A research on preferences of planting design elements, principles and approaches in landscape design applications

• Published in: Megaron (Istanbul, Turkey) Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 470 - 479
• Main Author: Sarı, Derya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: KARE Publishing 01.01.2018
• Subjects: landscape design; plant material; planting design; planting desin elements and principles
• ISSN: 1309-6915; 1309-6915
• DOI: 10.5505/megaron.2018.29981

Plant material which has an important role in landscape designs with its functions in our living environment, when used as design element, some design elements, principles and criteria is considered. In this study, it was aimed to determine whether the preferences of different design groups (academicians, students and public-private sector) trained in planting design overlap with the theoretical background suggested in the literature. Within the scope of the study, a questionnaire was conducted under the five main headings (criteria considered in planting design, planting design principles, planting design elements, planting design approaches, contribution to learning methods used in the planting design training process) with 33 features. According to the results of the questionnaire conducted with 192 participants, it was revealed that the most preferred features in planting design and applications were locality suitability, color, aesthetic feature, form, sustainability, originality and size. Consequently, it was seen that preferences of designer groups generally were same direction and overlap with the theoretical background even preferences ranking on criteria, principles, elements and approaches of them were slightly different.