Course code Arhi4040
Credit points 6
Landscape Architecture and Design V
Total Hours in Course162
Number of hours for lectures16
Number of hours for seminars and practical classes24
Independent study hours122
Date of course confirmation17.09.2013
Responsible UnitInstitute of Civil Engineering and Wood Processing
Course developers
Aija Ziemeļniece
Dr. arch.
Silvija Rubene
Mg. sc. ing.
Prior knowledge
Arhi3021, Architecture of Buildings II
Arhi3048, Landscape Architecture and Design II
Arhi3049, Landscape Architecture and Design III
Arhi3055, Public and Private Green AreasIII
Arhi3056, Landscape Architecture Theory II
Arhi4027, Landscape Analysis II
Arhi4039, Landscape Architecture and Design IV
Arhi4041, Functional Design of Landscape II
Biol2011, Geobotany and Dendrology
LauZ3128, Landscaping I
MežZ3056, Species and Habitat Protection
Course abstract
The aim of the study course is to acquire the design of big scale landscape with inclusion of the rural landscape, forest landscape or production area. It is needed to work out a proposal for reuse of the production and other degraded area, revitalization of cultural-historical landscape or rural area territory. The course project consists of the general-plan, greenery plan, cross section and elevation drawings, all the needed specifications and details. The project established is developed by a computer graphics. In study course are included topics about climate changes in rural areas.
Learning outcomes and their assessment
The outcome of the study course:
• knowledge about large-scale territory area design, planning of tourism and recreation objects, different territory revitalization of different areas and modelling of functional, compositional and aesthetic tasks in larger scale objects,
• establish skills ins reshaping of territory relief of the area and artificial water basin designing of an artificial water basin and work out of the general plan,
• ability to use SWID analyses for the evaluation assessment of the visual quality and landscape potential of the area.
Compulsory reading
1. Melluma A., Leinerte M. Ainava un cilvēks. Rīga: Avots, 1992. 173 lpp.
2. Beer A.R., Higgins C. Environmental Planning for Site Development. A manual for sustainable local planning and design. London: E&FN Spon.,2000. 352 p.
3. Bells S., Nikodemus O. Rokasgrāmata meža ainavas plānošanai un dizainam. Rīga: Valsts meža dienests, LTS International Ltd., 2000. 75 lpp.
4. Latvijas biotopi. Klasifikators. Rīga: Latvijas Dabas fonds, 2001. 96 lpp.
5. Lyall S. Künstliche Landschaften. Basel: Birkhäuser, 1991. 239 p.
Further reading
1. Ainavu plānošana, apsaimniekošana un aizsardzība lauku pašvaldībās. Metodisks materiāls. Rīga: VARAM, 2001. 28 lpp.
2. Landscape transformed. Academy editions, 1996. 112 p.
3. Baumeister N. New Landscape Architecture. Berlin: Braun, 2007. 350 p.
4. Wang Y., Dawson R., Han D., Peng J., Liu Z., Ding Y. Landscape ecological planning and design of degraded mining land. Land Degradation & Development, No. 12, 2001, p. 449–459.
Periodicals and other sources
1. Garten + Landschaft. ISSN: 0016-4720.
2. Topos. Published by Callwey Verlag. ISSN: 0942-752X.
3. Latvijas Architektūra: arhitektūras, dizaina un vides apskats. ISSN 1407-4923.