The ethics of place-making : how landscapes lie

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Irving, Daniel
Vincent, Ian J.
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2013-11-12
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Staten Island (New York)
New York (N.Y.)
landfills
remodeling
environmental design
praxeology
landscape architecture theory
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Irving, D. (2013). The ethics of place-making : how landscapes lie. X-Section Journal. November. (no pagination)
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Expertise in the ‘Nature-isation’ of urban environments marks an important shift in 21st Century urbanism. In a scramble to rebrand urban design as “sustainable” and “green”, Landscape Architects have attempted to claim the territory wholesale, pointing to a clear link between “Landscape” and “Nature”. Yet, John May’s (2008) critique of a major contemporary project of landscape architecture, Fresh Kills Park, is a significant challenge to this claim. Here, May contests the underpinning values of design in the context of a hidden social and political ideology.
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Daniel Irving
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