Liquid, Solid, and Gas
Axioms for Aqueous Landscapes in Transition
L. Cipriani (TU Delft - Landscape Architecture)
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Abstract
Landscape design is the product of a plural, collective symphony that involves or originates from living systems and natural forces. From hydrologist to botanist, fisherman to farmer, swallow to fish, rain to wind, all of Earth’s systems constantly draw landscapes. The actors involved in the collaborative dance of the cosmos incessantly design landscapes within a complex and often indecipherable plan.
How can landscape design and different forms of collaboration open new doors to tackle the water and climate crises? What hopes can spring from collective design in its broader meaning?
This introductory chapter sets out a number of ‘axioms,’ observations, notions, and ideas on landscapes, the water and climate crises, and (co)design, identifying what hopeful routes
might be taken for the three states of aqueous landscapes in transition—liquid, solid, and gas.
People, animals, plants, water, ice, fog, wind, sand, and rocks—all contribute to the cosmos’ landscape symphony and designing together can become a seed of hope to listen and embrace the Earth’s climatic changes.