Back to basics in landscape architecture pedagogy through collage and model-making: a qualitative study in Korean basic-level design education

Abstract Rigid and conventional drawing training is unfamiliar to first-year Korean students who generally complete natural sciences in Korean high school. This study uses a qualitative case study of a Korean landscape design studio to examine approaches to improving the academic performance of Korean basic-level landscape design studios by actively using collage and model-making as pedagogical tools for generating creative design ideas. First, I used a literature review to scrutinise the significant roles of various types of hand-drawing, which informed the design of an alternative studio program, which I implemented. This changed the conventional order of the design studio process to encourage students to use landscape collages and models as creative design ideation and development tools. These tools were effective for understanding a spatial sense of scale, creative design ideation, landform study, texture, and materials application. The findings contribute to an alternative approach to Korean and international basic-level landscape design education.