Towards a Different Approach in Teaching Landscape Design. A Cross-educational, Cultural and Disciplinary Strategy

Abstract

Landscape design education is characterized by a strong inter-dependence and articulation of knowledge and practices. The paper brings some academic, curricular, pedagogical and methodological proposals related with the landscape design education. The methodology followed includes the characterization of the design education and exploration of the theoretical structure that accompanies it (the landscape architecture, the design, landscape design education and the relations between them) – and the explanation of various proposals, illustrated through a special case-study the Landscape Ambassador, a cross educational, cultural and disciplinary strategy. It is a two week ERASMUS Intensive Course, at master level, involving seven European Universities and students and teachers from different disciplinary areas.