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The Contemporary Reinvention of Landscape Architecture and its Representation
Abstract
According to the author, there are five issues to be dealt with concerning the representation of landscape. The first is the continuing importance of painting. The second has to do with the representation of representation. The third concerns the depiction of space itself, and in particular, the need to find formats that can encompass the large expanses with which landscape now engages. The fourth is the use of integrated drawings. Finally, the fifth is the temporality of the ever-changing landscape. In the 18th and 19th centuries, history was considered the discipline that best explained reality. Today, however, the prevalence of the conviction that reality is best described in scientific terms has led to the privileging of current knowledge and the devaluation of what preceded it. Nonetheless, understanding the history of landscape architecture's engagement with these five issues can help us to deal with them today.
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