The minimal intervention
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Lucius Burckhardt (1925–2003) outlined his theory of the “smallest possible intervention” back in the early 1980s. The idea of minimal intervention runs through his entire oeuvre, from his critique of urbanism to the science of walking. The “smallest possible intervention” denotes a planning theory that assumes two “views” within landscape design: that which is actually(...)
Landscape Theory
November 2022
The minimal intervention
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Lucius Burckhardt (1925–2003) outlined his theory of the “smallest possible intervention” back in the early 1980s. The idea of minimal intervention runs through his entire oeuvre, from his critique of urbanism to the science of walking. The “smallest possible intervention” denotes a planning theory that assumes two “views” within landscape design: that which is actually visible and that in our mind’s eye. The theory of the minimal intervention means not interfering excessively with the existing landscape, but instead working with the landscape in our minds to develop an aesthetic understanding of the environment. In this book, available for the first time in English, the Swiss sociologist applies this formula to many areas of design.
Landscape Theory
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Lucius Burckhardt (1925-2003)founded the science of strollology -¨promenadology¨ - in the 1980s then further developped it as a complex and far-sighted planning and design discipline. Strollology is a sprinboard for a realistic approach to perception of the world around us, for an alternative reading of landscape and urban space, and for a new vision of architecture and(...)
Landscape Theory
September 2015
Why is landscape beautiful? The science of strollology
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Lucius Burckhardt (1925-2003)founded the science of strollology -¨promenadology¨ - in the 1980s then further developped it as a complex and far-sighted planning and design discipline. Strollology is a sprinboard for a realistic approach to perception of the world around us, for an alternative reading of landscape and urban space, and for a new vision of architecture and urban planning.
Landscape Theory