PLANNING 1

SITE PLANNING AND

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Module 1.0 – Course overview
What is
site planning?
What is site planning?
An art of arranging structures on the land
and shaping the spaces between, an art
linked to architecture, engineering,
landscape architecture and city planning.

-Kevin Lynch
What is site planning?

Art and science of

planning, designing
and management
of land.
https://www.hhf.com/category/site-planning/
Recurring problems to solve!

1. Doesn’t undergo stages of process and analysis.

2. Putting more emphasis on building design than
site design.
3. Dominated by the client and stakeholders.
4. Limitation of land to use.
Sustainable site planning
must include considerations of the impact of development on the local
ecosystem, the global ecosystem, and the future.
Principles of “green site work” encourage the
designer to consider the nature of the
building materials, the flows of energy, and
materials required for the life of the project.
What is
Landscape
architecture?
Landscape architecture

encompasses the analysis, planning,

design, management, and stewardship
of the natural and built environments.
Landscape
architecture
Working with architects, city
planners, civil engineers, and
other professionals,
landscape architects play an
important role in
environmental protection by
designing and implementing
projects that respect both the
needs of people and of our
environment.
Site planning + Landscape
architecture = ???
Why do we need
to learn?
No city can be made smart and sustainable, unless
it is supported by built environment, which is
carbon neutral, energy and resources efficient.
Buildings, as largest consumers of energy,
resources, and generators of waste.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/what-uses-the-most-energy-home/
30% global raw materials extracted.
25% timber harvested
16% freshwater withdrawal
35% of world’s carbon dioxide emission
generators of 40% municipal solid waste
50% ozone depleting CFC
Why do we need to learn?
Site planning has to be done with sensitivity,
care and caution to eliminate any possible
adverse impact and blend the project with
local environment, ecology, climate, culture
and bio-diversity.
PLANNING 1
SITE PLANNING AND
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Module 1.0 – Course overview