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Rigorously drawing what we see and learn.
Our suggestions.
What we share with the world.
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New Website for the Garden of the XXI Century at ETH Hönggerberg

New Website for the Garden of the XXI Century at ETH Hönggerberg

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Teresa Galí-Izard nominated for Schelling Architecture Prize

Teresa Galí-Izard nominated for Schelling Architecture Prize

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Senan, the garden of the XXI century.

Senan, the garden of the XXI century.

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12.17.2024 | Final Reviews, Garden of the XXI century: Klausenpass

12.17.2024 | Final Reviews, Garden of the XXI century: Klausenpass

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Beyond Maintenance Colloquium Open Call

Beyond Maintenance Colloquium Open Call

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Publication | Article on the Garden of the XXI project in Senan

Publication | Article on the Garden of the XXI project in Senan

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Plantar un libro, escribir un árbol

Plantar un libro, escribir un árbol

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HS 2024 | Master's Diploma in Architecture | Switzerland at a Crossroads

HS 2024 | Master's Diploma in Architecture | Switzerland at a Crossroads

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08.05.2024 | Thinking Suburbia From the Other Side, Teresa Galì-Izard

08.05.2024 | Thinking Suburbia From the Other Side, Teresa Galì-Izard

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02-05-2024 | Garden of the XXI century, Tiltil, Chile: Carolina Acevedo + Cara Turett

02-05-2024 | Garden of the XXI century, Tiltil, Chile: Carolina Acevedo + Cara Turett

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Workshop: Being Alive Language at Washington University

Workshop: Being Alive Language at Washington University

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FS24: Regenerative Practices for Exhausted Landscapes

FS24: Regenerative Practices for Exhausted Landscapes

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HS23 Foundation Studio I: The Garden of the XXI Century: Lägern Quarry

HS23 Foundation Studio I: The Garden of the XXI Century: Lägern Quarry

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HS23 Seminar Week: Following the Water on the Slopes of Banyalbufar in Mallorca.

HS23 Seminar Week: Following the Water on the Slopes of Banyalbufar in Mallorca.

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FS23 Cartographies of Living Systems: Modified Trees

FS23 Cartographies of Living Systems: Modified Trees

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FS23 Cartographies of Living Systems: Roots

FS23 Cartographies of Living Systems: Roots

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BeingAliveLanguage: the Grasshopper Plug-in developed by the Chair of Being Alive

BeingAliveLanguage: the Grasshopper Plug-in developed by the Chair of Being Alive

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FS23 Cartographies of Living Systems: Life Forms

FS23 Cartographies of Living Systems: Life Forms

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Especies Vagabundas: ¿Una amenaza? Gilles Clément, Francis Hallé, François Letourneux, 2021.

Especies Vagabundas: ¿Una amenaza? Gilles Clément, Francis Hallé, François Letourneux, 2021.

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Vibrant Matter: A Political Ecology of Things. Jane Bennett, 2010.

Vibrant Matter: A Political Ecology of Things. Jane Bennett, 2010.

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FS23 Cartographies of Living Systems: Watershed

FS23 Cartographies of Living Systems: Watershed

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The Machine in the Garden: Technology and the Pastoral Ideal in America. Leo Marx, 1964.

The Machine in the Garden: Technology and the Pastoral Ideal in America. Leo Marx, 1964.

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FS23 Cartographies of Living Systems: Drawing Trees

FS23 Cartographies of Living Systems: Drawing Trees

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FS23 Cartographies of Living Systems: Gaussen Diagram

FS23 Cartographies of Living Systems: Gaussen Diagram

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HS22 Foundation Studio I: Translating Texcoco. Student translations and proposals.

HS22 Foundation Studio I: Translating Texcoco. Student translations and proposals.

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Garden Flowers From Seed. Christopher Lloyd and Graham Rice, 1991.

Garden Flowers From Seed. Christopher Lloyd and Graham Rice, 1991.

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The Road Back to Nature. Masanobu Fukuoka, 1984.

The Road Back to Nature. Masanobu Fukuoka, 1984.

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Taming the Garden. Salomé Jashi, 2021.

Taming the Garden. Salomé Jashi, 2021.

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BeingAliveLanguage: Visualizing soil information from a design perspective to enhance multidisciplinary communication. Zhao Ma and Teresa Galí-Izard, 2023.

