T-Shirt Design for New Semester!

Happy Holiday to all L.A students! Hopefully all of you enjoy being at home before we start our new semester next month. We have a few proposal for our next semester's shirt which we can proudly put this on during our field trip and activities. Above is one of the design we have come out so far and we hope you like it. This design was inspired from one of the oversea landscape architecture bodies or department. We made some adjustment to suit our own L.A Department and style. Please comment! Thanks~

Trip to Lumut & Pangkor Island, Perak

On Feb 11, 2012, Faculty of Architecture and Environmental Design, Geomatika had a trip to Lumut and Pangkor Islands. This trip involve students from Diploma of Architecture and Diploma of Landscape Architecture of all levels in relation to MQA ( Malaysian Qualification Agency) requirement for the faculty to organized a field trip for their diploma program. 

The 3 days 2 nights trip also offer vast new experience to students( hopefully they enjoy it) especially for those who never being to Pangkor. We were stayed at Pangkor Village Resort which located at seaside. Some of informal activities done during that undeniably good period are Sand castle, BBQ (variety of seafoods), Canoeing, Snorkeling and Swimming. Unluckily we cannot view the sunset during that period (I wonder why Mr/Mrs Sunset was not there.Hmm..).

However, as genuine purpose of this trip is for educational, the students had a good time under bright hot sun light doing Inventory Analysis for their final design project. Then, on a way back, we visited Universiti Teknology Petronas( UTP) to have a look on both buildings and landscape design around the campus. We want to thank you for your fine hospitality and refreshment provided.

Hopefully, this kind of trip will continue running every Semester. Thanks for all the hardwork:Lecturers and good students.

We provide you some of pictures of their activities. Enjoy.

Pose of joy before canoeing                                       

Delicious seafoods for bbq

Sand Castle activity

Another Sand Castle mock up model

Superb Library design at Universiti Teknologi Petronas

Goodbye Perak! We'll come again

I Want To Be A Landscape Architect

Take a look at this video and enjoy. Hopefully this video can help you guys out there to choose this course and give a better ideas on what exactly Landscape Architecture is. Very nice video indeed. Credit to the maker.

Taken from www.iwanttobealandscapearchitect.com

Floria 2011 @ Putrajaya

On July 14 2011, our department went for a site visit to Floria 2011 in Putrajaya [website here > FLORIA 2011]. Floria is organized as a yearly event and mainly focused on flower exhibition, themed landscape display joined by landscape contractors and nursery owners. This one-day trip are hoped to expose students to the hardscape and softscape material available in the market and to gain fresh ideas into their coursework and studio works.

Diploma in Landscape Architecture - Career Prospect

There are many questions raised over the prospect of the Landscape Architecture profession, mostly sounds like, 'will i be able to secure a job after i graduated?' Most of our graduates were able to secure a job in the first six months after their graduate/finishing their course's syllabuses. Most of them worked in a landscape firms, landscape nursery and landscape contractors. Some of the examples of jobs offered for the graduates of Diploma in Landscape Architecture are :

Landscape Architect Assistant

Construction Technical Assistant

Landscape Designers

Landscape Draftsman

Botanist

Technical Assistant

Site Supervisor

Nursery Owner

Diploma in Landscape Architecture - Course Structure

These program structure is draft briefly just to give the overview on subjects taught and what students will learn in their three academic year. 

YEAR 1

Graphic Communication

Introduction to Landscape Architecture

Landscape Design Studio I

History of Landscape Architecture

Plant Material

*In the first year, student will we taught on basic technical skills like free-hand drawing and principles of design. At the end of this stage, they will be able to design a personal space, for example - residential and courtyard.

Courtyard Design - A Small Scale Design for 1st Year Students

YEAR 2

Landscape Design Studio II

Landscape Construction I

Principle of Ecology

Landscape Design Studio III

Landscape Engineering

Site Planning

Planting design

Introduction to Soil Science

*After completing the first year syllabuses, students will be exposed to a larger scale of studio project and much sensitive area/space to deal with - recreational, natural parks & urban space design. In this second year, they will also get into more technical part of constructions and space planning.

It is Interesting to See How Students Design This Limited-Development Area

YEAR 3

Landscape Seminar

Landscape Construction II

Landscape Design Studio IV

Safety & Health

Horticulture & Nursery Practices

Practical Training & Report Writing

*Third and final year, where students will be completing their diploma course and performing their industrial training. In the final semester, students will be sent for training at any ILAM-recognized landscape firm or local authorities that has Landscape Department.

Graduating - Just How Easy Can It Be?

Diploma in Landscape Architecture - Basic Overview

COURSE OBJECTIVES	·         To produce quality, competent and versatile graduates to perform the task in the field of Landscape Architecture ·         To enable graduates to apply their knowledge and skills in design discipline in relation to the environment enhancement and conservation ·         To produce graduates with technically competent in problem solving, analytic thinking, wholly creative based on ideas supported with facts ·         To produce graduates who are able to demonstrate mastery in communication skills ·         To produce graduates who are able to comprehend, analyse and integrate natural environment and human factors
COURSE HANDLING METHODS	Studio work consists of 12-15 hours a week, lecture, tutorial, site visit, project analysis, nursery practice, related software training and industrial training.
MODE	Full-Time
DURATION	3 years / 6 semesters
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS	Pass SPM / SPMV with 3 credits in any subjects preferable in Mathematics or Arts Or Any certificate recognized by the Malaysia Government with at least CGPA not less than 2.00
CAREER PROSPECT	·         Landscape Architect Assistant ·         Construction Technical Assistant ·         Landscape Designers ·         Landscape Draughtsman ·         Botanist ·         Technical Assistant ·         Site Supervisor ·         Nursery Owner