Master in Garden Design

The European master of 1st level, validated by E.A.B.H.E.S., lasting one year-long course is intended to provide a solid education to realize a green area, wisely disposing its elements and organizing each phase. At the end of the annual path, they are released 60 ECTS credits (European credits).

It is articulated in basic teachings and complementary teachings. It is completed with an internship and accompanied by extra events opened to everyone. The basic teachings comprehend Garden History and Culture, Climate, Botanic, Plants Nomenclature and Recognition, Structural Elements (water-drainage, use of materials, furniture), Designing, Drawing (free-hand, Technical and CAD) and communication.

The complementary teachings are an environmental comfort and legal and economic aspects, playground areas, pet and animals dedicated areas.

The internship, lasting at least six weeks, will fulfill the education process. Since the course is dedicated to interested and motivated young people with an advanced general culture, and not to specialists, an access test will be held to evaluate the students' preparation and to calibrate the complexity and variety of the subjects according to their real needs.

To enrich this year's edition, many workshops and meetings with Italian and foreign landscapers, guided tours to "the Grand Gardens" of Milan and Lombardy, and a study trip in a European City.

The Master in Garden Design is under Sponsorship of Milan Architect's Order.

PROJECTUAL AREA (WORKSHOP)

• Workshop 1: Private Garden
• Workshop 2: Public Garden
• Thematic Workshop
• Dissertation

PROJECTUAL SUPPORT AREA

• CAD: AutoCAD 2D and 3D
• Botany
• Art and Landscape
• Illustration and Graphics
• History of the Garden
• Project Portfolio
• Garden Safari
• Internship

Scholarships

First Level Master in Garden Design – A.A. 2017/2018

accredited by E.A.B.H.E.S. - European Accreditation Board of Higher Education Schools under the Sponsorship of Milan's Architects Order.

Provision of N.2 scholarships of tuition fee for Italian and foreigner graduated students:

• Italian and EU students: N.1 scholarship of partial coverage equal to 50% for total amount of €5.825,00 of tuition fee of €11.650,00 (E.A.B.H.E.S. accreditation and tax exam excluded)
• NON-EU students: N.1 scholarship of partial coverage equal to 50% for total amount of €6.225,00 of tuition fee of €12.450,00 (E.A.B.H.E.S. accreditation and tax exam excluded)

The master will take place from November 7th, 2017 until July 27th, 2018, compulsory attendance from Monday to Friday from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at ISAD – Istituto Superiore di Architettura e Design. The educational program includes a full-time internship in the most prestigious studios and firms. The master will be held by teachers-professionals of the field as detailed in the program published on the website www.isad.it.

Requirements for participation in the selection

Participation in the competition is open to candidates who are not in possession of other scholarships and meet the following requirements:

• graduates in Architecture, Design and Building Engineering (3 or 5 years)
• graduates in Botany, Agriculture, Forestry Sciences, Environmental Sciences (3 or 5 years)
• graduates of a 3-year program in an accredited Design School

Documents to be sent

• participation form completely filled in
• letter of purpose
• curriculum vitae with a brief personal profile
• portfolio in an A4 format with a max of 10 pages that illustrate project works during university path graduation/diploma degree with the transfer of credits and final thesis general point average (GPA) declaration stating that student is not holding any other scholarship

Deadlines

Selection for the participation to the scholarships will be done based on the evaluation of the curricula, the portfolio and the graduation/diploma degree with the transfer of credits and final thesis general point average (GPA). These documents have to be sent to coordinamento@isad.it, not later than Friday, September 15th, 2017.

Evaluation and selection of winners

Results will be communicateonin September 26th, 2017.

Candidates are having 48 hours to accept the scholarship sending a mail to coordinamento@isad.it. From the acceptance, the winner is having 5 days time to apply for the course, and send a copy of the payment for the tax of inscription of €3.150,00 VAT included. If the winner is not going to accept the scholarship, or if the winner is not sending the application before the scheduled time, the scholarship will be considered refused and the Commission could assign it to another candidate.

N.B. Please see the related tuition fees and payment schedule.

School

ISAD has the purpose to offer a high-quality vocational education in the field of Architecture and Design. After more than 30 years of experience, the Institute is involved in a constant evolution and changing process which allows it to bring up to date whether the address of the didactics or the teachers who are presently young professionals actively engaged either in the freelance profession or into the critical or editorial field. A changing which in any case has not injured the original spirit of the Institute which goes on to be found on the work groups, on the presence of the teachers, on the students' social life, on the interchangeable of the experiences and of the teachers as well. The spirit of community, where a good competition does not exclude the collaboration and the mutual exchange.

