Landscapes in Trouble, Landscapes in Action : Theories and Practices Between Space, Art and Ecology / edited by Francesca Berni, Irene Bianchi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Berni, Francesca., Editor.

Bianchi, Irene., Editor.

Series:

Architecture, 3155-0754 ; 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Landscape architecture.

Landscape Architecture.

Local Subjects:

Landscape Architecture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0, 206 p.).

Edition:

1st ed. 2025.

Place of Publication:

Sesto San Giovanni : MIM Edizioni srl : Imprint: Mimesis International, 2025.

Summary:

Landscapes in Trouble, Landscapes in Action brings together a constellation of voices reflecting on landscape as both the site where contemporary crises become visible and a field of experimentation for imagining alternative ways of inhabiting the world. Acknowledging that today’s landscapes are shaped by intertwined ecological, social, cultural, and political transformations, the volume proposes a shift in perspective: from landscape as a static object to landscape as a dynamic process. Combining theoretical essays, dialogues, artistic practices, and project-based experiments, the book adopts a polyvocal and interdisciplinary approach. Contributions from landscape architecture, philosophy, urban studies, performing arts, and design examine how landscapes are lived, perceived, and transformed across diverse contexts, investigating them as fragile, contested, and sensorial fields. Rather than offering solutions, Landscapes in Trouble, Landscapes in Action opens pathways for thinking and acting otherwise. It invites readers to consider landscapes as living palimpsests and as shared spaces where crisis becomes an opportunity for collective imagination and action.

Contents:

Cover

Half-Title Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

LANDSCAPES IN TROUBLE, LANDSCAPES IN ACTION. AN INTRODUCTION

PART I. DIALOGUES

LANDSCAPE AS A LIVING PALIMPSEST. DESIGNING BETWEEN PERMANENCE AND CHANGE IN THE HUMAN HABITAT

WORKING WITH WHAT IS THERE. LANDSCAPES OF RELATION, RESISTANCE, AND REPAIR

TO GET LOST IS TO FIND SPACE. WALKING, RESISTANCE, AND THE POETICS OF LANDSCAPE

EARTHBOUND. THEATRE PRACTICES FOR A MORE-THAN-HUMAN WORLD

PART II. PERSPECTIVES

FROM LANDSCAPE TO ECOLOGY. A JOURNEY WITH NO RETURN?

LANDSCAPES. THE SEARCH FOR A NEW LANGUAGE

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE. A PERFORMATIVE PERSPECTIVE

AESTHETICS AND SUSTAINABILITY IN CULTIVATING A SENSE OF PLACE

COEXISTENCE. A USEFUL LENS FOR RELATIONAL SPATIAL RESEARCH AND PRACTICE?

WATER IN CONCEPTUAL ART. RECENT PRACTICES AND POSITIONS

THE ICE WILL LIE. DIACHRONY BETWEEN CULTURAL REPRESENTATION AND MATTER IN THE ALPINE LANDSCAPE

CO-ACTING LANDSCAPES BEYOND THE HUMAN-NATURE DIVIDE. CONCEPTS AND EXPERIMENTS

PART III. EXPERIMENTS

THE BREATH OF DIGITAL ART. PNEUMOS, DATAPOIESIS AND ECOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION

RE-ENCHANTING SERPENTONE. AN URBAN RITE OF VERTICAL PASSAGES

SONGS OF NEARBY EARTH (SONE). A NATURE-CULTURE BASED SOLUTION

AFTERWORD. THE ART OF EVADING EASY SOLUTIONS

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from title screen.

ISBN:

9788869775611