BeingAliveLanguage: Visualizing soil information from a design perspective to enhance multidisciplinary communication. Zhao Ma and Teresa Galí-Izard, 2023.

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Géographie des paysages. Gabriel Rougerie, 1969.

Géographie des paysages. Gabriel Rougerie, 1969.

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Être humains sur la terre. Augustin Berque, 1996.

Être humains sur la terre. Augustin Berque, 1996.

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09.06 - 24.09.2023 | The Garden of the XXI Century. Exhibiton at ZAZ Bellerive Zürich.

09.06 - 24.09.2023 | The Garden of the XXI Century. Exhibiton at ZAZ Bellerive Zürich.

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Sylviculture 1 et 2. Jean-Philippe Schütz.

Sylviculture 1 et 2. Jean-Philippe Schütz.

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20.04.2023 | Pere Fraga. Mutualisms: Interactions With Benefits.

20.04.2023 | Pere Fraga. Mutualisms: Interactions With Benefits.

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FS23 Cartographies of Living Systems: A Critical Approach

FS23 Cartographies of Living Systems: A Critical Approach

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FS23 Regenerative Practices for Exhausted Landscapes

FS23 Regenerative Practices for Exhausted Landscapes

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The Natural Way of Farming. Masanobu Fukuoka, 1985

The Natural Way of Farming. Masanobu Fukuoka, 1985

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MScLA Diploma HS22: Adaptative infrastructures in the Furttvalley

MScLA Diploma HS22: Adaptative infrastructures in the Furttvalley

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12.12.2022 | Final Review MScLA Diploma HS22: Adaptive Infrastructures in the Furttal

12.12.2022 | Final Review MScLA Diploma HS22: Adaptive Infrastructures in the Furttal

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01.12.2022 | Being Alive. Inaugural Lecture Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard.

01.12.2022 | Being Alive. Inaugural Lecture Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard.

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New Garden of the XXI century in Hönggerberg!

New Garden of the XXI century in Hönggerberg!

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16.11.2022 | Empatia. Teresa Galí Izard & Paola Viganò. Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura del Vallès.

16.11.2022 | Empatia. Teresa Galí Izard & Paola Viganò. Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura del Vallès.

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21.11.2022 | Antoine Picon. Nature and Engineering: The Park of the Buttes-Chaumont.

21.11.2022 | Antoine Picon. Nature and Engineering: The Park of the Buttes-Chaumont.

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17.11.2022 | To be a gardener. Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard at Incontri con il paesaggio, Politecnico di Torino.

17.11.2022 | To be a gardener. Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard at Incontri con il paesaggio, Politecnico di Torino.

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Understanding a Place by Looking at its Soil, NSL Newsletter.

Understanding a Place by Looking at its Soil, NSL Newsletter.

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Écoumène: Introduction à l'étude des milieux humains. Augustin Berque, 2000.

Écoumène: Introduction à l'étude des milieux humains. Augustin Berque, 2000.

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Translating Texcoco: Designing with Soil in Mexico City. MScLA Foundation Studio I HS22

Translating Texcoco: Designing with Soil in Mexico City. MScLA Foundation Studio I HS22

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Ciudad de México Gaussen

Ciudad de México Gaussen

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Climate Classification Map. Köppen-Geigger.

Climate Classification Map. Köppen-Geigger.

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A Climate. A Philosophical Study. Tetsuro Watsuji, 1961.

A Climate. A Philosophical Study. Tetsuro Watsuji, 1961.

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A Conversation About Language. Teresa Galí-Izard, Luke Harris, Cara Turett and Bonnie Kate Walker.

A Conversation About Language. Teresa Galí-Izard, Luke Harris, Cara Turett and Bonnie Kate Walker.

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18.10.2022 | (RE)Acting/(EN)Acting: New Approaches in Landscape Architecture. Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard, Oslo School of Architecture.

18.10.2022 | (RE)Acting/(EN)Acting: New Approaches in Landscape Architecture. Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard, Oslo School of Architecture.

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Tiltil Gaussen

Tiltil Gaussen

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27.07.2022 | Te invitamos a conocer y ser parte del Jardín del Siglo XXI en Tiltil, Chile.

27.07.2022 | Te invitamos a conocer y ser parte del Jardín del Siglo XXI en Tiltil, Chile.

