Abstract
There is a crisis in landscape architecture. Where, as a design discipline, the profession is meant to act as a mediator between culture and nature, an absence of continuous critical enquiry, both at a professional level and at an academic level, weakens it. Almost a decade has passed since I examined the role of philosophy and design in landscape architecture education, and from what I have witnessed as an educator, there is still a deficiency of rigour of inquiry. As such, one must ask: where is the leadership in landscape architecture, and are we remaining true to ourselves as designers, if we have become complacent with that which exists? The aim of the paper is to reflect upon conclusions drawn in initial research on the topic, and to provide a forum from which that state of landscape architecture, and its relation to philosophy and design may grow.
Keywords
Education, philosophy, aesthetics, ethics
Citation
Eaton, M. (2006) Revisiting Philosophy and Education in Landscape Architecture, in Friedman, K., Love, T., Côrte-Real, E. and Rust, C. (eds.), Wonderground - DRS International Conference 2006, 1-4 November, Lisbon, Portugal. https://dl.designresearchsociety.org/drs-conference-papers/drs2006/researchpapers/4
Revisiting Philosophy and Education in Landscape Architecture
There is a crisis in landscape architecture. Where, as a design discipline, the profession is meant to act as a mediator between culture and nature, an absence of continuous critical enquiry, both at a professional level and at an academic level, weakens it. Almost a decade has passed since I examined the role of philosophy and design in landscape architecture education, and from what I have witnessed as an educator, there is still a deficiency of rigour of inquiry. As such, one must ask: where is the leadership in landscape architecture, and are we remaining true to ourselves as designers, if we have become complacent with that which exists? The aim of the paper is to reflect upon conclusions drawn in initial research on the topic, and to provide a forum from which that state of landscape architecture, and its relation to philosophy and design may grow.