pAZM University _ JAFA

ARCH 517- LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE– Spring 2024

Instructor: Sandy El Sabsabi

The Landscape of Azm Campus

Re-inventing green outdoor spaces

Project 01

Issued on Thursday March 14, 2024.

Due: Thursday April 04, 2024

Campus landscape and the student experience

The landscape continues to be one of the most defining aspects of an institution’s identity and
has profound impacts on the quality of daily life for students, faculty and staff.

Campus landscape provides multifold functions, including aesthetic appreciation

and recreational activities; It is where students walk together, study at open-air tables, or read
in grassy fields.

You will design the outdoor area in the premise of Azm campus, lying between the parking and
JAFA main entrance, to be transformed into a landscaped recreational zone.

Think of how to engage the campus including the links to the two buildings in direct context, plus
the lower pedestrian and vehicular entrances within the design, in terms of ease of navigation
and wayfinding, while enhancing Azm brand identity.

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 FIGURE 1: SITE PLAN

Start by:

- Understanding the site: the site gives valuable input which can be used in the design. The
inherent qualities can be physical or social and can include notions such as collective
memory or use. Site investigation should address the current problems and investigates
the conceivable potentials.
- Generating the Big idea: the concept allows one main idea to conduct the design.
Conceptual sketches and diagrams incite the design formation. In parallel, the site
program shall complement the ideation.
- Developing the concept: composing the Landscape Design Plan, with layout and
typologies of softscapes and hardscapes. You will produce architectural drawings like
sections and elevations, in addition to 3D visualization tools.

In reference to lecture 06: Design Components & Principles in Landscape & lecture 07: 10 Notions
on Landscape Architecture, you are required to apply the lessons learned from the lectures in the
three forementioned phases.

The design solution shall answer the following:

- How can the landscape shape and enhance the campus experience?
- What landscape design elements and functions can help elevate the outdoor experience
and draw more people in?

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