Lecture 1:
• Introduction, course structure, its main goals and objectives;
• Landscape architecture, landscape project, art, design - basic definitions;
• Landscape architecture as a combination of science and art;
• Regular and picturesque landscape design;
• Current trends in landscape architecture around the world;
• Recent features of park organization and design in the largest cities;
• Urban landscape and sustainable development.

Lecture 2:
• The concept of landscapes. Settlement system in Russia and the basics of landscape life support;
• Cultural landscape, non-cultural landscape. Urban (urbanized) landscape;
• The concept of "recreational load". Stability of a natural complex;
• The settlement system of a city and its types (in Russia and abroad);
• Classification of landscape objects;
• Ecological frame of the city (“green” infrastructure);
• Urban-ecological frame on the example of Moscow. Parks in Moscow. Statistics on park in Moscow.

Practice 1:
• Introduction of a course and practical work 
• Practical assignments description

Practice 2:
• Types of landscape objects
• How to choose references?
• Introduction of assignment 1

Practice 3:
• Concept landscape design project
• Site introduction and site selection

Practice 4:
• Making a typological album (references)
• Project concept idea

Assignment 1 (Practices 1-4) submission: 
Making a typological album (references)

Lecture 3:
• Project assignment or terms of reference (tekhnicheskoe zadanye) for various objects of landscape architecture;
• Classification of urban natural greenery and project assignment for them;
• Optimal ratio of buildings and landscaping areas from park’s maintenance experience;
• Landscaping for an architectural and urban environment. Complex improvement (kompleksnoe blagoustroystvo):
- the history of landscaping and gardening (on the example of Moscow);
- contemporary approaches and problems of complex improvement;
- landscaping (brief review of foreign examples);
• Comprehensive assessment of a territory;
• Russian Federal program "Formation of a Comfortable Urban Environment" – examples.

Lecture 4:
• Project phases. The first stage is pre-project, the second stage is architectural design.
• The first phase as a comprehensive assessment of spatial and planning conditions (the study of physical, climatic, landscape, environmental factors, as well as the morphological structure of a site, hydrogeology of territories, etc.):
- the first phase: landscape-visual analysis. The study of the functional zoning of the territory or site;
- first phase: site survey 
• Second phase: general requirements for a project. Project phases. Requirements for a landscaping project. The composition of project documentation, organization of terrain;
• Territory improvement plan (layout drawing). Methods for creating a layout drawing (ordinate method, grid method, traverse method)
• Other documentation on the organization of terrain and vertical planning.

Practice 5:
• Pre-project analysis of the site 
• Ways of presentation, diagrams

Practice 6:
• Landscape and visual analysis
• Photo, roads and paths analysis, functional zoning  
• Introduction of assignment 2

Practice 7:
• Pre-project analysis for a site, site characteristics
• Photo, roads and paths analysis, functional zoning

Practice 8:
• Making a pre-project analysis for a site
• Visual style (analysis and design process) and infographics

Assignment 2 (Practices 5-8) submission: 
Pre-project analysis of the site. Landscape and visual analysis (photo, roads and paths analysis, functional zoning) 

Lecture 5:
• Work on restoration of historical park complexes – is an independent type of restoration;
М Restoration of monuments of landscape art and the complexity of their modern use (examples);
• Types of works on historical heritage monuments and sites: restoration, reconstruction. Conservation. Fragmentary and complete restoration. Scientific restoration. Recreation of completely lost monuments;
• Features of pre-project restoration work: 
- historical and archival research;
- scientific research (photography, measurement work, field research, etc.);
• Features of restoration projects. Project phases;
• Examples of restoration and reconstruction of historical monuments and sites of landscape complexes in Russia.

Lecture 6:
• Reconstruction and restoration of parks: an overview of trends;
• Challenges and problems of park reconstruction;
• Reconstruction, renewal and creation of new embankments (examples);
• Improvement of pedestrian zones in cities. Comprehensive improvement programs in Moscow and other cities;
• Creation of eco-parks.

Practice 9:
• Features of pre-project restoration and reconstruction
• Sketch of site plan (French-style regular garden)
• Sketch of site plan (English-style picturesque garden)

Practice 10:
• Introduction of assignment 3
• Sketch for a site plan – Alternative 1
• Sketch for a site plan – Alternative 2
  
Practice 11:
• Stylistics of a landscape and visual style
• Examples

Practice 12:
• Making a site plan drawing and fragment 
• Examples

Assignment 3 (Practices 9-12) submission: 
Drawing a Site plan and sketches of its fragment. Sketches (hand-drawing or computer graphics is acceptable)

Practice 13:
• Landscape design, site plan – layout drawing (разбивочный чертеж)
• Landscape design, site plan – dendrological plan (дендроплан)
• Developing compositional and stylistic techniques

Practice 14:
• Introduction of assignment 4
• Choice of solutions, materials, lighting, plants, small architectural forms
• Doing a layout drawing (разбивочный чертеж)

Practice 15:
• Selections of trees and greenery, dendrological plan 
• Examples

Practice 16:
• Making a site plan with drawing dimensions 
• Examples 

Assignment 4 (Practices 13-16) submission: 
Development of design and stylistic solutions. Working on site plan with drawing dimensions (or layout plan)

Lecture 7:
• Overview of history of landscape art and landscape architecture: the ancient world, the Era of Feudalism, the European Middle Ages, Ancient Russia, the Middle East and India, Asia, Italian Renaissance, Baroque (17th century), Classicism and Romanticism (18th - 19th centuries), Baroque and Classicism in Russia (18th - 19th centuries), the concept of "garden city", "green urbanism", approaches to landscape architecture in Russia in the 20th century.

