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Campanhã Urban Park: activating the potential of the terrain vague
_GRADUATION WORK_ by Stijn Lanters Porto’s scenic landscape is very easy to fall in love with, with its winding river, picturesque city centre glued to the escarpment and vistas to the sea. You easily get mesmerized by its charm. However, it is a superficiality that hides the complex situation the city is dealing with.
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Atelier ‘Future Frisian Peatlands’
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Landscape Aesthetics Reflections (3)
_ARTICLE_ by Kai van Reenen After the course ‘Landscape Aesthetics’ in the WUR bachelor program of Landscape Architecture, students wrote essays on their insight and perception of aesthetics. TOPOS will publish three views on aesthetics in a series.
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Physical modelling in landscape architecture: exploring a design tool for the explorative phases in dynamic landscape design
_GRADUATION WORK_ by Jolanda de Jong Why do landscape architects not always consider the physical model (“maquette”) as a design tool in the explorative phases of the design process? There must be a reason for this – or even better: a solution to it. In order to explore the physical model as a design tool for the explorative design phases in dynamic landscape design. To grasp – at least a small part of – the design process.
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Landscape Aesthetics Reflection (2)
_ARTICLE_ by Alex van Zyl After the course ‘Landscape Aesthetics’ in the WUR bachelor program of Landscape Architecture, students wrote essays on their insight and perception of aesthetics. TOPOS will publish three views on aesthetics in a series.
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Landscape Aesthetics Reflection (1)
_ARTICLE_ by Niki Kampen After the course ‘Landscape Aesthetics’ in the WUR bachelor program of Landscape Architecture, students wrote essays on their insight and perception of aesthetics. TOPOS will publish three views on aesthetics in a series.
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A landscape framework for informal settlements to facilitate urban metabolism in Tete, Mozambique
_GRADUATION WORK_ by Josje Hoefsloot The percentage of the African population living in informal settlements is increasing. The quality of the public spaces in these informal settlements is decreasing because of uncontrolled open defecation, waste dumping and lack of a sewage system. This thesis is a research in how existing public spaces can be protected, improved and used to improve the urban metabolism in Tete, Mozambique.
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Roaring Reporters – A Long Winter
_COLUMN_ by David de Boer As continuation of the Roaring Reporters series, a report of the situation during winter in Stockholm, Sweden’s capital. The city’s climate and latitude have caused a certain urban culture that deals with the challenges posed by a long and dark winter. But not everyone can harness themselves against the cold in Stockholm.
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100 years of Landscape Architecture in Wageningen? Pt. 2
_ARTIKEL_ door Michael van Buuren This year we celebrate 100 years Wageningen University, but wat about 100 years of landscape architecture in Wageningen? As landscape architects we have to be conscious of the tradition we stand in, and who’s shoulders we stand on. To refresh our memory Topos asked Michael van Buuren (Alterra) to write this article about 100 years of landscape architecture in Wageningen. Here is part 2!
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100 Years of Landscape Architecture in Wageningen? Pt. 1
_ARTIKEL_ by Michael van Buuren This year we celebrate 100 years Wageningen University, but wat about 100 years of landscape architecture in Wageningen? As landscape architects we have to be conscious of the tradition we stand in, and who’s shoulders we stand on. To refresh our memory Topos asked Michael van Buuren (Alterra) to write this article about 100 years of landscape architecture in Wageningen. Here is part 1, next week part 2.
