Information Package / Course Catalogue
History of Landscape Art
Course Code: PM103
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The objective of this course is to supply a general perspective about landscape and architecture arts throughout history while processing landscape architecture profession for students and to compare the differences and relationships between gardens that have been constructed in different periods and cultures in Anatolia and in the world.

Course Content

This course explores impact on the development of garden and landscape art of the ancient Anatolian (Hittite, Urartu, Phrygia, Lydia, Lycia, Caria), and Asia Minor (Egypt, Persia, Mesopotamia), Ancient civilizations, Greek, Roman, Medieval Europe, Islam, the Far East (China, Japan), Renaissance , Baroque, naturalism and Turkish art of Anatolia throughout history.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Zöhre POLAT
Learning Outcomes
1.To understand the landscape art
2.To have ability to define concepts related to landscape art
3.To learn the relationships and differences between gardens created in different periods and cultures around the world
4.To evaluate landscape architecture profession throughout history and compares with modern times
5.To have ability to evaluate the use of landscape elements in landscape art from history to the present
6.To be able to perceive the historical layers of landscape art as a whole and gain the ability to reflect them on education
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Nurlu, E., Erdem, Ü., 1994. Peyzaj Sanatı Tarihi. Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi, ISBN 9754832757
2.Akdoğan, G., 1974. Bahçe ve Peyzaj Sanatı Tarihi. Ankara Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları: 528, Ders Kitabı: 173, Ankara.
3.Jellicoe G. & Jellicoe S., 1995. The Landscape of Man: Shaping Environment from Prehistory to the Present Day. Thames and Hudson, ISBN 9780500278192.
4.Keane, M. P., 2004. Japanese Garden Design. Tuttle Publisihing, ISBN 0804836043.
5.Abbas et al., 2016. Persian Garden, Cultural Sustainability and Environmental Design case study Shazdeh garden. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 222 ( 2016 ) 510 – 517.
6.Gloag, M. R., 1906. A Book of English Gardens. NEW YORK THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1906.
7.Fekete, A., 2023. Plant Use in the Late Renaissance Gardens of the 17–18th Century Transylvania. Plants 2023, 12, 1798. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12091798 https://www.mdpi.com/journal/plants
8.Mine Hamamcıoğlu-Turan, Engin Aktaş, Özge Deniz Toköz, Art and construction related qualities of 14th-15th century monuments in a rural landscape on the western coast of Türkiye, Frontiers of Architectural Research, 2024, , ISSN 2095-2635, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2024.02.013.
9.Sarah B. McClure, Lluis Molina Balaguer, Joan Bernabeu Auban, Neolithic rock art in context: Landscape history and the transition to agriculture in Mediterranean Spain, Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, Volume 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 326-337, ISSN 0278-4165, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaa.2008.05.001. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0278416508000214)
10.Johannes Müller, Landscape Archaeology and Socio-Environmental Patterns, Editor(s): Efthymia Nikita, Thilo Rehren, Encyclopedia of Archaeology (Second Edition) (Second Edition), Academic Press, 2024, Pages 383-399, ISBN 9780323918565, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90799-6.00189-0.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
History of Landscape Art: Art and Aesthetic Concepts
Week 2 - Theoretical
Prehistorically Period of Garden Arts
Week 3 - Theoretical
Early History Anatolian Garden Art
Week 4 - Theoretical
Mesopotamia Civilizations’ Garden Art
Week 5 - Theoretical
Old Egypt Garden Art
Week 6 - Theoretical
Persian Garden Art
Week 7 - Theoretical
Old Grek and Old Roman Garden Arts
Week 8 - Theoretical
Old Grek and Old Roman Garden Arts
Week 9 - Theoretical
Middle Age European Garden Art
Week 10 - Theoretical
Renaissance Garden Art
Week 11 - Theoretical
The Great Stylish French (Baroque) Garden Art
Week 12 - Theoretical
The British Naturalistic Garden Art
Week 13 - Theoretical
The Far Eastern Garden Art
Week 14 - Theoretical
Spanish Garden Art of the Islamic Period-Turkish-Islamic Garden Art
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140456
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
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
3
3
OÇ-2
4
OÇ-3
3
4
OÇ-4
3
3
OÇ-5
3
4
3
OÇ-6
4
3
5
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026