Today, Natural Light introduces the summary trainees of the training of overseas landscape design works, with an average score of 71. For most students, the application has been greatly discounted, and the IELTS scores have not reached the standard, so it is even more difficult to apply for extension. For the second application, the overseas landscape design works have not been changed, but still won five offers, namely, the University of Sheffield Kingston University, Greenwich University, Manchester City University, Birmingham City University. Is it because the collection of works is so wonderful that it can be so capricious? Now let's have a look.

　　 Application experience of Xizi's overseas landscape design portfolio:

　　 Procrastination... mourning

Xizi is a girl with a very calm personality, but like many students who are preparing a work collection, she is also a child who is deeply affected by "procrastination" and is sometimes "depressed"

Because of this, from the first time to natural light in 2017 to the completion of Xizi's overseas landscape design portfolio, and the submission of all application materials, the educational administration teachers, professional teachers, application teachers, and Xizi's family all paid special attention to her from time to time.

Because Xi majored in environmental art design during her undergraduate period, she has a certain professional foundation, so the early overseas portfolio courses of landscape design did not have separate basic courses and humanities courses, which is the advantage Xi accumulated during her undergraduate period.

But relatively, because the projects that Xi did during her undergraduate years were still exercises around a single course, and each project had a very obvious curriculum focus, they were all works of the "landscape sketch" type on the whole.

It has not been exposed to landscape design with a large scale, and its ability to control projects with high integrity is poor, which is the most prominent weakness of Xizi before the training of overseas landscape design works.

Therefore, in order to help Xizi to have a comprehensive and comprehensive awareness of landscape design creation as soon as possible, as well as control ability, he did not immediately start to create overseas landscape design works in the early stage, but through courses such as Design Thinking and speculative design that can cultivate students' thinking ability and comprehensive artistic literacy.

　　 What if escape can't solve it? Of course, we should face the difficulties!

During the natural light period, Xizi has two professional tutors who are responsible for her teaching and creation guidance. They teach together. Each teacher is responsible for two projects to help Xizi solve problems from different perspectives and guide her creation.

Since Xizi showed "procrastination" at the beginning, the teacher paid close attention to her creative progress. After two classes, the teacher found the reason why Xizi often delayed:

It's not because Xi wants to delay, but because he can't adapt to the overseas teaching mode in a short time, and he can't quickly understand some course contents.

Secondly, there is another reason that Xizi is not absolutely confident in himself, and always likes to "look again" and "think again" when thinking. For example, when describing the form of a drawing, she often does not dare to draw directly. It always takes a long time to try again and again, and only after repeated confirmation can she start.

In addition, Xizi has a quiet personality. I'm sorry to bother the teacher again and again. I always digest and ponder slowly, so the progress is relatively slow.

Although it is a good habit to think more and confirm again and again in ordinary creation, it can sometimes become a burden in the creation of tense works. Therefore, the teacher immediately adjusted the curriculum planning and teaching methods to help Xizi subtly change her creative habits and improve efficiency from the curriculum direction.

The teacher began to add a large number of case presentations and explanations in the course. At what point, she would show Xizi relevant works, which were of high level and good visual effects, so that she could re-establish her correct aesthetic and judgment abilities. At the same time, she helped her select materials in the early stage of drawing to avoid rework and unnecessary duplication of labor.

　　 Only by reasonable planning and adjusting the focus of the project can we be all inclusive

Xizi's collection of works includes 4 projects in total. The first 3 projects are based on the creation and diffusion of space concepts within a certain range. Therefore, for the fourth project, the teacher and Xizi decided to build a larger site with the concept of rain flood management.

This project is not a small challenge for Xizi. The process of site selection in the early stage is full of twists and turns. It requires not only routine research, but also the collection of conceptual flood level information on the site. Therefore, compared with the first three projects, this project will be much more difficult.

Finally, after screening and analysis, the teacher and Xizi initially determined two sites. After comparing the research difficulty, expected design effect and other aspects of the two sites, they chose a site for a belt park along the river.

In the course corresponding to this project, the teacher first proposed the curriculum plan. The reasons for this are mainly the following two aspects:

At this time, the application is approaching, and Xizi has been able to fully adapt to the overseas teaching mode, and has re established aesthetic awareness and higher scheme prediction ability in the early accumulation of a large number of cases;

Compared with the first three projects, Xizi is very dependent on teachers, and teachers of this project require Xizi to complete more independently. Therefore, adding courses can also enable teachers to see the results of Xizi's work more timely, whether there are major errors, correct errors in time, and avoid re correction after completion. Even if it is from the side, it can help Xizi control the rhythm and adjust the state at any time.

　　 Final details and adjustment, leak detection and supplement

After all the preliminary drawings and finished product plans are completed, the final work - typesetting begins. In the process of typesetting, it is natural to find the lack of logic or the lack of drawings. At this time, the main work is to find and fill the gaps and supplement the necessary process diagrams and words.

In addition, because the most effective way to present the effect of the landscape scheme is in the form of renderings, teachers need to be more careful to help Xizi check each link of ps when modeling, selecting angles, pasting materials, and rendering the renderings. Errors in any link will lead to the re doing of all subsequent work, which will waste a lot of time.

Because each step is strictly controlled, the four projects of Xizi are carried out smoothly. Although there are some problems and setbacks from time to time, the teacher can help her correct them in time, so that most of the drawings in the later stage of typesetting can only be explained in class and fine tuned.

It is also because of the constant guidance, control and assistance of teachers in each link that they can finally get offers from five universities when the average score of Xi is only about 71.

However, at the application stage, Xizi also encountered some minor setbacks. At the beginning, Xizi's IELTS scores did not meet the language requirements, so she had to give up Sheffield University And extend the application of other schools.

But at the end of 2018, Xi Submitting Xie Da's application again, theoretically speaking, there will be some risks in applying again the next year with the same collection of overseas landscape design works (the content and layout have been readjusted and planned). As we all know, Sheffield University is very strict in 2017-2018. At the beginning, even the rumor that "it will significantly reduce the enrollment of Chinese students" broke out, However, Xizi is still admitted again, which is undoubtedly a great surprise for Xizi and her teachers.

"No success is accidental", as we shared the case of Xizi's overseas landscape design portfolio today, the average score is only 71? Is IELTS not up to standard? In the face of these "adverse" conditions, the collection of works needs to improve its requirements to reach an unprecedented height in order to make up for the shortcomings of these adverse factors. In the whole collection process, Xizi's own initiative and seriousness, as well as the attitude of teachers at each stage, from curriculum planning to specific implementation of teaching, from the overall layout of the project, To optimize the details of typesetting, each link should be free of defects, so that the application can be free of regrets!

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