This project seeks to build a “catalog of ecological perspectives ” for both students and teachers that compiles a wide-ranging set of short interviews with ecologists who have collaborated with designers or that have worked on constructed sites. Interviewees are selected from a range of ecological subdisciplines, geographies, and traditions. These interviews represent a broad set of case studies focused on gaining insight into aspects of communication, collaboration, and criticism between the two distinct fields.
Objectives
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To provide a catalog of new, diverse set of content about ecology in design for student access and for teaching and learning activities in blended and self-learning formats.
To provide a catalog of new, diverse set of content about ecology in design for student access and for teaching and learning activities in blended and self-learning formats.
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To establish an interview format and standard case study questions for continuously adding content to the catalog.
To establish an interview format and standard case study questions for continuously adding content to the catalog.
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To supplement and update existing planting, ecology, and design tracks of the landscape architecture curriculum with ecological design case studies and a network of contacts to draw on from across a variety of geographies and urban contexts; and to ‘future-proof’ the undergraduate landscape program's (BALS) planting and ecology tracks by digitally archiving the knowledge and experience of ecologists doing project work, and building lessons around this collective experience.
To supplement and update existing planting, ecology, and design tracks of the landscape architecture curriculum with ecological design case studies and a network of contacts to draw on from across a variety of geographies and urban contexts; and to ‘future-proof’ the undergraduate landscape program's (BALS) planting and ecology tracks by digitally archiving the knowledge and experience of ecologists doing project work, and building lessons around this collective experience.
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To improve the ability of design students to communicate with ecological scientists and specialists through reflection and participation in dialogue between landscape architects and ecologists.
To improve the ability of design students to communicate with ecological scientists and specialists through reflection and participation in dialogue between landscape architects and ecologists.
Team
Principal Investigator
Natalia Echeverri
Co-Investigator
Ivan Valin
Senior Research Assistant
Ting Wang
Research Assistants
Yuk Ching Cheang
Chun Fai Anson Leung
Han Ban
This project is funded under the Teaching Development Grant (Project Number: 900) managed by the University of Hong Kong.
HREC Reference Number: EA230236
Contact
Room 607 Knowles Building
Division of Landscape Architecture
The University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
Natalia Echeverri: nechever@hku.hk
Ivan Valin: ivalin@hku.hk
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