Credit: 3

Code: ART308 Site Planning and Landscape

L-T-P-S: 1-0-3-0
Introduction to landscape architecture.
Course Content Elements of landscape design and their relation to built environment.
Plant characteristics – the structure, colour , form and foliage of various
trees, shrubs , climbers and ground covers. Study and identification of
Indian plants and trees etc.
Site analysis and development. Designing and presentation of landscape
schemes for building projects, gardens/ parks, Historical monuments and
places of tourist interest.
Principal and elements of garden design – study in history, Mughal,
Japanese, Chinese, Italian, French and English gardens.
Modern gardens – issues, trends and levels, city level, district level,
community level and household level and indoor gardens.
Construction details for landscaping art of garden furniture, lighting and
signage.

Exercise: Exercise covering about content in the form of seminars,

research/tech. papers, or/and design exercise

Important Text Timesaver Standards: Landscape Architecture

Books/References Landscape Construction & Detailing : Alan Blanc
The Landscape of Man : Geoffery and Susan Jellicoe
Designing the new Landscape: Sutherland Lyall