Landscape Architecture and Gardens
Landskapsarkitektur och trädgård

ASBN26, 7.5 credits, A (Second Cycle)

Valid for: 2026/27
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering LTH
Decided by: PLED A
Date of Decision: 2026-04-13

General Information

Main field: Architecture with specialization in Sustainable Urban Design Depth of study relative to the degree requirements: Second cycle, in-depth level of the course cannot be classified
Elective mandatory for: MSUD1
Elective for: A4
Language of instruction: The course will be given in English

Aim

The aim of the course is to develop the student’s knowledge about the importance of the landscape, the urban green structure and the garden for living environments, and their understanding for the connection between theory and practice, and to relate this in the form of a design proposal.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

• be able to display in-depth knowledge about the design related components of the landscape as well as intimate knowledge of qualified instances of landscape related design.

Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must

• be able to demonstrate the ability to argue orally and qualitatively about the artistic and humanistic aspects of landscape design;
• be able to demonstrate the ability to make a creative and artistic design proposal in a cultural and natural landscape by incorporating relevant aspects from lectures and appropriate literature.

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

• be able to demonstrate a respectful and reverent approach to the role of designer both in and of the cultural and natural landscape;
• be able to demonstrate the ability to evaluate and assess the humanistic, ecological and cultural consequences of new building developments in sensitive natural landscapes.

Contents

The focus of this course is on artistically qualified landscape design. The course deals with various aspects of the landscape and gardens, such as the history of garden design, the transformation of the cultural landscape, the urban landscape and the importance of the natural environment for peoples’ well being. The course provides the students with the opportunity of broadening their references related to artistically advanced design projects and coming into contact with leading practitioners in the field of landscape design. Tuition is in the form of lectures, study tours and a design assignment.

Examination details

Grading scale: UG - (U, G) - (Fail, Pass)
Assessment:

Approved assignments, approved individual written reflection, and at least 80% active participation in lectures, reviews, group presentations, and the different phases of the course.

The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.

Modules
Code: 0112. Name: Landscape Architecture and Gardens.
Credits: 7.5. Grading scale: UG - (U, G).

Admission

Admission requirements:

• (ATHA10 The Theory and History of Architecture II (Year 2) or ATHA25 The Theory and History of Architecture IV (Year 2))
    and
  ATHF01 The Theory and History of Architecture V
    and
  ATHF05 The Theory and History of Architecture VI
    and
  ASBF05 The Fundamentals of Urban Design

Reading list

• Jellicoe, Geoffrey Alan, 1900-1996: The landscape of man : shaping the environment from prehistory to the present day. London : Thames & Hudson, 1995, ISBN: 0500278199.
• Ed Monique Mosser and Georges Teyssot: The history of garden design : the western tradition from the Renaissance to the present day. London : Thames & Hudson, 2000, ISBN: 0500282064.
• Moore, Charles W: The poetics of gardens. Cambridge, Mass. MIT Press, 1988, ISBN: 0262132311.
• Treib, M: Meaning in landscape architecture & gardens : four essays, four commentaries. New York : Routledge, 2011, ISBN: 9780203827895.
• Girot, Christophe: Thinking the contemporary landscape [Elektronisk resurs]. Princeton Architectural Press, 2016.
• Holden, Robert, 1947-: Landscape Architecture : an introduction. London : Laurence King Publishing, 2014, ISBN: 9781780672700.
• The landscape urbanism reader [Elektronisk resurs]. Johanneshov : TPB, 2012.
• Waldheim, Charles: Landscape as urbanism : a general theory. Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2016, ISBN: 0691167907.
• Scottish Scenic Routs, Competition 2013. APS Group Scotland, 2013.

Contact

Course coordinator: Teresa Arana Aristi, teresa.arana_aristi@abm.lth.se
Teacher: Andreas Olsson, andreas.olsson@abm.lth.se
Course homepage: https://www.abm.lth.se/english/

Further information

With its focus on advanced artistic landscape design, the aim of this course is to inspire and develop the student’s creative ability and be of support for the design assignment in course ASBN16 Sustainable Urban Landscape.

Any optional study trips or study visits are to be paid for by the student.