LED Online Seminar 2017 - Working Group 11

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Assignment 1 - Reading and Synthesizing Core Terminology

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Readings are accessible via the resources page

Step 1: Your Landscape Democracy Manifestoes

Anna's manifesto
Gaia's manifesto
Margaret's manifesto
Yasaman's manifesto
Paulo's manifesto

Step 2: Define your readings

Please add your readings selection for the terminology exercise before April 12:

A: Landscape and Democracy - Mapping the Terrain

Margaret Weber: Lynch, Kevin. (1960): The Image of the City, Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press
Paulo Bruno Ziegler de Castro: Burckhardt, Lucius (1979): Why is landscape beautiful? in: Fezer/Schmitz (Eds.) Rethinking Man-made Environments (2012)

Landscape Concepts:

Anna Ilyuchshenko: Antrop, Marc; Kühne, Olaf (2015) Concepts of Landscape, in: Landscape Culture - Culturing Landscapes. The Differentiated Construction of Landscapes (Bruns, Kühne, Schönwald, Theile ed.)
Gaia Uguccioni: Sieverts, Thomas (2003): Cities without cities. An interpretation of the Zwischenstadt. English language ed. London: Spon Press

B: Concepts of Participation

Maggie Weber: Arnstein, Sherry R.(1969): A Ladder of Citizen Participation, JAIP, Vol. 35, No. 4
Yasaman Rahimi: Day, Christopher (2002): Consensus Design, Architectural Press

C: Community and Identity

Maggie Weber: Hester, Randolph (2006): Design for Ecological Democracy, The MIT Press
Yasaman Rahimi: Welk Von Mossner, Alexa (2014): Cinematic Landscapes, In: Topos, No. 88, 2014.

D: Designing

Anna Ilyuchshenko: Hester, Randolph: Democratic Drawing - Techniques for Participatory Design
Gaia Uguccioni: Smith, Nicola Dawn(2012): Design Charrette: A Vehicle for Consultation or Collaboration

E: Communicating a Vision

Paulo Bruno Ziegler de Castro: Storytelling example from the Scottish Islands
Paulo Bruno Ziegler de Castro: 'Reading the Landscape' by Simon Bell, EMU Tartu

Steps 3 and 4: Concepts Selection and definition

Each group member selects three relevant concepts derived from his/her readings and synthesize them/publish them on the wiki by April 30, 2017
Group members reflect within their groups and define their chosen concepts into a shared definition to be posted on the wiki by May 10, 2017.
Other group members will be able to comment on the definitions until May 20, 2017

Concepts and definitions

Author 1: Anna Ilyuchshenko

Concept 1: Concepts of Landscape
- The concept of the term landscape in different languages carries a different semantic load. The development of the concept of landscape is constantly going on, as well as its understanding.

Concept 2
- A designer should take into account people and rely on the current situation of the population by designing a space. Often a difficult situation may be turned for the better simply by a new approach and design.

Concept 3
- A simple drawing of the problem can help to find a solution to a seemingly difficult task. Designers use a vast variety of methods of drawing and they all achieve their goal.

Author 2: Gaia Uguccioni

Concept 1: Rendering the Zwischenstadt

For a science to be considered as such, there is a need for a theoretical foundation. The identity of the zwischenstadt can be perceived, evaluated, recognized and also experienced differently. Is it possible to imagine the idea of a city created in a level of lived experience? (p. 49 Perspective and questions)

Concept 2: Para-aesthetics

We must be able to account for the basic mechanisms that allow the generation of ideas in the human mind. Functions of tracing, noticing and perceiving have a particular importance in grasping the chaotic richness of form of the zwischenstadt. (p.53 The cultural and political dissolution of the city)

Concept 3: Design consultancy

The resources of the modern community are human and social capital. They offer multiples not acquired skills, such intuition and judgment. (p.4 Design charrette: a design process)

Author 3: Margaret Weber

Concept 1: Participation

There are different levels of citizen participation, ranging from nonparticipation (1), to degrees of tokenism (2), to degrees of citizen power (3). These categories can be broken down into the subcategories: (1) Manipulation, therapy, (2) informing, consultation, placation, (3) partnership, delegated power, and citizen control. Where people and communities fall on this list depends on the developers and planners, the organizers of the community participation forums, the local government, and the community.

Concept 2: Division

Even while trying to promote citizen participation and improved community structure, divisions between the "haves" and the "have-nots" can form. This is most common in situations where groups with more influence and groups with little influence want use of the same space. Depending on what level of community participation is promoted, different voices may be louder and more influential than others.

Concept 3: Democratic Environmental Design

Urban design must begin to focus on connecting individuals, communities, and nature in a sustainable and democratic way. Design principles to integrate ecology and democracy into cities include enabling form, resilient form, and impelling form. A design revolution must take place in order for cities to become a place of community, health and joy.