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The European Prize for Urban Public Space 2022 announces the 5 finalist works.

The European Prize for Urban Public Space 2022 announces the 5 finalist works.

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Design as an Answer to Values and Ethics. Interview with Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard, NSL.

Design as an Answer to Values and Ethics. Interview with Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard, NSL.

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15-19.08.2022 | FIELDWORK WEEK in Cima Città. Join us!

15-19.08.2022 | FIELDWORK WEEK in Cima Città. Join us!

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Cultivating more-than-human care: Exploring bird watching as a landscaping practice. Johanna Just, 2022.

Cultivating more-than-human care: Exploring bird watching as a landscaping practice. Johanna Just, 2022.

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06.07.2022 | Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard at the 16 Baukultursymposium: Kooperation Land und Stadt

06.07.2022 | Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard at the 16 Baukultursymposium: Kooperation Land und Stadt

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Éloge de la plante. Francis Hallé, 1999.

Éloge de la plante. Francis Hallé, 1999.

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FS22 Waters of Roman Soil | Exercise 2: Rule-based Design.

FS22 Waters of Roman Soil | Exercise 2: Rule-based Design.

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FS22 Waters of Roman Soil | Student Projects.

FS22 Waters of Roman Soil | Student Projects.

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The Fields Around Us. Proposal for the Central Park of Valencia, Spain.

The Fields Around Us. Proposal for the Central Park of Valencia, Spain.

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The Living Things Nursery Catalogue and Guide to Climate

The Living Things Nursery Catalogue and Guide to Climate

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Blanes Gaussen

Blanes Gaussen

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FS22 Regenerative Landscapes: Rule-based Design | Student Projects.

FS22 Regenerative Landscapes: Rule-based Design | Student Projects.

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Index of Biodiversity Potential (IBP): for estimating the potential of forest stands for biodiversity.

Index of Biodiversity Potential (IBP): for estimating the potential of forest stands for biodiversity.

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FS22 Waters of Roman Soil | Exercise 1: Overlapping Languages.

FS22 Waters of Roman Soil | Exercise 1: Overlapping Languages.

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Field Guide to Tree-related Microhabitats, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, 2020.

Field Guide to Tree-related Microhabitats, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, 2020.

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01.06.2022 | FS22 Waters of Roman Soil: Final Review

01.06.2022 | FS22 Waters of Roman Soil: Final Review

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17.06.2022 | Cuidar i descuidar: el jardí del segle XXI. Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard, Marimurtra Botanical Garden, Blanes.

17.06.2022 | Cuidar i descuidar: el jardí del segle XXI. Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard, Marimurtra Botanical Garden, Blanes.

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03.05.2022 | BK Talks 'Landscape Architecture - Here, there and everywhere'. Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard, TU Delft.

03.05.2022 | BK Talks 'Landscape Architecture - Here, there and everywhere'. Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard, TU Delft.

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Arrival of horses and ponies to the Garden of the XXI century in Senan!

Arrival of horses and ponies to the Garden of the XXI century in Senan!

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Les Racines. Christophe Drénou, 2006.

Les Racines. Christophe Drénou, 2006.

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La racine et le système racinaire des arbres. Claire Atger, 2011.

La racine et le système racinaire des arbres. Claire Atger, 2011.

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Scientists’ egos are key barrier to progress, says Covid vaccine pioneer Prof. Katalin Karikó

Scientists’ egos are key barrier to progress, says Covid vaccine pioneer Prof. Katalin Karikó

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05.05.2022 | Agriculture de Non-Agir. François Léger, Teresa Galí-Izard.

05.05.2022 | Agriculture de Non-Agir. François Léger, Teresa Galí-Izard.

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17.03.2022 | Keep it Living. Tessa Peters, Bonnie-Kate Walker.

17.03.2022 | Keep it Living. Tessa Peters, Bonnie-Kate Walker.

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The day trees flew over Hönggerberg.

The day trees flew over Hönggerberg.

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We, the roots among you. Teresa Galí-Izard, Bonnie-Kate Walker, Cara Turett, Luke Harris. OASE #110, 2022.

We, the roots among you. Teresa Galí-Izard, Bonnie-Kate Walker, Cara Turett, Luke Harris. OASE #110, 2022.

