The book includes detailed discussions and illustrations of major projects such as:
This method involves revealing the historical "layers" of a site and weaving them into a network of spatial and temporal relationships.
The book was awarded the prestigious John Brinckerhoff Jackson Book Prize in 2012 for its original research and intellectual vitality in landscape studies. Syntax of Landscape - Springer Nature Syntax of landscape : the landscape architectur...
in Germany (a famous example of transforming a former blast furnace plant). Parco Dora in Turin, Italy. Plateau de Kirchberg in Luxembourg.
It focuses on the intelligent reuse of debris and alternative environmental technologies to reclaim large-scale industrial landscapes. The book includes detailed discussions and illustrations of
The book discusses how Latz translates ecological and social concerns into a unique aesthetic language, creating "spaces in development" rather than static, finished parks.
Weilacher contextualizes Latz's work by comparing it with other landscape architects like Bernard Lassus and Richard Haag , and theorists like Lucius Burckhardt . Publication Details Author: Udo Weilacher . Publisher: Birkhäuser (Berlin/Boston). Year: Originally published in 2007/2008. Parco Dora in Turin, Italy
The book (2007) by Udo Weilacher explores the innovative and "syntactical" design methods used by renowned landscape architect Peter Latz to transform complex, post-industrial sites into functional public spaces. Key Content and Themes