Call for Papers: 3rd International Conference on Landscape Architecture 2009, Vienna, Austria‏

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3rd international Conference on Landscape Architecture, ILA Institute of Landscape Architecture, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria.

LANDSCAPE – GREAT IDEA! X-LArch III 2009
April 29th – May 1st , 2009 , Vienna, Austria

In the year of 2008, 50% of the people worldwide are living in cities, and this number is yet to increase, changing urban landscapes at an accelerated pace. Edward Soja and Miguel Kanai announce the global urban age consisting of the urbanization of the globe on the one hand and the globalization of urbanism as a way of life on the other. Globally the structures of landscapes and settlements are converging – resulting in types of urbanity which are hard to distinguish. In the context of spatial development landscape plays a crucial role (at least) in the professional discussion.

The production of landscape has always been based on a construct of ideas. As ideas shift along societal changes, the meaning of landscape is subject to constant mutation. Designed and built landscapes function as a catalogue of interpretations of nature, of society, of economics, of cultures.

What role can landscape play to restructure our decision and design-processes, our environment and our perception?

The conference wants to foster exchange and debate among researchers from across Europe and beyond. It provides a forum for cross-national and cross-disciplinary debate on the future of urbanity and landscape and acts as a bridge between research and practitioners.

The conference LANDSCAPE – GREAT IDEA! is looking for contributions on the ideas behind landscapes and landscape architecture. Which is the background for the hype of landscape in a wide range of disciplines? Can landscape work as an instrument, as an example and if so, how?

Call for Papers: The call for papers is structured in 2 main topics, which constitute the base for organising the individual sessions. The conference LANDSCAPE – GREAT IDEA! is looking for contributions on the ideas behind landscapes and landscape architecture and the impact of the manifestation of those ideas in design and development of landscape and open spaces. The conference addresses all disciplines dealing with spatial and societal phenomena of landscape. We welcome scholars from diverse disciplines as well as practitioners: landscape architects, artists, geographers, architects, urbanists, sociologists and others. The selection will be based on an abstract proposed by the author(s).

Topics:
1. Scale matters

Landscape Architecture projects vary in size. Scale, however, seems to increase in two ways: On the one hand projects themselves become bigger, on the other hand the relational framework increases in size and complexity. Also the concept and design of small projects are related to the larger landscapes they are situated in.

Is there a connection between the way of interpreting, designing, producing and using landscape and the scale of the related framework? How can we investigate ideas and meanings through design or site analysis? Is urbanization or de-urbanisation a reason to adapt the scale of thinking landscape?
Key words: new approaches to site analysis, landscape research methodology, non sites Landscape Urbanism, urban landscape, landscape as framework, project size.

2. Landscape as a model
The frequency in which the term ‘landscape’ is quoted in the context of (urban) development suggests that it is taken as a means for improvement. In which way can landscape act as a model or an instrument to enhance spatial qualities? How do ideas interact with the built outcomes? Ideas and ideologies change, they seem to become interchangeable due to globalised mechanisms. Can we identify ideas behind “new landscapes”, or the way they were developed?
Key words: innovative design strategies, design analysis, landscape ideas, historical landscapes, public spaces, changing landscape uses, cultural context of landscape and open spaces.

Deadline for the submission of abstracts: 31st of October 2008.

Please e-mail your abstract to: greatidea@boku.ac.at

Or submit via the conference homepage

http://x-larch.boku.ac.at/index.php/x-larch/greatidea09/schedConf/cfp

For any questions concerning the conference, please feel free to contact us at: x-larch@boku.ac.at

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