Students in all studios are encouraged to visit and spend time on site, to familiarise themselves with the real-world contexts in which they will eventually practice.
Mariette de Kock, 2023
Students in the City Wild Studio - which focused on animal-aided design - focused on ecological networks and systems, and explore the relationships between people, plants and animals.
In the GRIP Studio project (2021) students work on large scale masterplans incorporating green infrastructure planning into the proposals.
Alice du Plessis, 2023
Students in the Landscape Architecture Masters studio work conceptually to develop a strong philosophical points of departure, which inform later decisions in the design process.
Chloe Seymour, 2023
Habitat creation and design opportunities were the focus of the City Wild Studio in Honours. Students worked alongside ecology students and used the animal-species life worlds as design informants.
Students in the GRIP studio envisioned more culturally inclusive and vibrant spaces - moving from the masterplanning scale, to that of the detailed development.
Community engagement and design consultations with specialists are a feature of all studios in the Landscape Architecture postgraduate degrees
Marthinus de Jager, 2023
The unique qualities of the landscape architecture programme are in bringing issues of design alongside issues of ecology and land use planning to create better, healthier and more inclusive urban environments, as showcased in the City Wild Honours Studio.
Construction details and the feasibility of design solutions are tested and reiterated at the Honours and Masters level - supported through theoretical teaching and practical engagement with specialists.