Course Details

Integration of Structures to Landscape

Academic Year 2024/25

BRB012 course is part of 1 study plan

​ BPC-APS Winter Semester 4th year

Design of a structure is only a part of system of activities leading to final and successful realization of a structure. After finishing building activities it is very important to integrate the structure to the environment. The structure should naturally merge with the surrounding. Despite the structure shape, the terrain adjustment might significantly help in this effort.

Credits

3 credits

Language of instruction

Czech

Semester

winter

Course Guarantor

prof. Dr. Ing. Miloslav Šlezingr

Institute

Institute of Water Structures

Forms and criteria of assessment

graded course-unit credit

Entry Knowledge

Basic knowledge of civil engineering, fysik, ekologie, biologie.

Aims

Integration of structures to landscape. Design of the structure surrounding with respect to the environment (city, industry, rural, forest,...)
Knowledge in following areas:
- integration of structures to landscape,
- design of the structure surrounding with respect to the environment (city, industry, rural, forest,...)

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/281722

Lecture

13 weeks, 1 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

  • 1. Environment - basic information, terminology
  • 2. Environmental treatment - evaluation of impacts, components of environment, strategic problems
  • 3. Main principles of landscape ecology
  • 4. Function of forest in landscape ecology - introduction (production function, soil protection, climatic, biotic, estetic, social, ...)
  • 5. Landscape ecology - concept
  • 6. Evolution and classification of landscape, structure and dynamics
  • 7. Stress theory, lanscape stability
  • 8. Civil structures in landscape
  • 9. Problem of integration of civil structure in landscape
  • 10. Construction elements used for terrain adjustment (ramps, stairways, retaining walls, terrain benchs, sidewalks, ...)
  • 11. Materials the elements
  • 12. Realization of terrain adjustments, composition of vegetation in space and kinds
  • 13. Designer's Technological workflow of refilling, restoration or creation new vegetation for new spaces.

Exercise

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

  • 1. Basic information, terminology
  • 2. Evaluation of impacts, components of environment, strategic problems
  • 3. Main principles of landscape ecology
  • 4. Function of forest (production function, soil protection, climatic, biotic, estetic, social, ...)
  • 5. Landscape ecology - concept
  • 6. Evolution and classification of landscape, structure and dynamics
  • 7. Stress theory, landscape stability
  • 8. Civil structures in landscape
  • 9. Problem of integration of civil structure in landscape
  • 10. Vegetation and terrain adjustment
  • 11. Terrain adjustment (ramps, stairways, retaining walls, terrain benchs, sidewalks, ...)
  • 12. Materials the elements
  • 13. Realization of terrain adjustments, composition of vegetation in space and kinds. Designer's Technological workflow of refilling, restoration or creation new vegetation for new spaces.