After successful completion of the course, students are able to independently carry out a planting design in its entire process after completion of the course.
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.
The course is a supplementary lecture in the module Open Space and Landscape.
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).
Changes in the course due to the Corona-Pandemy (17.03.2020): The course is being held using gotomeeting and each participant will receive a link per mail every week. Excursions will be likely canceled. Submitted vegetation observations will replace the written exam. Course material is provided on TUWEL and TISS.
1st lecture of "Vegetation, Architektur und Raum": Tuesday 17th March 2020,
Start 13:30 pm
(Location: Seminarraum "DB gelb 07" im Freihausgebäude Turm B, gelber Bereich, 7.OG (Raumnummer DB07E11) in der Wiedner Hauptstraße 8)
Dates and Topics:
17.03.2020 – 1. Unit: INTRODUCTION / trees
24.03.2020 – 2. Unit: "Schwammstadt", climate change and trees, perenials and rain water management
31.03.2020 – 3. Unit: greening roofs and the aspects of climate change --> 28.04.2020
no lecture 07.04. und 14.04.2020 – Easter Holiday
no lecture 21.04.2020 but Excursion days for students of Modul "Freiraum und Landschaft"
28.04.2020 - 4. Unit: field course at botanical garden --> Changes in the course due to the Corona-Pandemy! Unit 3 greening roofs
05.05.2020 - 5. Unit: Techniques / greening buildings
(12.05.2020 - 6. + 7. Unit: field course at demonstration garden Kagran + Patio Redesign GREENWORXS)
19.05.2020 - 8. Unit: climbers / vertical gardens
26.05.2020 - 9. Unit: shrubs and hedges
09.06.2020 - 10. Unit: Perennials and grasses, planting plans
(16.06.2020 – 11. Unit: written examination) is canceled!
Instead: Consultation (gotomeeting) about the Observations on vegetation
26.06.2020 – 12. Unit: Submitting paper: Observations on vegetation
Excursions will be likely canceled!!!
(Exkursions:)
(Botanical Garden 28.04.2020 Start 13:30 Uhr, Meeting Point Entrance Mechelgasse (Near S-Bahn Station Rennweg))
(Demonstration Garden Kagran, Patio Redesign GREENWORX 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/