Author 4: Yasaman Rahimi

concept 1:General agreement with whole situation in design

consensus design is happened when everybody be agreed with the building,the place and the function .hence, most of the people involved it,so it would be constructive and conscious.source:Day, Christopher (2002): Consensus Design, Architectural Press

concept 2:Arrived at consensus

having a flexible mind instead of holding rigid belief and listening to variety viewpoint ,is play an vital role in achieving consensus.also public well being _ public interested_should take into consideration.source: Day, Christopher (2002): Consensus Design, Architectural Press

concept 3:The significance of landscape in film

landscape and cinematic environment serves an important purpose in creating a film's mood and setting an atmosphere.in other words ,it gives meaning to cinematic events and positions. source:Welk Von Mossner, Alexa (2014): Cinematic Landscapes, In: Topos, No. 88, 2014.

Author 5: Paulo Bruno Ziegler de Castro

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Step 5: Reflection

The term “landscape” has a long history of evolution and is very closely related to human interpretations of this concept. Understanding and perception of landscape vary also from place to place and depend on society development. The interaction of geographical and cultural aspects affects the landscape experience as well as creates a consistency that makes the landscape integrated. According to this idea, the landscape as an holistic concept has very high significance, acts as a natural and cultural heritage and merits our full attention. (Bruns, Diedrich, et al., eds. Landscape Culture-Culturing Landscapes: The Differentiated Construction of Landscapes. Springer, 2015.)

Most of the time, city cores are complete in their structural form, constitute a small fraction of the city and are hardly influenceable. But cities are changing, they are not only a series of addiction and have not be seen as a political institution made of private man. The attention must be focused on the parts that shapes everyday life to perceive them as a cultural product. One of the role of the designer in the community is to show that it is possible to make a better use of existing building or environment, placing value in human and social capital in order to create an urban identity. (Sieverts, Thomas (2003): Cities without cities. An interpretation of the Zwischenstadt. English language ed. London: Spon Press)

According to Sherry Arnstein in “A Ladder of Citizen Participation”, there are three different levels of citizen participation, including nonparticipation, tokenism, and citizen power, with more specific “ladder rungs” within each. In order to promote the optimal landscape democracy scenario for every situation, all parties involved must ensure there is a balance of citizen participation, as well as the hearing and consideration of all voices - whether being of the biggest financier and shareholder, or of the smallest minority group. All-in-all, “Urban design must begin to focus on connecting individuals, communities, and nature in a sustainable and democratic way” (Randolph, Design for Ecological Democracy, 2006).

Step 6: Revised manifestoes

please look again at your initial manifestoes and update them with any new aspects/prespectives you have taken up during this seminar

Anna's updated manifesto
Maggie's updated manifesto
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xy's updated manifesto
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xy's updated manifesto
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xy's updated manifesto

Assignment 2 - Your Landscape Symbols

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Landscape Symbols - Anna Ilyuchshenko

A landscape symbol - the unassailable Wall (several strips of evergreen trees in front of the Officers' House, Almaty, Kazakhstan).
A landscape symbol - you find water here! (a willow tree, Almaty, Kazakhstan).
A landscape symbol - the safety island (Almaty, Kazakhstan).

Landscape Symbols - Gaia Uguccioni

Grey after Blu - The writer Blu decided to cover his own murals with grey paint in order to protest against a museum exhibit of street-art backed by wealthy patrons and against the commercialisation of symbols that are born to be public. (44.513081, 11.341589)
Hill after hill - After walking under the 666 arcades of the Monastery of San Luca, you can enjoy this view. You will be totally surrounded by nature and you really can appreciate the land in which Bologna is settled: different but always spectacular scenaries in which hills are running after themselves.
A step to San Luca - This peculiar portico was built at the end of the 17th centyry thanks to the contributions provided by all citizens. It still stands as the symbol of the civic and religious spirit of the people from Bologna and still now its restauration is promoted by initiatives of civil crowdfundings.

Landscape Symbols - Maggie Weber

Once a private garden for the palace, this area is now highly enjoyed by the people - attracting performers, people of all ages & backgrounds, & businesses. This space is a good example of modern landscape democracy. (City-center lawn and plaza, Stuttgart, Germany)
Historical Nürtingen fountain, surrounded by modern shops, used as a social & people-watching location. It is also the location for social meetings, organized meetings, community education in form of signs, and community parades. (City-center fountain, Nürtingen, Germany)
Private land enjoyed by the public: meadows, pastures, agriculture fields, stables, orchards,and a public path. This area is a good example of different land uses and different stakeholders and individuals coming together to utilize a space optimally, for all parties interested. (Country Cycling Path, Nürtingen, Germany)

Landscape Symbols - Yasaman Rahimi

Quran gate is a historic gate and main entrance in Shiraz, the surrounding landscape is very Well-designed,people can enjoy picturesque and panaromic views of the city by walking up the stone stairways.
There is an important open space in front of a historical building, arge-karim khan. This historic area, provide active and passive recreational amenities and a good opportunity for people from different ages to socialize with each others.
This tall building is a visible symbol of the city .but its location is inappropriate and Beautiful views of the scenery and landscape has been limited.

