The word “landscape” possesses so many meanings and is open to so much interpretation that it often becomes difficult for landscape architects to define with precision the object and the limits of their interventions, both spatially and disciplinarily. In this stream students are encouraged to approach the making of places
This thesis will consider the possibilities of the “urban / landscape misfit” in the context of the contemporary Asian city. In the last four decades, rapid urbanization, massive scales of investment, and weak development controls, have led to landscape of fragments and discontinuities. In this context, traditional concepts of viewing
Resources required to sustain urban life are increasingly supplied from a vast hinterland of productive landscapes well beyond the city’s boundaries. The ecological footprint (food- water- energy- footprints) of a high rise high density city should now be considered at a global scale. Cross boundary resource dependence, however, is subject
In this studio, students considered landscape architecture’s capacity to engage with environments undergoing rapid change. Through map analysis and literature review, students revealed the ways in which landscape systems, cultural practices, and patterns of human settlement are intertwined, reflecting on the role of strategies and proposals to achieve alternate, more
Rapid population growth, rural-urban migration, and the occupation of vulnerable territories are powerful characteristics for the increase of informal settlements. Largely, informal settlements have been defined by socio-economic standards, poverty, and lack of infrastructure. However, there is little research to comprehend the ecosystems, grounds, and implications of settling those environments.
The new Gartenfeld Berlin The Spandau Garden Field is increasingly becoming the focus of Berlin’s urban development. The island location, distanced from the inner city districts, offers more than elsewhere the freedom to create experimental forms of urbanity. The vision of a “city in miniature” is also based on the
