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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE (A48)  (Dept. Info)Architecture  (Policies)
A48 LAND 546AKindred Landscapes3.0 Units
Description:The world is in the midst of an accelerated biodiversity crisis - on track for a mass extinction of species hundreds of times faster than previously estimated. Biodiversity is the degree of variation of life within an ecosystem; its eco-temporalities weave the planet together. As species are threatened and disappear, the impact of fragile, fractured relationships among life on Earth is unfolding at an unprecedented pace. This seminar considers the role of biodiversity in landscape studies and practice. How do we reconcile our living and consumption patterns with the unseen impact that they have on global and local landscape ecologies? How can the built environment address these threats? Global food systems are one of the major drivers of biodiversity loss. How can we understand the spatial, cultural, and ecological relationships between what we eat and the impact on the environment? In an urbanizing and compartmentalized world, how do we generate empathy for our non-human partners on this earth? In this course we will empathetically and immersively reflect on the vital intertwining of ecologic and cultural relationships with the land that have become largely invisible. This class will look towards traditional knowledge systems that reflect life on earth as our kin - our human and non-human relations. Kinship is a sense of affiliation and belonging. Kinship as a practice allows us to identify a shared future on Earth. Assignments will focus on how design and practice can help develop stewardship and reclaiming, not merely reimagining landscape, as reciprocal relationships between humans and the non-human world.  We will use local examples to develop relational and experiential landscape design projects. There will be field trips to develop hands-on learning experiences and some intersection with the Mellon Foundation-funded Mississippi River School for Kinship and Social Exchange. Priority is given to students in the MLA program and to Landscape Architecture minors.
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Course Type:HomeSame As:A46 5461Frequency:None / History
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