The World of Landscape Architecture
With this issue Topos marks its 20th anniversary, having now published 80 thematic editions. Just as landscape belongs to a state of constant flux, so too does the profession. With this issue Topos reflects broadly on the theoretical and practical evolution of landscape architecture, with a particular focus on the last 20 years. Academics and practitioners from around the world provide valuable perspectives – from a discussion of the economic and ecological paradigm shift in contemporary practice to analyses of representation and styles. Additional special features: the work of Taktyk, winner of the Topos Landscape Award 2012; and the two Topos Jubilee Award winners -Abalimi Bezekhaya and the National Tourist Routes in Norway.
Two Shifts and Four Threads
Economic and ecologic challenges for landscape architecture and urbanism
Author: Jane Amidon
Smart – Stylish – Sensual
Contemporary Asian landscape design
Author: Jutta kehrer
Landscape Architecture in Transit
20 years of Topos: six tendencies in landscape architecture in the past 20 years
Author: Thorbjörn Andersson
Speaking About Drawing
An exploration of representation in recent landscape architecture
Author: Noël van Dooren
Democratic Green
The design principles of the German landscape architect Günther Grzimek and his influence on contemporary landscape architecture
Author: Regine Keller
Past, Present, Future
Designing across many lands and cultures
Author: Neil Porter
Topographical Architecture
Design emerging from genius loci – examples from Spain
Author: Carme Fiol-Costa
Topos Jubilee Award 2012
Notes on Architecture and Landscape
Referring to the landscape’s character: the viewpoint Trollstigplatået at the Norwegian Tourist Route Geiranger – Trollstigen
Author: Reiulf Ramstad
Grassroots Urban Farming Initiative
The project Abalimi Bezekhaya (Farmers of Home) at Cape Town, South Africa
Author: Rob Small
Topos Landscape Award 2012
Portrait of the Award Winners Taktyk
Operative tactics between site and strategy, process and implementation based on frameworks and toolboxes
