Pontifcal and Royal

University of Santo Tomas

The Catholic University of the Philippines
Espana, Manila
COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE

Course Syllabus
Course Title PLN1- Site Planning Course Code
Course Description The artistic and functional arrangements of buildings; enhancement and design techniques for
exterior environments.
No. of Lecture Hours
Per Week
Three (3) Credit Units Three (3) Pre-requisite Surveying, Architectural
esign 3
Course !"ecti#es At the end of the course, the student should be able to!
". #x$lain the art of site $lanning and landsca$e architecture, ex$osition of their basic $rinci$les
and methods of construction;
%. escribe the ecological, social, $sychological, aesthetic and functional basis of site $lanning;
3. &elate the social issues ' im$lications of site $lanning; and
(. &elate history and $lanning theories to ecology and sustainable develo$ment.
$alue %i&s
Course Progra&
'odule Course Content Description( %cti#it) Week
No.
*eferences
1.+ ,ntroduction to Site Planning and Landscape %rc-itecture
..+ Para&eters of Site Selection and
Site %nal)sis
)vervie* of the fundamental
conce$ts and $rinci$les of the
$arameters used in site selection and
analysis
"
st
+ee,
Site Planning by -evin .ynch, (3
rd
#dition) /assachusetts! The /0T
1ress, "23(
Site Analysis by 4ames .agro, 4r., 5e*
6or,! 4ohn +iley ' Sons, 0nc., %77"
/.+ 0cological Considerations of Site
3." 8round form 9asic ,no*ledge of to$ogra$hy,
slo$e, and variation of elevation on a
site and its surrounding landsca$e.
%
nd
+ee,
Site Planning by -evin .ynch, (3
rd
#dition) /assachusetts! The /0T
1ress, "23(
Site Analysis by 4ames .agro, 4r., 5e*
6or,! 4ohn +iley ' Sons, 0nc., %77"
Site Planning Standards by 4ose$h e
:hiara and .ee #. -o$$elman, .., 5e*
6or,! /c8ra*;<ill :o., "2=3
Environmental Planning for Site
Development by 4ean /aconald
9eer, #ngland! :ha$man and <all,
"227
3.% Soils and 8eology 9asic understanding of surficial
geology *hich is concerned *ith the
structure, com$osition, and stability
of materials beneath, and in some
cases, at the earth>s surface.
3.3 +ater &esources 9asic ,no*ledge of hydrology in
relation to land develo$ment, i.e.,
im$act on *ater quality,
flooding?runoff, erosion, etc.
3.( /icroclimate @nderstanding vegetation cover,
*ind, slo$e, landforms, etc. and its
im$act on the microclimate of a site. 3
rd
Week 3.A )rientation @nderstanding the basics of sun and
*ind orientation and ho* it influences
site $lanning.
1ui2 1 To$ic! 0cological Considerations
of Site
3.+ Social and Ps)c-ological Considerations
(." Site Balues?Social 0m$act A$$reciation of the social and
economic issues (i.e., $ast land use
and historic features, demogra$hics,
land o*nershi$, $lanning controls,
etc.) and its direct effect on individual
sites.
4
th
Week
Site Planning by -evin .ynch, (3
rd
#dition) /assachusetts! The /0T
1ress, "23(
Site Analysis by 4ames .agro, 4r., 5e*
6or,! 4ohn +iley ' Sons, 0nc., %77"
Site Planning Standards by 4ose$h e (.% 9ehavior Settings 0ntroduction to environmental
2008
$sychology and the conce$t of
Cbehavior settings> as a tool to aid site
$lanning and design. 4
th
Week
:hiara and .ee #. -o$$elman, .., 5e*
6or,! /c8ra*;<ill :o., "2=3
Environmental Planning for Site
Development by 4ean /aconald
9eer, #ngland! :ha$man and <all,
"227
An Introduction to Landscape
Architecture by /ichel .aurie, 5e*
6or,! American #lsevier 1ublishing :o.,
0nc., "2=A
(.3 @ser &equirements 9asic understanding of the various
a$$roaches used in obtaining user
needs (i.e., $ublic $artici$ation,
survey, direct observation, etc.) as
in$uts in coming out *ith a user brief.
(.( :ultural?<istorical Significance 0ntroduction to basic conce$ts and
$rinci$les of historic conservation.

