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Comment on 2012 ‘ Green Dream’ for Chinese Landscape Architecture 2012 中国风景园林‘绿之梦“ by Tom Turner

Tom Turner — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:07:31 +0000

The boundaries between pure science, applied science, pure technology and applied technology are all FUZZY. And the location of architecture, and landscape architecture, on the continium is variable. Many of Alexander's ideas are social science and inherently testable. For example, his idea on the comparative merits of 'positive space' and 'negative space'could easily be tested. Here are some interesting applications of the ideas to garden design. They are not experimental tests but they are pointing in that direction!

Comment on Landscape architecture tree stamps by Tom Turner

Tom Turner — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:39:50 +0000

Aaaah, Yes. I still have some (working) Pantone. Before that, we used Magic Markers, with fat little bottles and amazing precision. And, before that, the amazing Flo-Master - an expensive cast aluminium pen with replacable nibs and tins of coloured ink for re-filling the pen. The Flickr comment says 'mid-60s'. I had my first Flo-Master well before that!

Comment on 2012 ‘ Green Dream’ for Chinese Landscape Architecture 2012 中国风景园林‘绿之梦“ by Christine

Christine — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:36:23 +0000

Thankyou. There is an interesting skimmers guide on this blog. [ http://blog.rvburke.com/2006/09/22/christopher-alexander-on-architecture-and-science/ ] It would be interesting to try out Christopher Alexander’s list by way of experimenting.

The comment about the increasing value of science in architecture needs to be treated with caution: since modernism architecture has felt the claims of science very strongly, such that the idea that architecture is an art has been backgrounded. If architecture is going to deal with the science, it needs to do so as an art. Going back to Alexander perhaps art and science in architecture and landscape are one of those instances of natural overlap?

Comment on Landscape architecture tree stamps by Christine

Christine — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:27:04 +0000

Perhaps you are more familiar with Pantones?[ http://www.flickr.com/photos/a74lyc/63247011/ ]
Yoken seems to be a Japanese brand of professional art markers.

Comment on Bosco Verticale – vertical forest garden balconies in Milan by Christine

Christine — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:08:47 +0000

It could be imagined that the people who first buy into the development will want the trees – however what happens next really is up for conjecture! Perhaps the trees will be deciduous and/or selected to enhance the views by reveal and conceal techniques?

In any case it will be fantastic to see the creative landscape responses to the challenge of trees at altitude.

Comment on Context-sensitive landscape architecture in China by Jerry

Jerry — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:01:06 +0000

Tom, could you please focus on the argument when you discussing with me? The topic you talked about seems not the one I was talking. I agree that the context sensitive design can apply in both architecture and landscape architecture, my idea is that you use architecture example to illustrate landscape issue, which seems not work very well.

Comment on Context-sensitive landscape architecture in China by Tom Turner

Tom Turner — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:18:11 +0000

What do you think about (1) planting masses of Australian trees in Israel eg Eucalyptus (2) planting strips of lawn between wide roads in the Gulf (eg Kuwait)? (3) making shadeless parks with floral bedding in the Gulf? (4) making baroque parterres beside roads in China? (5) planting Sitka spruce in old chestnut woods in the fringe of London (eg Joydens Wood)?
I am not saying any of these things are necessarily wrong. BUT I do think the relationship with the context requires serious consideration in each and every case.

Comment on Context-sensitive landscape architecture in China by Jerry

Jerry — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:03:53 +0000

Please do not forget, Landscape design and different from architecture design. Architecture work is make of concrete, but landscape design work is made of ‘alive’ vegetation and will change as time goes by. Therefore, your contrastive photos of Sydney Opera House and that ugly building can not illustrate the phenomenon happened in landscape.

Comment on Context-sensitive landscape architecture in China by Tom Turner

Tom Turner — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:38:44 +0000

Several points (1) it is always best to visit the place, and better still to make lots of visits at different times of day and in different seasons (2) but you tell a lot from photographs and even more if you look at lots of photographs of the same place (3) yes, it is possible to take a beautiful photograph of an ugly or a context-insensitive place.
I have not crossed the equator, but I am convinced that the Sydney Opera House is a good example of context-sensitive design.
And I don’t think I need to leave home to be confident that this building did not have a context-sensitive architect http://v5.cache3.c.bigcache.googleapis.com/static.panoramio.com/photos/original/43167459.jpg?redirect_counter=1 (it is Buenos Aires Edificio Alas)

Comment on Context-sensitive landscape architecture in China by Jerry

Jerry — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:56:24 +0000

How can one judge a design without being there? Picture only can show a small part of the design which probably not be able to use to judge whether it is sustainable, whether it is popular and whether it is as good as it is in the photographs.

When we use a excellent camera such as Canon 5D, even a dirty pond could be pretty in the photograph. It is a little bit like female’s makeup.