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The climate crisis is largely a water crisis.This book sets out ideas on water landscapes and (co)designed practices, identifying what hopeful routes might be taken for the three states of aqueous landscapes in transition-liquid, solid, and gas-with chapters that show different scales and levels of design and collaborative practices.
List of contents
Introduction 1. Liquid, Solid, and Gas: Axioms for Aqueous Landscapes in Transition Part I: Liquid | Water 2. Sponsland: A Collective Design Manifesto 3. Let the River Run: The Aire Waterway as a (Co)Designer 4. Designing Alternatives to Megaprojects: Traditional Knowledge as Hope Against Seawalls in Japan 5. Imaginaries of Resilience: Rhetorics and Realities of Climate Change Adaptation in Four Southeast Asian Megacities 6. Water Communities in the 21st Century: The Case of Het Lankheet Estate 7. Resilient Design for an Altered Planet: Living Breakwaters for a More-Than-Human (Co)Design 8. Underwater Living Landscapes: A Landscape Plan for Calanques National Park Part II: Solid | Ice 9. (Co)Designing With Time: A Tempo-Material Approach Along Arctic Island Coasts 10. Building Up Water: Artificial Glaciers in Ladakh 11. The Sounds of Melting Landscapes: Facing the Climate Crisis with Sonic Intimacy in the Alps Part III: Gas | Fog and Clouds 12. The Cloud Gardeners: Water for a Thirsty Planet 13. Cultivating Water: From the Dew to the Sky Vault 14. Cloudscapes: Transcending Climatic Boundaries Conclusions 15. Choreography in Landscape Practice: Agency, Intention, and the Beauty of a World in Motion
About the author
Laura Cipriani is an assistant professor of landscape architecture at Delft University of Technology. Her current research addresses climate change issues, starting from the materiality of water and soil, and adopting (co)design approaches. Over the last decade, she has taught at Venice University IUAV, Politecnico di Milano, National University Singapore, Venice International University, and the University of Padua. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Architecture (Hons) from IUAV, a Master’s in Design Studies (Hons) from Harvard Design School (2004), and a Ph.D. in Landscape Urbanism from IUAV. In 2008, Laura founded Superlandscape, a landscape and urban design firm.
Summary
The climate crisis is largely a water crisis.This book sets out ideas on water landscapes and (co)designed practices, identifying what hopeful routes might be taken for the three states of aqueous landscapes in transition—liquid, solid, and gas—with chapters that show different scales and levels of design and collaborative practices.
