Information Package / Course Catalogue
Design Studio III
Course Code: PM304
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 4
Prt.: 2
Credit: 5
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to develop students’ design competencies by enabling them to address the stages of analysis, synthesis, decision-making, and detailing in the landscape design process through an integrated approach. Students are expected to generate alternative solutions for design problems at different scales, evaluate technical, functional, and aesthetic decisions in a holistic manner, and transfer their structural and softscape knowledge into project development. In addition, the course aims to equip students with the ability to prepare design projects in accordance with technical representation principles by using digital drawing, modeling, and visualization tools, and to express and defend their design proposals through oral, visual, and written presentation methods.

Course Content

GComprehensive studio studies are conducted on the stages of analysis, synthesis, decision-making, and detailing within the landscape design process. Through design problems at different scales, students develop technical, functional, and aesthetic design decisions. Structural and planting design knowledge is integrated into project studies, while technical drawing, detailing, digital modeling, and visualization applications are carried out. The preparation of design projects as project boards, technical drawings, and presentation files, as well as their presentation and defense through verbal, visual, and written communication techniques, are addressed. The midterm assessment consists of 2 assignments (15%), 1 practical exam (20%), class participation and performance (5%). The final assessment is based on the Final/End-of-Term Project Submission (60%).Students retaking the course are required to complete all assignments, class participation/performance activities, and exams again, in accordance with the course's current assessment structure.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Ebru ERSOY TONYALOĞLU
Prof. Tendü Hilal GÖKTUĞ
Learning Outcomes
1.Analyzes natural, cultural, ecological, functional, and user-oriented data related to the project site and transfers them into the design process.
2.Develops the design problem and needs program by evaluating open space uses, recreational requirements, accessibility, user density, and environmental relationships
3.Develops concepts, functional diagrams, conceptual diagrams, and alternative design decisions based on site analyses and synthesis data.
4.Resolves spatial organization, circulation systems, open space relationships, recreational areas, and structural/planting design components at the concept project level.
5.Develops structural and planting implementation projects and detail solutions in accordance with technical drawing principles and prepares material, planting, grading, and implementation decisions in an integrated manner.
6.Presents the prepared project file using visual, written, and verbal communication techniques and defends design decisions in accordance with professional criteria.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Ching, F. D. K., 1979. Architecture: Form – Space & Order. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York.
2.Booth, N. K., 1983. Basic Elements of Landscape Architectural Design. Waveland Pres Inc., Illinois
3.Molnar, D. J. , A. J. Rutledge, 1986. Anatomy of a Park
4.Mc Grw – Hill, Inc. Reid, W. G., 1993. From Concept to Form In Landscape Design. An Nostrand Reinhold, NY
5.Yılmaz, H., Yılmaz, S., 2000. Peyzaj Mimarlığında Tasarım Süreci ve Proje Örnekleri. Bakanlar media, Erzurum. 2004 geliştirilmiş bakısı
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
The aim, scope, course procedure, studio process, submissions, and assessment criteria are explained; the semester program is presented, analysis groups are formed, the project site is determined, and a site visit is conducted.
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Survey studies related to the site are conducted; natural, cultural, functional, ecological, and environmental data related to the project topic are collected, and environmental analysis data are evaluated and discussed.
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Example projects related to the design topic are examined and discussed; user requirements, public use relationships, open space organization, and program elements are evaluated, and the design process is initiated.
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Based on the obtained data, program analysis, functional diagram, user scenarios, design criteria, and conceptual diagram studies are carried out.
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Within the concept development process, sketch (freehand) studies are conducted; spatial organization, circulation system, open space relationships, and alternative design decisions are developed.
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Concept project studies are carried out; use zones, spatial organization, open space systems, circulation decisions, and overall project integrity are developed.
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Presented concept projects are evaluated; the consistency of project decisions with the concept, user requirements, functional diagrams, and site data is discussed through studio critiques, and revision decisions are developed..
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Dimensioning, setting-out decisions, technical representation, and the transition process to the implementation project are addressed; structural project base drawings are developed.
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Structural implementation project studies are conducted; plans, elevations, sections, level relationships, material decisions, modeling, and visualization studies are developed..
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Structural implementation project studies continue; circulation systems, site furniture, technical details, modeling, and visualization studies are evaluated.
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Planting studies are conducted; planting decisions, ecological compatibility, species selection, planting composition, 3D visualization, sections, and elevation studies are developed.
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Planting, 3D visualization, section, and elevation studies are evaluated and submitted; construction and detail project studies are initiated.
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Detail projects are prepared; construction and detail solutions related to paving, seating units, shading elements, and selected structural landscape elements are developed, and presentation posters are prepared.
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Final project submission is completed; students present and defend their projects visually, verbally, and in written form before a jury; the design process, project decisions, and professional presentation skills developed throughout the semester are generally evaluated.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Assignment2%15
Project1%60
Practice Examination1%20
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141470
Lecture - Practice141242
Assignment25316
Project17411
Practice Examination17411
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
OÇ-1
5
4
4
3
OÇ-2
4
4
5
4
3
OÇ-3
2
4
4
4
OÇ-4
4
3
4
3
5
4
OÇ-5
4
5
5
3
2
4
5
OÇ-6
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026