DesignInquiry/ Montreal/ DesignCity/

DesignInquiry/ Montreal/ DesignCity/

Landscape Urbanism

LUasaframework forviewing, analyzingand visualizingurban space

nature

notnature

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thenineteenthcentury lensofdierenceand opposiCon

Thislandscapeisthe citysother
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Thepromiseoflandscape urbanismisthedevelopmentofa spaceCmeecologythattreatsall forcesandagentsworkinginthe urbaneldandconsidersthema conCnuousnetworksof interrelaConships

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aspaceCmeecologythat treatsallforcesandagentsand considersthemas aconCnuousnetworkof interrelaConships

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viewtheenCre metropolisasaliving arenaofprocessesand exchangesoverCme

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Moreover,itisincreasinglythecasethat vastdeveloperengineeringcorporaCons areconstrucCngtoday'sworldwithsuch pace,eciency,andprotthatallofthe tradiConaldesigndisciplines(andnotonly landscape)aremarginalizedasmere decoraCvepracCces,literally disenfranchisedfromtheworkofspaCal formaCon.

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Moreover,itisincreasinglythecasethat vastcorporaConsarevisualizingtoday's worldwithsuchpace,eciency,andprot thatalloftheconvenConaldesign disciplines(andnotonlylandscape graphics)aremarginalizedasmere decoraCvepracCces,literally disenfranchisedfromtheworkofspaCal culturalformaCon.

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Perhapstheverycomplexityofthe metabolismthatdrivesthecontemporary metropolisdemands

aconaConofprofessionaland insCtuConalizeddisCncConsinto anewsyntheCcart,aspaCo materialpracCceabletobridge scaleandscopewithcriCcal insightandimaginaCvedepth

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JamesCorner

4Themesof Landscpe Urbanismasper

BywayofprovidingaschemaCcoutlineforsuchapracCce,Ican sketchfourprovisionalthemes:

processesoverCme thestagingofsurfaces theoperaConalorworkingmethod theimaginary

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ecology i klj
noun - the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings. - (also human ecology) the study of the interaction of people with their environment.

ciCesandinfrastructuresare justas"ecological"asforests andrivers

thisisawatershed

LosAngelesRiver,California

Thedesigna9onterrarma(rm,not changing;xedanddenite)giveswayin favoroftheshiDingprocessescoursing throughandacrosstheurbaneld: terrauxus.

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theme1 ProcessesoverCme:
urbaniza)onisadynamicprocess characterizedmorebytermslikeuidity, spontaneousfeedback,andnonlinearity, thanstability,predictability,orra)onality. Ecologyandsystemstheoryareconcepts inherenttothecity.
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theme1 ProcessesoverCme: urbaniza)onisadynamicprocess characterizedmorebytermslikeuidity, spontaneousfeedback,andnon linearity,thanstability,predictability,or ra)onality.Ecologyandsystemstheory areconceptsinherenttothecity.

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theme1 ProcessesoverCme:

Muchoftheworldlooked dierentnotallthatlongago

SantaMonicaCalifornia

AnEpistemologicalProblem: Howdidwegethere?

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AnEpistemologicalProblem: Howdidwegethere? HistoricalAmnesia?

SantaMonicaCalifornia

theme1 ProcessesoverCme:
CityasPalimpsest (SequenceOccupancy)

theme1 ProcessesoverCme:
CityasPalimpsest (SequenceOccupancy)

theme1 ProcessesoverCme:
CityasPalimpsest (SequenceOccupancy)

theme1 ProcessesoverCme:
CityasPalimpsest (SequenceOccupancy)

theme1 ProcessesoverCme:
CityasPalimpsest (SequenceOccupancy)

theme1 ProcessesoverCme:
CityasPalimpsest (SequenceOccupancy)

theme2 Surface:
Thesecondthemeofthelandscapeurbanism projectconcernsitselfwiththephenomenonof thehorizontalsurface,thegroundplane,the "eld"ofacCon.Thesesurfacescons)tutethe urbaneldwhenconsideredacrossawide rangeofscales,fromthesidewalktothestreet totheen)reinfrastructuralmatrixofurban surfaces.
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theme2 Surface:
Thesecondthemeofthelandscape urbanismprojectconcernsitselfwiththe phenomenonofthehorizontalsurface, thegroundplane,the"eld"ofacCon. Thesesurfacescons)tutetheurbaneld whenconsideredacrossawiderangeof scales,fromthesidewalktothestreet totheen)reinfrastructuralmatrixof

theme2 Surface:
Thesecondthemeofthelandscapeurbanism projectconcernsitselfwiththephenomenon ofthehorizontalsurface,thegroundplane, the"eld"ofacCon.Thesesurfacescons)tute theurbaneldwhenconsideredacrossawide rangeofscales,fromthesidewalktothe streettotheen)reinfrastructuralmatrixof urbansurfaces.
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theme3 operaCon/workingmethods:
landscapeurbanismasuggestsareconsidera)onoftradi)onalconceptual, representa)onal,andopera)vetechniques.
Thepossibili+esofvastscaleshi1sacrossboth+meandspace,

workingsynopCcmapsalongsidetheinCmaterecordingsoflocal circumstance, comparingcinemaCcandchoreographictechniquestospaCalnotaCon, enteringthealgebraic,digitalspaceofthecomputerwhilemessingaround withpaint,clay,andink, andengagingrealestatedevelopersandengineersalongsidethehighly specializedimagineersandpoetsofcontemporaryculture

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theme4 theimaginary:
imaginaConandspeculaCon
Publicspacesarerstlythecontainersofcollec+vememoryand desire,andsecondlytheyaretheplacesforgeographicandsocial imagina+ontoextendnewrela)onshipsandsetsofpossibility. Materiality,representa)on,andimagina)onarenotseparate worlds;poli)calchangethroughprac)cesofplaceconstruc)on owesasmuchtotherepresenta+onalandsymbolicrealmsasto materialac)vi)es.Andsoitseemslandscapeurbanismisrstand lastanimagina)veproject,aspecula)vethickeningoftheworld ofpossibili)es.
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theme4 theimaginary:

theme4 theimaginary:

theme4 theimaginary:

theme4 theimaginary:

theme4 theimaginary:

Visualizing the Landscape

Visualizing the Landscape

Visualizing the Landscape

Visualizing the Landscape

Visualizing the Landscape

Visualizing the Landscape

Visualizing the Landscape

BuriedWaters/ IslaisCreek AtlasProject

SanFranciscoStateUniversity Design+Art+Geography

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Layering CategorizaCon Hierarchy System Theme Sequence Symbols&Icons Signs(i.e.semioCcs) theGraphicWord

Rhythm Tempo RepeCCon Paaern Density Contrast Proximity Alignment

Layering CategorizaCon Hierarchy System Theme Sequence Symbols&Icons Signs(i.e.semioCcs) theGraphicWord

Rhythm Tempo RepeCCon Paaern Density Contrast Proximity Alignment

Layering CategorizaCon Hierarchy System Theme Sequence Symbols&Icons Signs(i.e.semioCcs) theGraphicWord

Rhythm Tempo RepeCCon Paaern Density Contrast Proximity Alignment

Layering CategorizaCon Hierarchy System Theme Sequence Symbols&Icons Signs(i.e.semioCcs) theGraphicWord

Rhythm Tempo RepeCCon Paaern Density Contrast Proximity Alignment

Layering CategorizaCon Hierarchy System Theme Sequence Symbols&Icons Signs(i.e.semioCcs) theGraphicWord

Rhythm Tempo RepeCCon Paaern Density Contrast Proximity Alignment

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Rhytm/Cycles