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Waters of Roman Soil: MScLA Foundation Studio II FS22

Waters of Roman Soil: MScLA Foundation Studio II FS22

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28.03.2022 | Honeyland. More Than Human Cinema FS22

28.03.2022 | Honeyland. More Than Human Cinema FS22

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Regenerative Landscapes: Rule-Based Design FS22

Regenerative Landscapes: Rule-Based Design FS22

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Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard, president of the Jury of the European Prize for Urban Public Space 2022

Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard, president of the Jury of the European Prize for Urban Public Space 2022

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L'homme qui plantait des arbres, Jean Giono, 1953

L'homme qui plantait des arbres, Jean Giono, 1953

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26-29.06.2022 | Symposium Under the Landscape. Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard, Therasia and Santorini, Greece.

26-29.06.2022 | Symposium Under the Landscape. Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard, Therasia and Santorini, Greece.

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14.02.2022 | Opening Day. Master of Advanced Studies in Urban and Territorial Design. ETHZ-EPFL

14.02.2022 | Opening Day. Master of Advanced Studies in Urban and Territorial Design. ETHZ-EPFL

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27.01.2022 | LUS Research Colloquium: Tracing Common Ground

27.01.2022 | LUS Research Colloquium: Tracing Common Ground

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Cartographies of Living Systems: Rome's Aqueducts

Cartographies of Living Systems: Rome's Aqueducts

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Cartographies of Living Systems FS21: Perennials

Cartographies of Living Systems FS21: Perennials

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Geological Map of the Roman Countryside. Ponzi, G., 1880

Geological Map of the Roman Countryside. Ponzi, G., 1880

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Rome Gaussen

Rome Gaussen

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Waters of Rome. Katherine Wentworth Rinne

Waters of Rome. Katherine Wentworth Rinne

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Jacques Simon

Jacques Simon

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08.11.2021 | Connecting Dots. Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard, University of Texas at Austin

08.11.2021 | Connecting Dots. Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard, University of Texas at Austin

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FAO State of Knowledge of Soil Biodiversity, 2020

FAO State of Knowledge of Soil Biodiversity, 2020

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LIFE Polyfarming Planeses

LIFE Polyfarming Planeses

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Plant Life Forms. C, Raunkiaer, 1937

Plant Life Forms. C, Raunkiaer, 1937

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The gardeners of the XXI century. Seminar HS21.

The gardeners of the XXI century. Seminar HS21.

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22.10.2021 | Lucerne Talks: Drawing in Architecture Education and Research. Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard, Hochschule Luzern

22.10.2021 | Lucerne Talks: Drawing in Architecture Education and Research. Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard, Hochschule Luzern

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Gaussen Language

Gaussen Language

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La vegetació dels Països Catalans, Folch i Guillèn, 1981

La vegetació dels Països Catalans, Folch i Guillèn, 1981

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Senan Gaussen

Senan Gaussen

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Drawing Languages

Drawing Languages

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Evolution of the forest in Senan

Evolution of the forest in Senan

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04.07.2021 | The garden of the XXI century Senan: Presentation to the municipality.

04.07.2021 | The garden of the XXI century Senan: Presentation to the municipality.

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The garden of the XXI century

The garden of the XXI century

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Planting, Watering and Waiting.

Planting, Watering and Waiting.

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Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard

Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard

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Tree Language v2: Algorithmic Translation

Tree Language v2: Algorithmic Translation

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04.06.2021 | The garden of the XXI century. Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard, Università Roma Tre

04.06.2021 | The garden of the XXI century. Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard, Università Roma Tre

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FS21 Productive Partnerships. Exercise 1: Applying Arles in Zurich

FS21 Productive Partnerships. Exercise 1: Applying Arles in Zurich

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FS21 Productive Partnerships Exercise 2: Drawing Strategies from Regenerative Agriculture

FS21 Productive Partnerships Exercise 2: Drawing Strategies from Regenerative Agriculture

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03.06.2021 |  FS21 Productive Partnerships: Final Review.

03.06.2021 | FS21 Productive Partnerships: Final Review.

