Context and content in the Landscape Architecture Programme at the University of Canberra
2000
Dianne Firth
New fields of knowledge, information technology and an emphasis on economic rationalism over the past decade have led to major changes in curriculum, content and delivery in the Landscape Architecture Programme at the University of Canberra. In the mid-1970s, the predominant mode of delivery in the Landscape Architecture Programme was through the design studio. In the late 1980s only 70 per cent of the four-year programme was delivered through the design studio and within five years it had dropped to less than 50 per cent. In parallel, it was found that students were constrained in their ability to integrate critical and practical skills with complex problem-solving exercises. To address these issues, and constrained by a diminishing budget, the Landscape Architecture Programme has moved to reinstate the primacy of the design studio for professional education. This paper traces changes to the Landscape Architecture Programme and the role of the design studio and suggests future possibilities as well as potential weaknesses.
Show more [+] Less [-]Bibliographic information
This bibliographic record has been provided by Directory of Open Access Journals