Study Programmes 2015-2016
HULG9178-1  
Landscape and Historry : Garden art History
Duration :
36h Th
Number of credits :
Bachelor in landscape architect3
Lecturer :
Nathalie De Harlez De Deulin
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
Overview of the history of gardens from the modern era to the present day, with particular focus upon the periods and/or places associated with the birth of a style or a way of composition, in particular: - the Baroque period: French gardens in France and throughout Europe; - the 18th century: the picturesque English garden and its development in Europe; - the 19th century: the landscape garden and the emergence of public urban parks ; mixed gardens; - the 20th century: the modern garden, the post-war garden, contemporary trends.
Development of a series of related themes, in particular: - the relationship between architecture and gardens; - methods of transmitting knowledge (horticultural and botanical techniques, etc.) through herbariums, literary texts and techniques, treaties, iconographic representations (drawings, engravings, paintings, etc.) ; - showcasing presenters (practitioners, theorists, sponsors, etc.) ; - the garden as a vehicle for schools of thought and philosophical trends.
Learning outcomes of the course :
By the end of the course, students should have mastered: - specific, typological and technical vocabulary (see: glossary); - historical data enabling them to position a garden in its stylistic, historical and sociological context; - knowledge of styles and their constitutive elements through theoretical works and treaties of contemporary composition as well as their transmission according to eras, countries and/or regions; - taking into consideration major creators (supporting examples); - bibliographical and iconographical sources in relation to major trends in composition and/or those creating them.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Overview of the history of gardens from Antiquity to the modern era (course 1 BAP).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Illustrated theory course (slides and Powerpoint). Lecture of texts with presentation and communication to the peers. Visits to historical gardens.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Lectures and visits on sites.
Recommended or required readings :
Syllabus, course notes and illustrations.
Sources and references see selective and critical bibliography (annexed to the syllabus).
Essential reading - collection of foundation texts: BARIDON M., Les jardins. paysagistes - jardiniers - poètes, Paris, R. Laffont, 1998 (Bouquins).
Essential reading - collection of foundation texts: BARIDON M., Les jardins. paysagistes - jardiniers - poètes, Paris, R. Laffont, 1998 (Bouquins) - Dictionaries: CHATENET M., MOSSER M. (dir.), Jardin. Vocabulaire typologique et technique, Paris, Ed. du Patrimoine, 2000 (Principles of scientific analysis). - THEBAUD Ph., CAMUS A., Dicovert. Dictionnaire des jardins et paysages, Ris-Orangis, Ed. Arcature, 1993. - History of gardens: MOSSER M. TEYSSOT G. (dir.), Histoire des jardins de la Renaissance à nos jours, Paris, Flammarion, 1991. - VERCELLONI M. et V., L'invention du jardin occidental, rouergue, Ed. du Rouergue, 2009 (translated from Italian). - Approche pratique : MITCHELL A., Arbres de France et d'Europe occidentale, Paris, Arthaud, 1982. Recommended reading - History of gardens: - SAUDAN M. SAUDAN-SKIRA, De folies en folies : la découverte du monde des jardins, Paris, La Bibliothèque des Arts, 1987. - BRUNON H., MOSSER M., Le jardin contemporain. Renouveau, expériences et enjeux, Paris, Editions Scala, 2006 (Selected paintings). - CORTESI I., Parcs publics. Paysages 1985-2000, Arles, Actes Sud, 2000 (translated from Italian). - WILSON A., Paysagistes. Ceux qui ont marqué le siècle, Octopus France / Hachette Livre, 2003 (translated from English). - DE HARLEZ DE DEULIN N., Parcs et jardins historiques de Wallonie, IPW, 2008 (Patrimoine de Wallonie). - CORAJOUD M., Le paysage c'est l'endroit où la terre et le ciel se touchent, Paris, Actes Sud/ENSP, 2010.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Lectures of texts of Garden lireratture : working in groups with oral presentation. Oral examination or written test (depending on the number of students).
Criteria : see learning outcomes.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Nathalie de Harlez de Deulin ndeharlezdedeulin@ulg.ac.be