Information Package / Course Catalogue
Planting Design
Course Code: PM309
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is to understand the importance of planting design by understanding the functional properties of plants in landscape design, to learn design elements and principles with planting design examples, to gain the knowledge, skills and competence to design using plants and to develop alternative solutions in planting design.

Course Content

The course content includes emphasizing the importance of planting design, functional uses of plants, spatial effects of plants, planting design elements and principles, planting design process, sample project demonstrations and planting design practices.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Çiğdem KILIÇASLAN DENİZ
Learning Outcomes
1.To understand the importance of planting design in landscape architecture
2.To be able to conduct practical studies using planting design elements and principles
3.To be able to choose appropriate plants in plant design by learning the functional uses of plants
4.To gain the knowledge, skills and competence to develop alternative solutions in planting design
5.To be able to develop point of view with the help of planting design example projects
6.To be able to present and defend the planting design verbally, visually and in writing using current communication techniques
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Robinson, N., 1992. The Planting Design Handbook. Gower Publishing Company, Ltd., Aldershot, Hampshire.
2.Walker, T.D., 1991. Planting Design. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York.
3.Austin, R.,L., 1982, Designing With Plants, Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York, USA.
4.Yıldırım, B. T., Güney, A., Türel S. H. Ve Kılıçaslan Ç., 2006. Bitkisel Tasarım. Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Peyzaj Mimarlığı Bölümü, ISBN: 9944 5419 0 7, Üniversiteliler Matbaası, Bornova
5.Güngör, İ. H., 2005. Temel Tasar (Basic Design), ESEN OFSET Matbaası- İkitelli/ İSTANBUL
6.Booth, N.K., 1983. Basic Elements of Landscape Architectural Design. Waveland Press, Inc. Prospect Heights, Illinois.
7.Aslanboğa, İ. ve O. Gündüz, 1986. Kentlerde Yol Ağaçlaması. TÜBİTAK Yapı Araştırma Enstitüsü, Yayın No: U3, Ankara
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
The importance, objectives and content of the course
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Explaining the concept of planting design, giving information about the importance of plants in landscape architecture and the importance of planting design.
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Information about plant typology, Spatial effects of plants: plants at ground level, plants up to knee level
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Spatial effects of plants: Plants at knee-waist level, plants up to eye level, plants above eye level
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Spatial effects of plants: Plants above eye level
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Functional uses of plants: Creating space, Physical Control
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Functional uses of plants: Climate Control, Noise Control, Air Pollution Control
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Functional uses of plants: Erosion Control, Functions in terms of traffic technique
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Planting design elements: Point and line and practices related to the subject
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Plant design elements: Form, texture and color and practices related to the subject
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Planting design principles: Repetition and balance and practices related to the subject
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Planting design principles: Scale proportion, emphasis and variety and practices related to the subject
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Planting design principles: Contrast, conformity and hierarchy, and practices related to the subject
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Examination of plant design examples
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Lecture - Practice141242
Midterm Examination114115
Final Examination125126
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
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
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
OÇ-1
1
1
2
2
2
OÇ-2
4
5
3
4
3
OÇ-3
5
3
4
OÇ-4
3
5
5
4
OÇ-5
5
2
OÇ-6
5
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