History

Established in 1980 by a group of architects, ISAD is a 100% Italian school with a philosophy aiming to exchange architectural ideas and practices and to form professional designers. ISAD has lately been confirmed to be “the Milanese School of Interior Design”. 1982 The first course of Garden Design and later on the first Master course in landscape design. A course that has formed almost all garden designers on the Milanese area and northern Italy. 1983 The first biennium course of “naval architecture” for the design of sailing and motor yachts, today offered as a workshop on “interior yacht design”. 1984 Workshop and short-term seminar on jewellery design with Ivo Misani, “The Cellini Project”. The first course of “photography interiors” with Luciana Mulas. ISAD is a catwalk of renowned lecturers of contemporary design. 1992 The first course of “antique art estimator” held by international lecturers in the field of antiquity. 1993 The most important event is the “tale” of Achille Castiglioni’s professional experiences, that has designed an exclusive exhibition for ISAD on the stage of a Milanese theatre in partnership with the most famous design firms that have produced his masterpieces. Castiglioni has entertained the public with live performances and tales explaining the creation of each one of his products that were the main elements of the stage scenography design. 1995 The beginning of the collaboration of ISAD with China. The “Tong Ji University” of Shanghai invites ISAD to hold some conferences on Italian Design and on ISAD’s education. ISAD is invited to participate to a competition for the restyling of the Shanghai “World Plaza” tower interiors. As a winner of the competition, ISAD, represented by architect Marinella Jacini, today Director of the Institute, designs and realizes all the common and public areas of the tower. The work in China proceeds with the participation to competition projects and afterwards to the design and realization of the “World Financial Centre Mansion Building” in Beijing and of the “International Shipping Building” in Shanghai. 1998 In partnership with Atelier Mendini, ISAD promotes events for the Milan Design Week in Atelier Mendini Offices and in the industrial space of the actual Prada headquarter in via Orobia with Jacopo Foggini. 1999 For the opening of its new campus in via Orobia in Milan, ISAD organizes in partnership with Atelier Mendini, 3 evenings of events on the theme of colour, “Colour is music”. 2000 On the occasion of the third millennium, a series of seminars and lectures are held: Enrico Baleri, Marco Ferreri, Franco Raggi, Aldo Cibic, Fabio Novembre (ISAD student in the 80’s), Federico Bucci, Alessandro Vicari, Matteo Vercelloni, Luca Scacchetti. A one week of design workshop with John Brookes, a highly ranked British garden designer. 2001 ISAD is awarded by Provincia di Milano the Best Project for the Master course “Beyond Barriers, design for disabled” in partnership with HB Group. 2003 Internal competition “Design with copper” launched by the Italian Copper Institute. Internal competition “Plasticreativity” launched by the firm Makroform. The prototypes of the winning projects are presented in an ISAD exhibition during the Milan Design Week. 2004 The beginning of the partnership with Rotational Design Association: competition launched between the students of the design schools of excellence in Milan for the design of products realized with the rotational design technology. 2005 Seminar sponsored by Comune di Romano Banco for urban design proposals for the municipality lot and area. 2005 ISAD 25th anniversary! During the entire year, important events are organized:

• ”25th ISAD stories” exhibition of the students project works;
• “3 Appointments for ISAD 25th Anniversary” lectures on design:
• Architects an Design Works with Piero Lissoni and Fabio Novembre, moderator Enrico Morteo
• Photography in Architecture & Design in Italy from the 80’s till today with Gabriele Basilico and Maurizio Galimberti, moderator Alberto Moioli
• Interiors Made in Italy - the interior design project in Italy from the 80’s till today with Jacopo Gardella, Piero De Martini and Matteo Vercelloni, moderator Giampiero Bosoni;
• “1980/2005 Design, Firms, Products” exhibition and confrontation of design products of the 80’s and of the years 2000, with the participation of Abet Laminati, Alessi, Cassina, Cappellini, Fontana Arte, Luceplan, Luxottica, Rossi di Albizzate, Spazio 900, Venini. Exhibit Design project by Way SpA.

2008 The company “Caffè Parigi Ltd” of Dublin assigns ISAD the organization of an interior design workshop based on an internal graduate students competition for the concept design of a “Retail Concept Bar” in the docks of the city of Dublin. The designers of the winning project are invited to Dublin for the project’s realization under the supervision of a local office of architecture. 2009 The famous firm Colombo Design assigns ISAD a Design Workshop for new products of handles and bathroom accessories. The participants, selected through regulations outlines, realize executive projects of the new products. The award ceremony takes place at Triennale di Milano and the winning projects have been awarded the prototypes for the production of the related objects. 2010 The first edition of the Master in “Design Materials - Design Textile experiences” coordinated by Giorgio Correggiari. The Master, under sponsorship of the Milan Municipality, Council Department "Ricerca, Innovazione e Capitale Umano" with the cooperation of the departments "Turismo, Marketing Territoriale, Identità", "Cultura", "Attività produttive e Politiche del Lavoro", takes part of the project MIND (Milan Network for Design) that involves the Milanese design schools of excellence. The master course aims to deepen the knowledge of design materials in all the possible applications in fashion and design in general. The master also includes the participation of important firms of fashion and design, renowned designers, stylists, journalists, critics and sociologists. During the month of April and the Milan Design week, ISAD is invited to participate to Salone Satellite within the Salone Internazionale del Mobile, where the exhibition presents prototypes of the latest students project works. 2011 ISAD joins the project Milano Summer School sponsored by Comune di Milano with its short courses of Shop Design, Hotel Design, Exhibit Design, Photography and Architecture, Television Set Design, Interior Yacht Design, with the addition of two new courses that were of great interest: Designing for Children and Pets Fantasy Design. The master in Yacht Design and Engineering Process begins, coordinated by architect Marco Amadio. Organization of the “ISAD_Lab 14_7” event and exhibition in honour of Giorgio Correggiari. 2012 “Design Materials – Design Textile experiences” Master becomes “New Tech-Style Design”, 1 st Level accredited Master in collaboration with POLI.Design. Interior Design Master and Garden Design Master become both 1st Level Masters accredited by E.A.B.H.E.S. (European Accreditation Board of Higher Education Schools) 2013 The Interior Design basic course becomes a 3-years course and becomes accredited as a Bachelor degree by E.A.B.H.E.S. (European Accreditation Board of Higher Education Schools). ISAD expands its educational offer with two important professional workshops about sustainable architecture:

• “Building with Wood”
• “Raw Earth building”