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There is no time for any long reads this month. But I do wish to include you in a project that is about to start. The European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools (ECLAS) is intend on publishing a series of books. It is part of the exploring the boundaries – series, published by Routledge. One…
Because it is Christmas time, I wish you a pleasant experience with this link. It contains a movie about the painting above, creating a portal landscape. Enjoy and take your time. Each year, new students arrive at my courses in Wageningen University. And each year I recognise a familiar look in their eyes. The same…
Just a small announcement this month because it is hectic. As every year at this time of the year, all seems to be caught up in a run towards some kind of ending. The end of the year and to many a professional therefore an axiom of stress. Axiom… I like the word axiom. It…
This title is a quote by Rem Koolhaas. It was published as part of an interview with a newspaper (TROUW, October 19 2013) this weekend. These journalist had not spoken to him in nine years. Rem is not so keen on interviews. Partly because he does not like to fuel ideas about any stardom he…
Of course there are sparse moments of self-pride. Even with the average self-esteem of landscape designers, some ideas and deliveries are worth wallowing in. An instance of the purest sublime by an act of creation: for, as if instinctively, our soul is uplifted by true elevation; it takes a proud flight, and is filled with…
As a child I fantasized about woodlands bigger than the ones that existed in my native – Dutch – country. Big canopy trees with widespread roots and branches to hold a treehouse or two. Hills and dales and mud and berries. Later I found these places either in the books I loved to read or…
The fact that landscapes can be designed is a fascinating possibility. Implicitly it includes the design of fjords and mountain ranges, as if building the set of the next CGI adventure movie. Many of my students are secretly drawn to such a challenge. Fueled by increasingly lifelike renderings and ethically imprinted by real footage imagery…
The last five days I spent with my long time friends driving two times a thousand kilometers to (re)find ourselves in the pristine Swedish landscape. We drove all through the night having little naps or discussions to keep sleepy minds occupied. One boat trip, one xxl bridge and comfortable Volvo leather seating made a somewhat…
paul roncken - landschapsarchitect - ontwerpfilosoof - dialoogvoering - dagvoorzitter 