Lecture 8:
• Aesthetic factors. Fundamentals of composition;
• Features of visual perception;
• Aesthetic patterns of formation of architectural and landscape complexes:
- concept, image;
- volumetric and spatial structure of a park;
- ensemble harmonization tools;
- proportionality;
- scale;
- rhythm;
- contrast;
- nuance;
- similarity;
- identity;
• Other tools and patterns.

Practice 17:
• Drainage system. rain water removal. slope
• Softscape, hardscape, mix type – details
• Organization of sports grounds

Practice 18:
• Introduction of assignment 5
• Choice of details and development of drawings
  
Practice 19:
• Section and details 
• Geoplastics and land art

Practice 20:
• Making a drawing details
• Examples 

Assignment 5 (Practices 17-20) submission: 
Drawing details for a project

Lecture 9:
• Drainage system on the landscape site. Drainages:
- classification of drainages;
- drainage of detached buildings, retaining walls, drawing details;
• Organization of surface water runoff:
- types: closed surface drainage system, open surface drainage system;
- organization of surface runoff from paths and platforms, slopes, drawing details;
• Coating structures. Hard coatings, soft coatings, mixed coatings. Drawing details;
• Geoplastics. Imitation of natural landforms. Hills. Retaining walls (engineering solutions). Types of geoplastics;
• Organization of retaining walls. Examples, drawing details/

Lecture 10:
• Water and water devices. Organization of reservoirs (engineering solutions);
- reservoirs, their purpose, classification;
- types of water supply, flow regulation;
• Decorative hydraulic structures in the landscape (pools, waterfalls, cascades, canals, water streams and channels, fountains, springs, drinking fountains, sprinklers);
• Design of reservoirs. Drawing details;
• Greenery and vegetation (engineering solutions);
• "Green" roofs;
• Small architectural forms, paths organization, playgrounds and sites for various purposes, equipment;
• Organization of artificial lighting of landscape architecture objects / sites.

Practice 21:
• Small architectural forms in landscaping project
• Decorative use, utilitarian use 
• Role in the aestheticization of urban landscape

Practice 22:
• Introduction of assignment 6
• Choice of small architectural forms
• Doing a fragment drawing of the site plan (1:200, 1:500)

Practice 23:
• Types of decorative small architectural forms
• Making specifications

Practice 24:
• Making a fragment of the site plan (with small architecture forms)
• Examples 

Assignment 6 (Practices 21-24) submission: 
Drawing a fragment of the site plan (with small architecture forms)

Lecture 11: 
• Small architectural forms (overview);
• Use and classification;
• Decorative small architectural forms;
• Landscape outdoors furniture and equipment;
• Ergonomic requirements for small architectural forms and equipment, accessible environment;
• Materials used for landscaping (examples).

Lecture 12:
• Plants. Greenery at landscape site. Conservation and protection of valuable plantings;
• Soil preparation;
• Sources and types of planting material:
- time schedule of landing works;
- rules for planting;
- features of planting trees and shrubs;
• Maintenance of trees and shrubs at landscape architecture sites, their treatment;
• Types of lawns and their classification:
- ways of arranging lawns;
- maintenance of lawns;
• Arrangement and maintenance of flower beds;
• The concept of "continuous flowering";
• Vertical gardening;
• Rockeries, rock gardens.

Lecture 13:
• Urban landscape: the role of public and green spaces;
• Landscape architecture in Saint-Petersburg: historical and current features:
- Nevsky prospekt;
- Mikhailovsky Garden;
- Letniy Garden;
- Marsovo Polye .

Lecture 14:
• Urban landscape: relevant approaches for public spaces;
• Case Study “Novaya Gollandiya” (“Новая Голландия”) in Saint-Petersburg;
• Several contemporary cases of urban landscape architecture.

Practice 25:
• Visualizations of views
• Axonometry
• Perspective 

Practice 26:
• Introduction of assignment 7
• A project drawings album
• A project graphic panel (A2 size)

Practice 27:
• Visualization or sketch for main view for a panel
• Graphic panel composition tips

Practice 28:
• Making a project drawings album
• Making a project graphic panel (A2 size)

Assignment 7 (Practices 25-28) submission: 
A final project album (all assignments) and a final panel for the project