This document provides a summary of workshops for a Landscape Architecture course at Manchester Metropolitan University. It outlines 11 workshops to be held between January and May covering topics like levels and landform modelling, various drawing techniques, materiality, design with plants, and plant materials. Each workshop lists the date, tutors, and any submission requirements to be included in the student's portfolio or assessed separately. The workshops aim to provide hands-on learning experiences focused on technical skills and design concepts for landscape architecture.

1. Manchester School of Art
BA (Hons) Landscape Architecture
academic session: 2010‐11 MMU 1/NCF 4 session two
Unit: 14011602 Foundation Two: Garden Anachronisms
Session 2
Workshops Summary
Workshop Date Tutors Submission Requirements Check
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1a Levels Workshop 21st + 25th Ian Fisher & Site Plan, with levels and
Jan Eddy Fox contours, to scale
1b Landform modelling Follow up to Contour model based on plan
above provided, photographed from
various angles and laid out on
sheet in portfolio
2 Thinking Drawing 1st Feb Becky Sobell Drawings from the day in
sketchbook to be handed in
with portfolio
3 Microclimate 7th Feb Eddy Fox No output
4 Perspective Drawing 1 14th Feb Ed Bennis Constructed perspective drawn
on day to be finalised and
included in portfolio
5 Axonometrics 15th Feb Becky Sobell Axo drawn on day of workshop
to be finished and included in
portfolio
6 Sketchup and 1st March Becky Sobell Assessed through elements of
Sciagraphy Brief 3. No separate assessment
7 Materiality 1: 8th March Eddy Fox 6 no. A3 spreadsheets, 2 per
Elements of Space theme, based on those issued,
to illustrate types of materials
and comment on use
8 Perspectives 2 21st March Mark Outputs generated during
Murphy workshop and assessed on day
9 Materiality 2: 29th March Eddy Fox 2 no. A3 sheets with technical
Seen and Unseen drawing of chosen element and
research into material and use
10 Design with Plants 3rd May Becky Sobell Assessed through elements of
brief. The workshop is about
different basic plant forms.
11 Plant Materials: Plant 10th May Adam Lurie To be specified by Ian in brief
Partner after Easter break
12 Plant Materials: 16th May Ian Fisher To be specified by Ian in brief
Birchwood after Easter break