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FS21 Productive Partnerships | Student Projects

FS21 Productive Partnerships | Student Projects

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FS21 Productive Partnerships: Research Dossiers

FS21 Productive Partnerships: Research Dossiers

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Johanna Just

Johanna Just

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Reading a Forest, Documenting the Existing, NSL

Reading a Forest, Documenting the Existing, NSL

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Roots Language v2: Algorithmic Translation

Roots Language v2: Algorithmic Translation

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Cartographies of Living Systems FS21: Roots

Cartographies of Living Systems FS21: Roots

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Cartographies of Living Systems FS21: Drawing Trees

Cartographies of Living Systems FS21: Drawing Trees

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Braun-Blanquet method

Braun-Blanquet method

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The gardener of the XXI century, CCCB Public Space

The gardener of the XXI century, CCCB Public Space

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13.05.2021 | Charting the Alive. Chair of Being Alive, Università Roma Tre

13.05.2021 | Charting the Alive. Chair of Being Alive, Università Roma Tre

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Cartographies of Living Systems FS21: Modified Trees

Cartographies of Living Systems FS21: Modified Trees

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Soil Language v2: Algorithmic Translation

Soil Language v2: Algorithmic Translation

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Carolina Acevedo

Carolina Acevedo

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Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard, member of the Oberlander Prize Jury

Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard, member of the Oberlander Prize Jury

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MScLA Foundation Studio II FS21: Productive Partnerships.

MScLA Foundation Studio II FS21: Productive Partnerships.

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23.04.2021 | ETH-SEU PhD Workshop and Forum. Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard

23.04.2021 | ETH-SEU PhD Workshop and Forum. Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard

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Watershed Language v1: Manual Translation

Watershed Language v1: Manual Translation

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Cartographies of Living Systems FS21: Watersheds

Cartographies of Living Systems FS21: Watersheds

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FS21 Cartographies of Living Systems: Gaussen diagram

FS21 Cartographies of Living Systems: Gaussen diagram

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The Dry Gardening Handbook: Plants and practices for a changing climate. Olivier Filippi, 2019

The Dry Gardening Handbook: Plants and practices for a changing climate. Olivier Filippi, 2019

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12.03.2021 | Complex Resurgences. Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard, Rapperswiler Tag 2021

12.03.2021 | Complex Resurgences. Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard, Rapperswiler Tag 2021

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Cartographies of Living Systems: A critical approach.

Cartographies of Living Systems: A critical approach.

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Perennials Language v1: Manual translation

Perennials Language v1: Manual translation

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Wurzelatlas. Lore Kutschera, Erwin Lichtenegger, 2002.

Wurzelatlas. Lore Kutschera, Erwin Lichtenegger, 2002.

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Urban Systems 21FS

Urban Systems 21FS

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Tree Language v1: Manual Translation

Tree Language v1: Manual Translation

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Roots Language v1: Manual Translation

Roots Language v1: Manual Translation

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Stefan Breit

Stefan Breit

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Zhao Ma

Zhao Ma

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23.11.2020 | Landscape Landscape Urbanism. Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard, University of Toronto

23.11.2020 | Landscape Landscape Urbanism. Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard, University of Toronto

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Being Tree. Seminar HS20

Being Tree. Seminar HS20

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Uxía Varela

Uxía Varela

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Landscape Landscape Urbanism: Arles as a model.

Landscape Landscape Urbanism: Arles as a model.

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Soil Language v1: Manual Translation

Soil Language v1: Manual Translation

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Francis Hallé

Francis Hallé

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Foundation Studio I Module 3 HS20: Drawing Soil

Foundation Studio I Module 3 HS20: Drawing Soil

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Foundation Studio I Module 3 HS20: Drawing Soil. Student Drawings

Foundation Studio I Module 3 HS20: Drawing Soil. Student Drawings

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Foundation Studio I Module 3 HS20: Soil References

Foundation Studio I Module 3 HS20: Soil References

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Foundation Studio I Modules 4 & 5 HS20: Ecology and Plant Sciences

Foundation Studio I Modules 4 & 5 HS20: Ecology and Plant Sciences

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Bonnie-Kate Walker

Bonnie-Kate Walker

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Shen He

Shen He

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Cara Turett

Cara Turett

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Luke Harris

Luke Harris

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Claudia Janz

Claudia Janz

We seek to translate the hidden potential of places and pursue a new relationship between living creatures, humans among them. This methodology seeks to understand climate and geology — their performance, constraints and gifts — as the foundation for learning from the primary matter of landscapes over time, and generate new potentials for more alive, integrated and evolving landscapes in the present and future.

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