October 2009
6 posts
reading this week
Hi All,
I thought it might be a good idea to clarify to you all that the reading is on the Miwon Kwon link below. Please, by Thursday 5pm, post here a short response to the reading (i.e. what questions did it leave you asking? what was inspiring? How does this make you think about our site?)
thanks,
Liska
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look up Miwon Kwon
Miwon Kwon: (Site Specificity) on the UO Website. type Miwon Kwon as keyword under articles. You will have to enter your duck id.
Please read this article carefully before next week. Please also write a 400-600 word response on your tumblr pages by Wednesday.
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Joseph Beuys is a key figure in the history of what might now be called “eco-art.” He was a founding member of the Green Party and his notion of social sculpture is critical to understanding contemporary art. While many of his works are steeped in mysticism, such as How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare and I like America and America likes me, others set...
February 2009
9 posts
invisible landscape?
Recent discussion in landscape architecture centers on the development of design strategies that access, reveal, and improve the underlying processes that shape landscape. These include biophysical processes (i.e. ecological and hydrological) and cultural agents and artifacts (i.e. land-use practices, building patterns, and economic development). The means by which we describe the world impacts...
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“on landscape architecture and related fields” one of my favorite websites
“The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.”
– Marcel Proust (1871 - 1922)