th
Week
(.A Activity?:ommunications .in,ages 9asic a$$reciation of s$atial
integration and synthesis by
understanding the interconnectivity of
human activities?communications.
(.D 1ertinent .a*s 0ntroduction to local government
ordinances, land use and Eoning, etc.
s$ecifically, those that influences site
develo$ment.
1ui2 . To$ic! Social and Ps)c-ological
Considerations of Site
4.+ %est-etic and P-)sical Considerations
A." Site :ontext 9asic understanding of the cultural
attributes of a site, i.e., land use and
tenure, land use regulations, historic
resources, $ublic infrastructure,
$erce$tual quality, etc.
D
th
+ee,
Site Planning by -evin .ynch, (3
rd
#dition) /assachusetts! The /0T
1ress, "23(
Landscape Architecture: A manual of
site planning and design (4
th
Edition) by
4ohn )rmsbee Simonds, 5e* 6or,!
/c8ra* <ill, %77D
An Introduction to Landscape
Architecture by /ichel .aurie, 5e*
6or,! American #lsevier 1ublishing :o.,
0nc., "2=A
A.% 0mage?Symbols 0ntroduction to the use of $otential
images and symbols as an essential
design consideration in site analysis.
A.3 Sensuous Fualities @nderstanding human $erce$tion
through the five senses and ho* it
contributes to the total ex$erience of
the $hysical environment. =
th
+ee,
A.( Bocabulary of S$ace 0ntroduction to understanding
Csensuous forms> and its contribution
to site design.
1ui2 / To$ic! %est-etic and P-)sical
Considerations of Site
5.+ 'o#e&ent S)ste&s
D." Behicular @nderstanding of fundamental
conce$ts of vehicular and $edestrian
movement system as it relates to site
$lanning.
3
th
+ee,
imesaver Standards for Landscape
Architecture by :harles +. <arris and
5icholas T. ines, eds. 5e* 6or,!
/c8ra*;<ill 9oo, :o., "22A
Site Planning Standards by 4ose$h e
:hiara and .ee #. -o$$elman, .., 5e*
6or,! /c8ra*;<ill :o., "2=3
D.% 1edestrian
D.3 &oad .ayouts 0ntroduction to basic conce$ts and
$rinci$les in road layouts such as
hierarchies, functions, etc.
2
th
+ee,
1ui2 3 To$ic! 'o#e&ent S)ste&s
Preli&inar) 06a&ination Depart&ental 06a&ination "7
th
+ee,
7.+ Site De#elop&ent 9asic understanding of earth*or,s,
site utilities (i.e., *ater su$$ly,
se*age dis$osal, storm*ater
management and *ater resources
$rotection) and other cost factors in
site develo$ment.
""
th
+ee,
!onstruction Design for Landscape
Architects by Albe /inson, 5e* 6or,!
/c8ra* <ill, "2=(
Site Design " !onstruction Detailing
(#
rd
Edition) by Theodore +al,er, 5e*
6or,! Ban 5orstrand &einhold, "22%
imesaver Standards for Landscape
Architecture by :harles +. <arris and
5icholas T. ines, eds. 5e* 6or,!
/c8ra*;<ill 9oo, :o., "22A
Site Planning by -evin .ynch, (3
rd
#dition) /assachusetts! The /0T
1ress, "23(
8.+ Landscape Design 9asic ,no*ledge of conce$ts and
$rinci$les of landsca$e design such
as $lant selection, aesthetics and
function, site furniture, etc.
"%
th
+ee,
An Introduction to Landscape
Architecture by /ichel .aurie, 5e*
6or,! American #lsevier 1ublishing :o.,
0nc., "2=A
Site Planning by -evin .ynch, (3
rd
#dition) /assachusetts! The /0T
1ress, "23(
Landscape Architecture: A manual of
site planning and design (4
th
Edition) by
4ohn )rmsbee Simonds, 5e* 6or,!
/c8ra* <ill, %77D
A Pictorial !yclopedia of Philippine
$rnamental Plants (%
nd
Edition) by
omingo /adulid, /a,ati :ity!
9oo,mar,, %777
1ui2 4 To$ic! Site De#elop&ent 9
Landscape Design
:.+ ;reen %rc-itecture 0ntroduction to basic conce$ts and
$rinci$les of 8reen Architecture as
a$$lied in site $lanning and
landsca$e design.
"3
th
+ee,
!limate !onsiderations in &uilding and
'r(an Design by 9aruch 8ivoni, 5e*
6or,! Ban 5ostrand &einhold, "223
1ui2 5 To$ic! ;reen %rc-itecture
:.+ Pro"ects(Plates(Case Studies
2." &esearch?Gield Study "(
th
+ee,
2.% 8rou$ +or,? :onsolidation "A
th
+ee,
2.3 8rou$ +or,?:onsolidation "Dth
+ee,
2.( 8rou$ 1resentation?&e$orting?
Submission
"=th
+ee,
<inal 06a&ination Depart&ental 06a&ination "3
th
+ee,
Course *equire&ents
*equire&ents ;rade Percentage
Distri!ution
Definition( Para&eter *eco&&ended Teac-ing
Strateg)( 'et-odolog)
FuiEEes %7H
A tool in measuring oneIs a$titude and ,no*ledge
acquired in the course of discussion; involves fe*
to$ics, subsequent evaluation is administered.
.ecture;0llustration
/ethod
StudentIs &esearch
and &e$orts
1roJect or :ase Study
/ethod
/ulti;media /ethod
1lan .ayout #xercises
Gield Tri$? Site Bisit
1relims and Ginals (7H
A com$rehensive tool in assessing oneIs ,no*ledge
and ability. 0n a broader s$ectrum, it covers a *ide
range of to$ics; used at establishing studentIs level of
learning.
&esearch, case
study, home*or,,
$lates, etc.
(7H
A method or $rocedure aimed at develo$ing oneIs
research s,ills *hile instilling the values of diligence,
resourcefulness and initiative.
;rading S)ste&
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GA Gailed due to absences
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