This course provides for studends of architecture basic knowledge of plants and their applications, and shows how vegetation can be used in various planning tasks for both urban settings and open landscapes. A focus of the course is the provision of practice-oriented insights on different types of plants, their role in open space design and their different uses. A main topic is the selection of plants for specific sites, as well as consequences with regard to care and maintenace. Insights on the potential role of vegetation in planning projects are also fostered by observing changing vegetation patterns between seasons and over the years.
In addition to a broad introduction to open space design and vegetation planning, different plant groups such as treees, shrubs, hedges, climbing plants, perennials, and grasses are introduced und discussed in the context of practical application examples. Covered topics are, inter alia, suited tree species for extreme sites along roads, plant selection for rooftops and green facades, tree protection, general guidelines of plant usage and the analysis of vegetation plans.
The course is augmented by practical excursions to the botanical garden Vienna and the school garden in Kagran (Vienna).
1st lecture of "Vegetation, Architektur und Raum": Tuesday 12th March 2018
Dates and Topics:
12.03.2019 – 1. Unit: INTRODUCTION /roadside trees
19.03.2019 – 2. Unit: greening roofs
26.03.2019 – 3. unit: guest lecture: greening roofs and the aspects of climate change Thomas Schmidt, Zinco Dachbegrünungen
02.04.2019 – 5. Unit: Techniques / greening buildings
no lecture 09.04.2019 but Excursion week for students of Modul "Freiraum und Landschaft"
no lecture 16.04. und 23.04. – Easter Holiday
30.04.2019 – 6. unit: climbers / vertical gardens
07.05.2019 – 7. unit: shrubs and hedges
14.05.2019 – 8. unit: field course at botanical garden
21.05.2019 – 9. unit: Perennials and grasses, planting plans
28.05.2019 – 10. + 11. unit: field course at demonstration garden Kagran + Wohnprojekt Oase 22
04.06.2019 – 12. Unit: written examination
18.05.2019 – 13. Unit: Submitting paper: Observations on vegetation.
Exkursions:
Botanical Garden 14.05.2019 Start 13:30 Uhr, Meeting Point Entrance Mechelgasse (Near S-Bahn Station Rennweg)
Demonstration Garden Kagran Wohnprojekt Oase 22 28.05.2019 Start 13:30 Uhr, Meeting point Entrance Gartenbaumuseum, Siebeckstraße 14 (Nähe U-Bahn Station Kagran)
More information may be found at http://www.landscape.tuwien.ac.at/
