Experimenting proximity. The Urban landscape observatory
By: Elena Cogato Lanza; Christophe Girot
Contributors: Girot, Christophe
Series: Architecture; Architecture
Publisher: PPUR - Pr Poly & Uni Romandes
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Lausanne
Language: eng
Number of pages: 110
ISBN-13: 9782889150229
Description: What are the best tools for assessing the quality of an urban space or landscape, in terms of social, physiological, aesthetic, and functional well-being ? What features - spatial, material, or visual - can make some areas of a city welcoming, and perhaps even inspire a sense of belonging? And how do we define "landscape experience"? These are some of the questions behind Experimenting Proximity, an extensive compendium of the teaching and research experience conducted in EPFL (Construction and Conservation Laboratory) and ETHZ (Institute of Landscape Architecture) about visual representation.