Projektseminar ONLINE SEMINAR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN EUROPE

The seminar will add to a critical understanding of crucial aspects of landscape architecture. Along different assignments and interactive tools, the students will practice and enhance their methodological skill set and train communication and team work competences. The specific learning environment offers opportunities for an intercultural exchange with peers. Landscapes are the physical manifestation of manifold forces and processes. Geology and climate shape them as well as changing human uses, regulations and values. In order to be able to develop visions and concepts for future landscapes, we need a wellgrounded understanding of these different forces and their correlation. This online seminar aims at exploring some of these aspects. The international setting of the seminar will give additional insight in possible cultural similarities and differences of values, approaches and goals of landscapes and their development. Besides readings and guest lectures about different theories and concepts, the students will analyze the landscape of their university town. All groups will follow the same assignments and format in order to get comparable results and discuss possible similarities and differences. Requirements: Stable internet connection (DSL), PC or laptop with Windows operating system, headset; ability to express oneself fluently in English, spoken and written and willingness to work in international student groups. http://draco.hfwu.de/~wikienfk5/index.php/Landscape_Concepts_2010 FB 06 Architektur, Stadtplanung, Landschaftsplanung Uni Kassel WiSe 2010/11 Landschaftsarchitektur und Landschaftsplanung Stadt- und Regionalplanung Univ.-Prof. Dr. Bruns Diedrich