Corbin, C.I., 2003, Vacancy and the landscape: cultural context and design response, in: Landscape Journal, , 2
- Author : Corbin, C.I.
- Year : 2003
- Journal/Series : Landscape Journal
- Volume Number (ANNUAL: Counting Volumes of the Year shown above) : 2
- Pages : 12-23
- Contents in English : This article examines the cultural ideas of vacancy and landscape, and what these mean in terms of how sites are described, perceived and valued. From this broad context, the discussion shifts to different theories of vacant places and compares strategies of awareness, revealing openness and occupation. The designer’s approach to vacant site is similar to the thoughtful engagement of any site, but there are opportunities and problems specific to empty landscapes.
- Comments/Notes : KEYWORS: landscape design, vacant sites, vacancy, abandoned landscape, landscape recovery.