The University of Western Australia – Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts
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LEARNING OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT CRITERIA IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
AREAS OF PERFORMANCE
Level
OUTCOME STATEMENTS for Levels
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA aligned to outcomes
CONCEPT
Innovation, speculation, poetics
1a/1b
Acquire elementary design strategies, theories and
methods.
Exercise problem definition and gather information
towards the development of a design proposal. Initiate an
ethical and holistic appreciation of the bioregional and
rural landscape.
Develop awareness of the forces that shape suburban
landscapes and become familiar with the sources and
application of specialist information and expertise with
regard to innovative design responses applicable to
suburban landscapes. Reconcile divergent factors and
integrate domains of knowledge in the articulation of an
suburban landscape architectural proposition.
Develop awareness of the forces that shape suburban
landscapes and become familiar with the sources and
application of specialist information and expertise with
regard to innovative design responses applicable to urban
landscapes. Reconcile divergent factors and integrate
domains of knowledge in the articulation of an urban
landscape architectural proposition.
Develop and manifest design concepts at the detail design
scale with specific regard to site composition, vegetation
and construction.
Demonstration of compositional skill
Explore to a preliminary level basic spatial and material
design concepts
Test possibilities for masterplanning large scale bioregion
and rural landscapes including modest design
propositions to a schematic level
Resolve masterplanning and more detailed design
proposals for suburban landscapes.
Demonstration of conceptual advancement
2a/2b
3a
3b
4a/4b
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
refinement, resolution, completeness
1a/1b
2a/2b
3a
3b
Resolve masterplanning and more detailed design
proposals for urban landscapes.
Learning outcomes and assessment criteria in architectural design studios
Demonstration of inventiveness in concept formation
and design development in response to bioregional
and rural landscapes.
Demonstration of capacity for critical engagement in
the design process and an engagement with the
issues pertaining to the urban design brief and the
machinations of the city in general.
Demonstration of capacity for critical engagement in
the design process and an engagement with the
issues pertaining to the urban design brief and the
machinations of the city in general.
Demonstration of a high level of design resolution,
inventiveness and integration in the generation of
landscape architectural design propositions.
Demonstration of systematic exploration (hypothesis,
evaluation and re-appraisal) of planning and design
strategies for bioregional and rural landscapes.
Demonstration of thorough investigation of suburban
typologies and an engagement with design processes
that manifest this in clear, accountable and innovative
design proposals.
Demonstration of thorough investigation of urban
typologies and an engagement with design processes
that manifest this in clear, accountable and innovative
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The University of Western Australia – Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts
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design proposals..
TECHNICAL INTEGRATION
Tectonics, environmental, sustainability
4a/4b
Execute to an advanced level sophisticated landscape
architectural propositions. Resolve at a professional level
landscape architectural propositions of substantial
complexity and detail.
1a/1b
Acquire basic knowledge of technical areas of study
relevant to design
Apply technical areas of study in the design process at
moderate level with regard to bioregional and rural
landscapes.
Develop a design proposal that incorporates technical,
social and environmental areas of study in regard to
suburban contexts.
Develop a design proposal that incorporates technical,
social and environmental areas of study in regard to urban
contexts.
Integrate to a professional level the technical and
environmental areas of study in a site-specific and
detailed landscape architectural proposition.
2a/2b
3a
3b
4a/4b
CONTEXTUAL AWARENESS
Social, ethical, historico-theoretical and
ecological
1a/1b
2a/2b
3a
3b
Acquire awareness of traditions of architecture and
landscape architecture as mediums of cultural and
material expression.
Analyse and interpret landscapes towards a theoretical
and practical basis for design.
Acknowledge the landscape architect’s roles and
responsibilities in professional design teams and the
social, ethical and ecological responsibilities impacting
upon production of landscape architecture with regard to
suburban contexts.
Acknowledge the landscape architect’s roles and
responsibilities in professional design teams and the
social, ethical and ecological responsibilities impacting
upon production of landscape architecture with regard to
urban contexts.
Learning outcomes and assessment criteria in architectural design studios
Demonstration of a refined evaluation and definition of
spatial and material properties. Demonstration of
capacity to complete landscape architectural
propositions to a high level of detail and design
resolution.
Demonstration of technical aptitude
Demonstration of synthesis of cultural and ecological
issues in creative and technical areas of study
applicable to bioregional and rural landscapes.
Demonstration of basic knowledge of the limitations
ands conditions governing the production of suburban
landscape architecture.
Demonstration of fundamental knowledge of the
limitations and conditions governing the production of
urban landscape architecture.
Demonstration of investigation and synthesis of
detailed design with construction elements and
building components. Demonstration of design
methods with poetic innovation at the detail design
level.
Demonstration of familiarity with the principles of
precedent, interpretation and acknowledgment
Demonstration of theoretical and practical
engagement with social, ethical, commercial and
ecological issues pertaining to bioregional and rural
landscapes.
Demonstration of professional awareness and of the
need to sustain the natural and the built environment.
Demonstration of professional awareness and of the
need to sustain the natural and the built environment.
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COMMUNICATION &
PRESENTATION
Lucid, comprehensive, engaging
4a/4b
Implement sophisticated social and ethical sensibilities in
the landscape architectural design process
5a/5b
Incorporate the breadth of professional concerns
impacting upon the design process
Demonstration of recognition of broad community
traditions, aspirations and needs and the disciplinary
traditions and contemporary global culture of
landscape architecture.
Demonstration of capacity to make architectural
propositions that are contextually responsive
1a/1b
Explore mediums and skills of communication and acquire
basic competence in their application
Demonstration of engagement with diverse methods
of communication and presentation
2a/2b
Develop confidence with graphic and verbal
communication and presentation skills
Produce clear and accurate descriptions of a landscape
architectural proposal in regard to suburban contexts and
apply design skills and technical knowledge towards the
deployment of a comprehensive landscape architectural
vocabulary.
Produce clear and accurate descriptions of a landscape
architectural proposal in regard to urban contexts and
apply design skills and technical knowledge towards the
deployment of a comprehensive landscape architectural
vocabulary.
Articulate cogent landscape architectural propositions
verbally and graphically at an advanced and professional
level with particular attention to detail. Deploy the full
range of landscape architectural communication skills at a
professional level.
Demonstration of capacity for clear and engaging
communication and presentation
Demonstration of command of landscape architectural
representation that is clear, accurate, accountable and
compelling with regard to suburban contexts.
3a
3b
4a/4b
Learning outcomes and assessment criteria in architectural design studios
Demonstration of command of landscape architectural
representation that is clear, accurate, accountable and
compelling with regard to contemporary urban design.
Demonstration of lucidity and high-level organisational
and representational skills. Demonstration of
comprehensive and commanding enunciation of
landscape architectural proposition with particular
attention to detail.
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