UNISCAPE online Lecture Series 2022 “Where Disciplines Meet” 1st Lecture: Tuesday 15 February, 17:30 (CET)
Building on the success of last year’s pilot on-line series, we are glad to present the 2022 UNISCAPE lectures “Where Disciplines Meet”. This year the theme is Landscape and Sustainability.
The series will comprise eight live sessions, one per month from February to October, generally on Tuesdays at 17.30- 19.00 (CET):
Ellen FETZER and Deni RUGGERI, University of Nurtingen-Geislingen and University of Maryland
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Community Scales. Toward a socially transformative pedagogy in design and planning. A critical reflection
Community Scales. Toward a socially transformative pedagogy in design and planning. A critical reflection
Bert DE ROO, University of applied sciences and arts Ghent – HOGENT & Howest
Community Scales. Toward a socially transformative pedagogy in design and planning. A critical reflection.
Speaker: Ellen Fetzer, Nürtingen-Geislingen University, Germany
Respondent: Arati Amitraj Uttur, ECLAS, Le:Notre Institute
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General subject area: landscape democracy
Everyone has the right to access, belong to and participate in decisions about the landscape of their communities. Design and planning professionals play a vital role in making cities sustainable and promote greater environmental justice, yet they often see participation as an obstacle to their creativity or are unaware of its benefits. To
change these perceptions, students and young professionals should be offered opportunities to learn about their agency in shaping democratic, supportive communities and practice participation.
The Erasmus+ Landscape Education for Democracy (LED/LEAD2LEAP) projects aim at educating design and planning students about the theories, methods, and practices of landscape democracy. Students from many institutions can access the course online. In 2016, a series of online seminars started which until 2021 included around 300 students worldwide. They collaborate on a strategic vision for resolving a landscape democracy challenge within their local communities.
The performance of the seminar to reach its goals and ambitions was tested through pre and post engagement surveys of both teachers and students. The participatory action research includes the transformative action of teachers, students and the agents in the community on a personal, professional and systemic/political level. Results revealed that while the students valued the opportunity to learn about participation and landscape democracy in a multidisciplinary and cross-cultural context, the discontinuous commitment of some group members and the operationalizion of landscape democracy proved challenging. Nonetheless, they called for more opportunities within their university’s curricula to refine their social agency skills. They also expressed doubts that they would be able to pursue this type of work in private practice. The paper ends with lessons for educators interested in democratic design and planning education.
Register in advance for this lecture
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CALENDAR 2022
- 15th March
‘Designing-with’: Towards designing landscapes where species meet”
‘Designing-with’: Towards designing landscapes where species meet”
Jo BOONER, University College Ghent - 12th April
Landscape architecture and social sustainability – towards a dialogue in education and practice
Landscape architecture and social sustainability – towards a dialogue in education and practice
Daniela COLAFRANCESCHI, University of Reggio Calabria “Mediterranea” - 11th May
Wind Energy and Culture of the Landscape. Guidelines for an adequate installation in Catalonia
Wind Energy and Culture of the Landscape. Guidelines for an adequate installation in Catalonia
Hermann J. TILLMANN, ITLA – International Terraced Landscapes Alliance - 14th June
Diversity of knowledge systems in terraced landscapes: clue for sustainability
Diversity of knowledge systems in terraced landscapes: clue for sustainability
Laura CIPRIANI, TU Delft Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment - 27th September
(Un)certain lines and landscapes. Marginal coastal landscapes in the climatic crisis
(Un)certain lines and landscapes. Marginal coastal landscapes in the climatic crisis
Stefano TORNIERI, Universita? Iuav di Venezia - 25th October
MEDIAL ENVIRONMENTS. New generations of infrastructure
