Mutation and Morphosis2020
Landscape As Aggregate
by Gunther Vogt
Anyone viewing what we call a ?landscape? from a distance will recognize that it is an artifact, a habitat created by humans as part of our built environment. Designing this realm carefully is a discipline that is taking on increasing importance today. Gu?nter Vogt, with his practice in VOGT Landscape Architects and as a professor at ETH Zu?rich, has developed a set of tools and a working method that incorporate all the different dimensions of the human-designed environment, from the large-scale landscape to the small-scale urban public space.00'Mutation and Morphosis' looks at all the many aspects involved in the collective process of designing and shaping landscapes, from planning to implementation. The model as a tool and the collection as a driving force are illustrated on the basis of...