Kamvasinou, K. 2006. Reclaiming the obsolete in transitional landscapes: perception, motion, engagement. Journal of Landscape Architecture. 1, 2006 (2), pp. 16-27. https://doi.org/10.1080/18626033.2006.9723369
| Title | Reclaiming the obsolete in transitional landscapes: perception, motion, engagement |
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| Type | Journal article |
| Authors | Kamvasinou, K. |
| Abstract | Transitional landscapes are spaces/interfaces between city and countryside commonly experienced on the move; although highly present in the commuting life of metropolitan areas, they are perceived as obsolete by the people who mostly use them – the everyday passengers. However, these landscapes suggest a new type, a product of mobility as a condition of modernity. Here, the notion of the terrain vague is employed to delineate the transitional landscape as a territory with hidden poetics and as a new type of public space. Fundamental to this is a redefinition of engagement that takes the moving user into account. This engagement is demonstrated in a series of digitally conducted design experiments for two hypothetical projects in real locations (Athens, Greece; London, Britain) which explored the momentary perception of motion as part of a wider design method. The study concludes that transitional landscapes can be rendered desirable both aesthetically and financially through the mediation of motion perception. |
| Journal | Journal of Landscape Architecture |
| Journal citation | 1, 2006 (2), pp. 16-27 |
| ISSN | 1862-6033 |
| Year | 2006 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/18626033.2006.9723369 |
| Publication dates | |
| Published | Sep 2006 |