements, especially the plants.
6th Week -Floriculture: ornamental plants and commercial plants.Goal oriented selection of plants for interior space
7th Week -Mid-term exam
8th Week -On design guidelines: plant texture, colour, plant height,Plant spacing;light, weight, planting medium , selection of materials.
9th Week -Sustainable design principle of interior ecological landscape: The principle of ecology, Landscape principle,The artistic principle, The principle of adaptation to local/interior conditions.
10th Week -Application of types of indoor ecological landscape: Ecological Univrsity, Ecological Restaurant, Ecological hotel, The eco Club. Eco bath ve diğerleri Indoor ecological park, kaynak: analysis of indoor Scene modes of indoor ecological landscape: stone interior garden, Potted plant landscape.
11th Week -İnterior landscape maintenance for sustainable life.
12th Week -Visiting and observing two selected place having landscape design in Ankara I
13th Week -Visiting and observing two selected place having landscape design in Ankara II
14th Week -In-class presentation of the analysis and evaluation of the visited places by the students
15th Week
Recommended or Required ReadingInstead of being limited to a single mandatory resource, multiple different resources will be used according to the weeks. Students are responsible for coming to the lesson prepared by reading the resources related to each week.
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 ve diğerleri)
-Interior Landscape Installation and Maintenance
-Analysis of the integration of indoor ecological landscape design and interior decoration de-sign (Qiu Zhenfeng)
-Interior Landscape Techniques and Its Contribution to The Interior Places
Environmentally (Amany A. Mohamed),
WWW KAYNAKLARI:
-United Nations (www.un.org)
-United Nations Development Program (www.undp.org)
-Global Issues (www.globalissues.org)
-EU Sustainable Development Goals https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/internationalstrategies/sustainable-development-goals_en
-EU Environmental Policy summaries https://eurlex.europa.eu/summary/chapter/20.html
-European Green Deal https://ec.europa.eu/info/energy-climatechange-environment_en
-European Environment Agency https://www.eea.europa.eu/
-Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, (OECD) Environment Directorate - https://www.oecd.org/environment/
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Presentation
  • Questions/Answers
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 1 25
Total(%) 55
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 55
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 45
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 6 84
Preparation for Final exam 1 40 40
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 55 55
Homework 1 38 38
Presentation (including preperation) 1 30 30
Total Work Load309
Total Work Load / 30 (h)10.3
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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