Dynamic Geographies

Barbara Wilks, Steven Handel, Alison B Hirsch , Peggy Shepard

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English

Oro Editions
15 January 2000

Individual architects & architectural firms; Environmentally-friendly architecture & design; Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial; Residential buildings, domestic buildings; Landscape art & architecture

"Dynamic Geographies seeks to addresses the changing public perception of the term landscape.

Landscapes are forged by many forces and are dynamic, not static. Yet most landscape designs are designed as static; that is, they are designed not to change substantially for 20-50 years. As cities become the dominant living space for humans, allowing non-human forces to contribute to our designs as landscape architects will make for more resilient landscapes and a healthier planet. Making these dynamic landscapes with our non-human partners will require a new landscape esthetic, changing the public perception of ""landscape,"" and changing maintenance practices. . The book is divided into three segments of overlapping geographies: visible geographies, layered geographies, and unleashing geographies."

By: Barbara Wilks, Steven Handel, Alison B Hirsch, Peggy Shepard
Imprint: Oro Editions
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 270mm, Width: 210mm,
Weight: 854g
ISBN: 9781951541057
ISBN 10: 1951541057
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 15 January 2000
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Barbara Wilks, the founder of W Architecture and Landscape Architecture, is a leader in design, known best for bringing together nature and the urban in lively urban ecologies for humans and other species. Steven Handel is an American educator and restoration ecologist. Handel is currently Distinguished Professor of Ecology at Rutgers University and Visiting Professor at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Alison B. Hirsch, FAAR, is a landscape theorist, historian and designer, and is currently the Director of the University of Southern California School of Architecture Master of Landscape Architecture program. Both her design and written work focus on how understanding cultural practices and social histories and memories can contribute to the design of meaningful places. Peggy Shepard is an environmental activist who co-founded WEACT for Environmental Justice and has a long history in organising and engaging Northern Manhattan residents in community-based planning. She is a national leader in advancing environmental justice and policy combining grassroots organising, environmental advocacy, and environmental health community based planning.