Sonja Hassold: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2020

Name	Dr. Sonja Hassold
Address	Winterthurerstrasse 247 8057 Zürich SWITZERLAND
Telephone	079 566 13 12
E-mail	sonja.hassold@env.ethz.ch
URL	http://www.botanikexkursionen.ch
Department	Environmental Systems Science
Relationship	Lecturer

Number	Title	ECTS	Hours	Lecturers
061-0105-00L	Designing with Plants I Only for Landscape Architecture MSc.	2 credits	2G	S. Hassold
Abstract	This fundamental course provides an introduction to the basics of botany and forms a solid foundation of knowledge for the following semesters. The course covers the following areas: Species knowledge of native shrubs and trees in winter conditions and their habitat requirements, introduction to the identification of plants and consolidation of botanical terms.
Learning objective	Students will be introduced to botany and after the course they will be able to identify about forty native trees and shrubs in order to use them appropriately their designs. They will be familiar with botanical terms, which will enable them to have a high level of understanding of botanical literature.
Content	This course focuses on excursions with botanical experts. In addition, the students are supported by theoretical and conceptual lectures. This gives the students a good basis of botanical knowledge, which can be professionally integrated into the designs. This module is organized together with the Foundation Studio I, so that the knowledge imparted can directly influence the designs. The module is divided into different subject areas: 1) Consolidation of botanical terms. These form the basis for the identification and recognition of plants. The most important technical terms are explained and illustrated with suitable material. 2) Species knowledge is taught on regular field excursions and supplemented with theoretical input. The species can also be studied in the classroom using fresh material. In addition to site characteristics and seasonal changes, growth forms are also taught. 3) Through the introduction to identification, the students will understand how an identification key is constructed and how it is used, so that unknown species can be identified independently. The fundamental course Designing with Plants I (26th October – 06th November 2020) and the foundation studio I are interrelated modules. The weekly schedule is published on the course website (and is included in the reader).
Lecture notes	The notes will be distributed during the course.
Literature	The relevant literature and content for the examination will be indicated during the course.
Prerequisites / Notice	The course is aimed exclusively at the students of the master's programme in landscape architecture. The detailed course schedule is published on the course website (and is included in the reader). The lectures might take place outside. It is necessary to foresee clothes adapted to the weather.
061-0151-20L	Seminar Week Autumn Semester 2020 Only for Landscape Architecture MSc.	2 credits	3S	S. Hassold, G. Vogt
Abstract	Along five walks we explore the city vegetation of Basel and built connections to the conditions of the surrounding landscape. Obtaining a panoptical view of the “nature of the city” is the goal of intensive study of the territory.
Learning objective	In addition to a comprehensive insight into the vegetation of the city of Basel, the students receive an introduction to the method of walking as a way of exploring the urban landscape from a pedestrian perspective.
Content	Five walks lead us through the territory of the city of Basel. The tri-national area (Germany, Switzerland, France) with its exceptional geological, topographical, hydrological and climatic situation has a specific and diverse vegetation. We discover this diversity on the walks in the Petite Camargue, on the Tüllinger Hügel, during the crossing of the Jura and in the parks within the city. The walks are led by proven experts. In conversations, Sonja Hassold (biologist), Günther Vogt (landscape architect) and Markus Ritter (ecologist) explain the relationships between the vegetation found and the conditions of the landscape. In doing so, references are made to the political, social and economic influencing factors that regulate the development of the landscape and significantly influence its shape. The program is contextualized by dealing with the topic of walking science. Markus Ritter introduces the theory and method of promenadology in evening lectures, seminars and reading sessions, focusing on the person of Lucius Burckhardt (sociologist, 1925 - 2003).
Lecture notes	The reader will be given at the introductory course.
Literature	All relevant literature is included in the reader.
Prerequisites / Notice	The weekly schedule is included in the reader. The costs for the seminar trip range between 501.- and 750.- (cost framework C). Included are: All overnight stays (including breakfast), a dinner together, transfers from the hotel to the excursions, reader and all costs for admission to museums. The course is aimed exclusively at students of the master's program in landscape architecture.