Exercise: Organic or geometric

In lecture 2, I referred to the ‘organic’ and ‘geometric’ languages of the landscape. Although this is a very superficial way of describing landscapes, it is a useful place to start.

In the next few images, you will be shown a series of landscapes. Identify whether the landscape in the picture is organic or geometric.

Exercise image sources: 

1. Babylonstoren, Patrice Taravella, South Africa. Source: https://travelafricamag.com/finding-babylon/ (Accessed 3 December 2019).
2. Stourhead, Henry Hoare, England. Source: By Hamburg103a - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=51739935 (Accessed 3 December 2019)
3. Parc du Louvre Lens, Catherine Mosbach, France. Source: https://www.landscapearchitecture.nz/landscape-architecture-aotearoa/2019/6/10/rgfa59mesa1t3h1dyesqb2v3yojcms (Accessed 2 December 2019) Photo: © Philippe Fruitier.
4. Darling Quarter playground, Aspect Studios, Australia. Source: https://www.aspect-studios.com/au/project/darling-quarter (Accessed 4 December 2019)
5. Estadio Caruncho, Fernando Caruncho, Spain. Source: https://web.fernandocaruncho.com/en/jardines/estudio-caruncho/ (Accessed 2 December 2019)
6. The Highline, Field Operations, USA. Source: https://www.thehighline.org/photos/at-a-glance/?gallery=3854&media_item=2008 (Accessed 4 December 2019). Photo: Iwan Baan.
7. Parque Bicentenario, GDU (Mario Schjetnan), Mexico. Source: http://gdu.com.mx/gdu/portfolio/jardin-natura-parque-bicentenario/ (Accessed 2 December 2019)
8. Kjeksa viewpoint, Smedsvig Landskap AS, Norway. Source: http://landezine.com/index.php/2010/09/kjeksa-viewpoint/ © Landezine
9. Katsura Rikyu, Japan. Source: http://www.bjornbjorholm.com/bonsai-katsura-rikyu-ginkaku-ji/ (Accessed 3 December 2019).
10. 9/11 Memorial, PWP landscape architecture, USA. Source: https://www.civitatis.com/en/new-york/911-museum-tickets/ (Accessed 2 December 2019)
11. Zhongshan Shipyard Park, Turenscape, China, http://landezine.com/index.php/2012/07/zhongshan-shipyard-park-by-turenscape/ (Accessed 2 December 2019) ©Turenscape
12. Copacabana pavement, Roberto Burle Marx, Brazil. Source: https://www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/the-modernist-parks-and-pavements-of-copacabana-designed-by-roberto-burle-marx/ (Accessed 3 December 2019).
13. The Infinite Bridge, Gjøde & Povlsgaard Arkitekter, Denmark, http://landezine.com/index.php/2015/07/the-infinite-bridge-by-gjode-povlsgaard-arkitekter/ (Accessed 2 December 2019) © Aarhus I Billeder.