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- Notebook/digital portfolio to write down your thoughts/’I like that’ realisations
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Investigating Potential Sites
The aim of this lesson is to immerse yourself in the world of landscape design at it’s coolest. By the end of this lesson, you should have a greater perspective into what landscape design is and should be inspired by the exciting nature of it and what you can design for your own ‘dead zone’ site.
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Watch the videos below on some amazing landscape design projects, with the majority being public spaces that have transformed and will transform how the public interacts with the environment around them.
New York City's Little Island is an amazing project that well represents the importance of landscape design.
This playground built into the landscape shows a great functional and fun use for a steep hill.
Governors Island shows the use of multiple hills, intended on providing different uses while provoking different feelings in an island that feels a world away from the busy NYC.
This animation shows the beautiful use of concrete, native fauna, and a large scale alongside a city landscape in Barangaroo Headland Park to return the sense of adventure along the waterside.
The use of gardens around the Miller House makes it feel as if they are one with the house, connecting the two together, creating a beautiful and relaxing space with the clever design of this landscape.
This video runs through a number of landscape design ideas, including garden paths, arches, bridges, and dry streams.
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