Precedents 01 - Landscape Urbanism

Landscape Urbanism is a fairly recent theory arguing the best way to produce a masterplan or design a city is to first design the landscape rather than the buildings. By first designing the landscape of the masterplan for the specific purpose of the site it will enable me to create a better overall scheme. I will use the article, 'Terra Fluxus' by James Corner as a reading material reference for this work. Following feedback I have realised my work (intended for the year 2100) fails in two primary ways:

• The design does not reflect or support the specific planned use of the site 
• The style of the park design is outdated and does not fit into the future thinking scheme

I will now begin adjusting the design away from the curvy natural style towards a more geometric and futuristic landscape that fits with the advanced ideas of the site. In order to use this I will take inspiration from projects by Plasma Studio/Groundlab such as, 'Flowing Gardens, Xi’an International Horticultural Fair 2011'. I will however maintain my initial 'island like' elements of the design.