The aim of the course is to enable students to develop landscape project production skills and basic design competence through studio studies carried out in line with design principles and elements. Within the scope of the course, students are expected to define design objectives for a given topic and project site, manage the problem-solving process, develop alternative design solutions, formulate design scenarios for the change and transformation of the landscape, and present these proposals by transforming them into a project file through two- and three-dimensional visualizations.

Within the scope of the Design Studio I course, general information is provided about the course procedure, scope, studio rules, working requirements, and tools and materials to be used. The target design area and scale of the course are addressed within a scale range of 1/50–1/200, extending from residential gardens to neighborhood parks. The landscape design process is carried out from project preparation to presentation through individual studies, assignments, studio reviews, and interim evaluations. The project production stages include existing condition and environmental analysis, determination of program elements, functional diagram, conceptual diagram, concept/preliminary project, structural and planting implementation project, and detail projects. At the end of the semester, students transform their completed projects into a project file and present them using appropriate presentation techniques. During the semester, evaluation is based on participation/performance, assignments, and project submission, which together account for 40%. The end-of-semester evaluation relies on the submission of the final project file (60%). Students repeating the course must fulfill all assignments, participation/performance tasks, and project submissions anew, in line with the current assessment framework.