都柏林大学

UCD is at the forefront of Landscape Architecture education in Ireland. UCD is currently the only university in Ireland to offer an undergraduate degree in Landscape Architecture. This course is accreditated by the Irish Landscape Institute (ILI) and recognised by the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA).

If you love design, nature and the outdoors, are interested in society and the ways that we live, and want to make a better, more sustainable future for our towns and countrysides, then Landscape Architecture is for you. This exciting programme teaches you how to design with nature to improve our environment and the quality of our lives.

Landscape architects work on all sorts of projects, all over the world, designing habitats for humans and non-humans: homes for city birds, playgrounds for children, rooftop gardens, streetscapes, city parks and even cities themselves. They transform urban and rural land, and water-bodies, and advise on countryside matters. Landscape design engages environmentalism, urbanism and culture, teaching important transferable skills that you’ll use wherever you are, whatever you do in the future.

What will I study?

The design studio is central to Landscape Architecture. You’ll spend most of your time in the studio, pursuing individual and small group project work. You’ll learn by doing design projects that allow you to develop creative skills and apply knowledge taught through lectures, seminars, drawing classes, field trips, reviews, readings, individual and group tutorials. In your third year you will also gain professional experience interning in a landscape related company / institution.

Lectures fall into three main categories:

Ecological and Environmental Sciences

• Land Use & the Environment
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Landscape Ecology
• Soils, Biology, Botany, Trees & Shrubs.

Human Sciences, Technology and Culture

• Landscape History & Theory, Archaeology
• Rural & Landscape Planning
• Materials & Construction
• Aesthetics, Drawing and Landscape Representation
• Placemaking

Professional and Managerial Skills

• Professional Practice
• Law
• Research and Writing

A combination of regular studio reviews, reports, as well as end-of-semester written and portfolio examinations, is used to assess your work. The fourth year concludes with a design thesis based on a subject of your own choosing. In year 3 students have the opportunity to undertake an optional 6-8 month internship as part of their degree.

International Study Opportunities

Opportunities to date have included:

• Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany
• L’école Nationale Supérieure de la Nature et du Paysage, France
• Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences, Freising, Germany
• Virginia Tech, Virginia, USA
• Haute ècole de paysage, d’ingénierie et d’architecture de Genève, Switzerland