MA Landscape and Urbanism

The Landscape Urbanism MA at Kingston University is a course that blends the disciplines of landscape architecture and urban design. This allows students to explore how cities are planned, designed and inhabited, highlighting the significance of landscape theory and practice in urban design. The program is suitable for candidates from architecture, landscape architecture, art, planning, geography and related disciplines who seek skills in the urban-potential of landscape. Course Content: The course content focuses on the context of urbanism and landscape. It uses the complexity of the contemporary city as a platform for speculative design projects. It encourages students to explore the notion of landscape as a medium through which cities are represented, planned and designed. Key Modules: Key modules of the course include Landscape Urbanism Studio, Landscape & Urbanism Theory, Landscape & Urbanism Case Studies, Landscape & Urbanism Design Techniques, and Landscape Materiality & Detail. The course culminates in a final major design project.Future Careers: Graduates from this course can anticipate finding lucrative employment opportunities within cities and government, planning and urban design, architectural landscape and urban theory, design research and academia, and global urbanism and landscape practice.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page here.