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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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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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Roaring Reporters – Narva, a city on the edge
_COLUMN_ by Tim den Duijf Since this year, Landscape Architecture and Spatial Planning students report from a broad scope of places where they are based during their international exchange. This results in a series of local reports concerning spacial issues from around the globe. This time Tim den Duijf reports from the far end of Europe.
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The Tragedy and Beauty of Being a Landscape Interventionist
_COLUMN_ by Maarten Jacobs The idea that public trust in science and scientists in decreasing is frequently propagated in the media. Well, is this trust indeed eroding? The climate change debate and human nutrition debate are two example cases suggesting distrust amongst the public.
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Book Review: Henry David Thoreau – Walden
_BOOK REVIEW_ by Erik-Jan van Oosten RUW Foundation has started a sustainability book club last October and is exploring wildly different views on the world, one book at a time. Last month we took a closer look at a 19th century classic: Walden by Henry David Thoreau. A good choice, according to the author himself: “Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all.”
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Comic Books and Their Incredible Landscapes
_COLUMN_ by Paul Roncken For those of you who haven’t spent time in really good comic book stores, these examples will hopefully improve your status anxiety and increase the respect for the work of illustrators and their scriptwriters.
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Mind Your Gap
_COLUMN_ by Marleen Buizer Some metaphors work brilliantly well. Take tips of icebergs, or glass ceilings, or better still, the cherry on the cake. Other metaphors are less friendly. Did you notice, that war-terminology is on the rise?
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The problem police and the problem of problems
_COLUMN_ by Martijn Duineveld Since the creation of problems is deeply related to funding (for research and other projects) and can have many societal and political consequences, it would be great if we would invest a little bit more effort in problematizing problems before immediately solving them. To do so I propose the problem police. They are cool, sexy and rock and roll.
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Movie night Virtual Landscapes: The Wolfpack
_ARTICLE_ by Josselin Snoek During our theme period ‘Virtual Landscapes’ (in cooperation with BuitelHucht) there was time for a decent movie night. After we enjoyed some pizza, we sat down and watched The Wolfpack. It isn’t your typic Lord of the Rings type of virtual landscape, but there’s clearly a connection to virtual landscapes!
