Landscape Architecture

Landscape planning The main objective of he Landscape Planning Studio is to develop and test with students an experimental method of interdisciplinary design, i.e. Landscape Infrastructure, to pursue territorial balance, sustainable economic development, accessibility, social inclusion, improvement of biodiversity and of quality of life in metropolitan areas. The course pursue the following training objectives: Knowledge and understanding − acquisition of specific tools to understand and interpret the contemporary city with particular reference to the performance of an environmental infrastructure system with respect to urban challenges: sustainable urban accessibility, social inclusion, environmental resilience, climate adaptation, improvement of continuity and ecological functionality Applying knowledge and understanding − acquisition of a design method able to proceed through: definition of problems; analysis of data ; Prioritization of interventions, Identification of solutions; Experimentation, modelling and testing Making judgements − ability to critically evaluate and organize cognitive data, evaluations and proposals for transformation and improvement of urban areas using urban planning tools and methods (thematic maps, graphic elaborations, technical reports, info-graphics, visualizations, etc.) Communications − experimentation of techniques and methods of representation, argumentation and communication of cognitive data and design choices aimed at dialectical comparison between different disciplinary fields and people with different skills Lifelong learning skills − Acquisition of knowledge and tools as a working method for urban planning and design applicable to different contexts