column voor MooiNL Onbedoeld zijn de drie waarden die #ruimtelijkeordening hanteert voor Ruimtelijke kwaliteit een erfenis van wat tegenwoordig wordt aangeduid als ‘een koloniaal verleden’ door de invloed van de militaire Romeinse overheersing en de heropleving ervan via het neoclassicisme van de renaissance. De officiële status van Ruimtelijke kwaliteit volgens deze drieslag in Nederland met de Vierde…
Huge crowd (>150 people!) at the Ai and Landscape Architecture debate Pakhuis de Zwijger on June 1, 2023. See this LinkedIn post. And these are my take-to-your-practice-lessons: Rudi van Etteger “remain allert that your client will so much like the easy beauty of Ai generated images that you as a professional will have to upgrade and outsmart…
On invitation by prof. Udo Weilacher (München Technical University) and the 16th Weihenstephan Forum. The topic of this years forum and international symposium is Cyborg-Landscapes, The Optimized Nature of Nature. October 20, 2023, Schafhof – European Art Forum Upper Bavaria (Freising) In the symposium, current Cyborg-Landscapes will be presented, the opportunities and risks of technical…
Historically, the idea of the sublime is often associated with grand and astounding natural scenery. This thesis investigates a twenty-first century idea of the sublime that includes dissonant phenomena such as extreme weather conditions due to climate change. The subject of the sublime is symbolic of how unprepared the general audience is for dealing with…
‘Ningyo’ (Mermaid) by Katsushika Hokusai (1808) credits: many thanks to Derek Middleton, the language editor of all four letters Kyoto, Japan, February 2008 Highly esteemed Mister Venturous, Mister Criterion and dear Nana, dear future reader, It has been 269, 119 and 89 years since you wrote your letters. With great humbleness and respect…