Landscape as Urbanism in the Americas is the second issue of
NESS.docs, focused on the concepts and terminology coined by Charles
Waldheim and the OFU from Harvard GSD on the potentials for landscape as
a medium of urban intervention in the specific social, cultural,
economic, and ecological contexts of Latin America cities. Landscape as
Urbanism in the Americas features more than twenty projects developed by
Latin American practices, who also reflected on their work and its
ecological and territorial implications. Ness.docs gathers original
texts from Latin America Practices as well as essays on different urban
specialists' point of view.
The second issue of our monographic series reflects on the project of
Landscape as Urbanism in the Americas, lead by Charles Waldheim and the
Office for Urbanization at Harvard Graduate School of Design. Curated
together with Mercedes Peralta and Jeannette Sordi, NESS.docs 2 explores
the potentials for landscape as a medium for urban intervention in the
specific contexts of Latin-American cities.
More than twenty Latin American practices are shown and grouped in five
different themes: Biological Environments, Resilient Grounds,
Performative Systems, Revealed Protocols, and Assembled Natures.
Finally, a conversation between Charles Waldheim, Florencia Rodriguez,
and Luis Callejas deepens the discussion of our academic curricula,
drawing as representation, political spaces, and the general sensitivity
around landscape.
With Contributions of: Ana Elvira Vélez Villa & Lorenzo Castro Jaramillo
/ Ana María Durán Calisto / Beals Lyon Arquitectos / Bulla / Camilo
Restrepo / CAPA / Ciro Najle / Enlace Arquitectura / Fábrica de Paisaje
/ Francisco Walker Martínez / FUPAM / LUME, H+F Arquitetos / Metrópole
Arquitetos & UNA Arquitetos / Gaeta Springall Arquitectos / Groundlab,
LyonBosch+Martic, Idom & Sergio Chiquetto / Guillermo Hevia García &
Nicolás Urzúa / Husos / Iñaki Echeverría Gutiérrez / Jeannette Sordi /
José Alfredo Ramírez / Juan David Hoyos & Sebastián Monsalve / LCLA O ce
/ Luis Callejas / Manuel Gausa / Mercedes Peralta / Metro Arquitetos
Associados / Opera Publica / Plan Común / Plan: B Arquitectos & JPRCR
Arquitectos / RDR Arquitectos / Sérgio Bernardes / Tatiana Bilbao
Estudio / Teresa Moller Landscape Studio