Landscape Symbols Author 5

Symbol yourname photovoice1

add a caption (one paragraph max) description of the symbolism, interpretation, as well as geo-location
Symbol yourname photovoice2

add a caption (one paragraph max) description of the symbolism, interpretation, as well as geo-location
Symbol yourname photovoice3

add a caption (one paragraph max) description of the symbolism, interpretation, as well as geo-location

Assignment 3 - Role Play on Landscape Democracy "movers and shakers"

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yasaman rahimi>: Lawrence (Larry) Halprin, (The RSVP cycle, Levi’s Plaza and Headquarters)
Margaret Weber>: Paula Horrigan (Rust to Green)

Assignment 4 - Your Landscape Democracy Challenge

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Each group member will specify a landscape democracy challenge in his/her environment

Landscape Democracy Challenge 1

Tram Depot
caption: why did you select this case?
caption: what is the issue/conflict (1)
caption: what is the issue/conflict (2)
caption: who are the actors?

Your references: http://www.kazpravda.kz/en/news/society/almaty-tram-depot-suspends-its-work/ http://www.urbansdgplatform.org/service/blog/17/155/postView.do

Landscape Democracy Challenge 2 (Margaret Weber)

Palouse Trail
caption: why did you select this case?
caption: what is the issue/conflict (1)
caption: what is the issue/conflict (2)
caption: who are the actors?

Your references:

Landscape Democracy Challenge 3 (Yasaman Rahimi)

caption: why did you select this case?a large number of historical houses in Shiraz were destroyed to pave the way for construction and development projects.however ,these historical structures give Shiraz its unique look and most of them were nationally-recognized heritage sites.
caption: what is the issue/conflict :preservation of historical building plays a cultural role .These architectural monuments cultivates pride of our past and they are great attractors of tourists. Everyone likes to experience the “spirit” of the city, which most often is represented through these historical building . unfortunately by destroying these building , The city is losing its identity
caption: what is the issue/conflict:This historic area is an appropriate location for New Construction, this issue leads to poor urban planning and different problem such as traffic, sound and air pollution
caption: who are the actors?municipality of Shiraz and government,architects and urban planner.

Your references:

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Landscape Democracy Challenge 4 Gaia Uguccioni

Strategic Healthcare
why did you select this case?
what is the issue/conflict (1)
what is the issue/conflict (2)
who are the actors?

Your references:

http://www.pesaroambiente.it/index.php?id=9820&type=98&cHash=5718af8c20&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=13424&tx_ttnews[backPid]=9744

Landscape Democracy Challenge 5: Paulo Bruno Ziegler de Castro

Give a title to your challenge
Yourname challenge 1.jpg

caption: why did you select this case?
Yourname challenge 2.jpg

caption: what is the issue/conflict (1)
Yourname challenge 3.jpg

caption: what is the issue/conflict (2)
Yourname challenge 4.jpg

caption: who are the actors?

Your references:

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Assignment 5 - Your Democratic Change Process

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After documenting and reflecting on your challenges you will continue jointly with one of these challenges and design a democratic change process

Your Democratic Change Process

Tram Depot, Almaty
a power map identifying who is affected by the challenge and who is influencing it
Look at the various methods and tools available and think how they can be applied creatively. Think about the needs of different stakeholder groups - you may need a methodical mix to address them all. Illustrate graphically how these methods/tools might be applied in a short, medium and long-term perspective.

Reflection

Evaluate in the group how far your ideas either built on the theoretical frame that has been introduced to you during this seminar or react to this by filling a potential gap (approx 150 words)

Your references

Bruns, Diedrich, et al., eds. Landscape Culture-Culturing Landscapes: The Differentiated Construction of Landscapes. Springer, 2015
Smith, Nicola Dawn(2012): Design Charrette: A Vehicle for Consultation or Collaboration
Lynch, Kevin. (1960): The Image of the City, Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press
Antrop, Marc; Kühne, Olaf (2015) Concepts of Landscape, in: Landscape Culture - Culturing Landscapes. The Differentiated Construction of Landscapes (Bruns, Kühne, Schönwald, Theile ed.)
Sieverts, Thomas (2003): Cities without cities. An interpretation of the Zwischenstadt. English language ed. London: Spon Press
Arnstein, Sherry R.(1969): A Ladder of Citizen Participation, JAIP, Vol. 35, No. 4
Day, Christopher (2002): Consensus Design, Architectural Press
Hester, Randolph (2006): Design for Ecological Democracy, The MIT Press
Welk Von Mossner, Alexa (2014): Cinematic Landscapes, In: Topos, No. 88, 2014.
Hester, Randolph: Democratic Drawing - Techniques for Participatory Design
Smith, Nicola Dawn(2012): Design Charrette: A Vehicle for Consultation or Collaboration

LED Online Seminar 2017 - Working Group 11

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Assignment 1 - Reading and Synthesizing Core Terminology