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Being alone in an all pervasive landscape, provides an intriguing advantage for experiences: every sensation directly relates to you, in person. Every index finger pointing at some external cause, is a seeking finger pointing outward at sounds, movement, smells, views and pointing inward to some sort of judgement. Such an explorative means of sensing both…
In landscape design you should be aware of flaws and struggling rarities, they are proof of the living system you are dealing with. Even if it appears that every phase in a landscape development can be categorized by the abundant presence of dominant plants, colors, textures and species; it is by flaws and rarities that…
What was I thinking when I decided to study landscape architecture? Did I really expect to design whole landscapes? Meet rich enough clients so I could play with their lands and tell them what fancy big trees to buy or chop, what holes to dig to fill with water or what mountains to create for…
Within my research group at Wageningen University we have discussed an interesting viewpoint regarding living system design. Not everyone within the group of students agrees with it, because it appears to be counterintuitive and even opposite ecological reasoning. The subject is living system design and we intend to broaden the predominant ecological prospect (e.g. increase…
One more thing about the sublime. What we can learn from pondering about the sublime is how often we expect to encounter a sublime experience. It is from this frequency that most people start to explain what the sublime is, in accordance to their own experiences. The general assumption of people I speak, as I…
Since the eighteenth century the word ‘aesthetics’ has made a fashionable rise amongst European intellectuals. Hence forth, the meaning of ‘aesthetics’ has not changed drastically. It is still, according to most encyclopedia and dictionaries, a matter of good taste and beauty. Concerning landscape design, there is at least a rather broad range of aesthetic principles…
Although I have not yet reached a senior level in design experience – I believe that I am still junior with my 22 year involvement in this field, there are a few rules that seem to apply again and again. I even dare to lecture them to my students, although they are not in…
It is August and finally hot, for a couple of days in a row. At this time in the summer season I must correct myself on the black and white reasoning in my garden. There is now an abundance of colors and fragrances and many insects are attracted by it. My architectural garden teems with…
paul roncken - landschapsarchitect - ontwerpfilosoof - dialoogvoering - dagvoorzitter 