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==Short Introduction to the Area of Study==
== Short Introduction to the Area of Study ==
Wageningen is a small city within The Netherlands with fast increasing number of inhabitants due to the presence of academic and research activity in the domains of life science. Everyday landscape relates to land usage and planning, in relation to spatial issues of daily activities of the inhabitants. Every space has its own story. Living a story through landscape gather the human perception over the landscape from the early morning landscape seen on the dorm window, to the view from the offices windows, and nevertheless, the landscape in between.
''Wageningen is a small city within The Netherlands with fast increasing number of inhabitants due to the presence of academic and research activity in the domains of life science. Everyday landscape relates to land usage and planning, in relation to spatial issues of daily activities of the inhabitants. Every space has its own story. Living a story through landscape gather the human perception over the landscape from the early morning landscape seen on the dorm window, to the view from the offices windows, and nevertheless, the landscape in between.
The present study aims to gain knowledge about the human perception over the landscape by investigating the meaning of landscape seen in the window frame of their everyday activities. The specific research questions include the usage, perception and engagement of different people to their everyday landscape.  
The present study aims to gain knowledge about the human perception over the landscape by investigating the meaning of landscape seen in the window frame of their everyday activities. The specific research questions include the usage, perception and engagement of different people to their everyday landscape.  
The subject interact with the functions of a sustainable urban plan, assessing the landscape for the comfort of inhabitants.  Therefore, the study represents a research over the reasonable and comfortable everyday landscape, from the point of view of the users.''
The subject interact with the functions of a sustainable urban plan, assessing the landscape for the comfort of inhabitants.  Therefore, the study represents a research over the reasonable and comfortable everyday landscape, from the point of view of the users


== Exercise 1: Sketching the Landscape ==
== Exercise 1: Sketching the Landscape ==
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* Creation of analytical drawings and sketches
* Creation of analytical drawings and sketches
* Presentation of results
* Presentation of results
The most often appreciated painting is the painting we see everyday in the frame of our window. Forever changing in colors and characters, the windowscape may differ in preference, in perception and in importance for the owner. Though the view on the window directly influences the economic income in real estate development, the preference for window landscape is sometimes limited by architectural objects, living facilities and urban development landscapes without considering the importance of the windowscape.
The view from the window is an issue frequently neglected in contemporary urban development. The sketches presented illustrates the widowscapes of different persons, made by them self.
The interpretation of the landscape that we see everyday is constantly influenced by the way we perceive the outdoor elements that build everyday experience. For instance a massive architectural front dominating the horizon gives enclosure and limitation to the perceiver, feeling translated very clear in the sketches. However, the dominance of the nature seems to be more important in human size appreciation, while from the tower living blocks, the flat land of The Netherlands seems to smash to the ground the nature together with the architecture. Particularly in Wageningen, the layer approach to the landscape is easily understood in everyday living experience. The coherence and legibility of the landscape makes it easy to be decoded by ordinary people. The coherence and legibility of the landscape makes it easy to be decoded by ordinary people. The layers of circulation, water and vegetation are coherent, with a strong accent on functionality of the spaces. The most important element is familiarity and attachment for certain views, for example large openings, or dense vegetation. Also preferences of interviewed people include the presence of light and sun as important in describing their everyday landscape. Environmental and physic elements have their own influence in building the “home” space outside the window.
“Wherever I move, it seems that I always have a tree outside my window. I like that ..” (quote: a facebook status)
The particularities of the view outside the window influence our preference and our attachment for a certain landscape. The windowscape is important both for inhabitants and for real estate developers.


''Please upload a selection of your drawings/sketches/mental maps and add them to the image gallery''


''Please upload a selection of your drawings/sketches/mental maps and add them to the image gallery''
=== Sketches and Drawings ===


<gallery caption=" " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="5">
<gallery caption=" " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="5">
Image:IMG_5295.JPG|My everyday window-landscape
Image:schlossplatz_01_web.jpg|Row of trees in Schlossplatz
Image:schita 1 buc Mihai Toader.JPG|window-landscape in Bucharest
Image:schlossgarten_01_web.jpg|Schlossgarten with autumn colors
Image:schita 2 buc Octav.jpg|another windowlandscape in Bucharest
Image:schlossgarten_platz_01_web.jpg|Schlossplatz and Schlossgarten
Image:schita 3 london Anna.jpg|a windowlandscape in London
Image:schlossgarten_skizze_web.jpg|Sketch
Image:schita 4 wageningen Ioana.jpg|windowlandscape in Wageningen, seen by students
Image:brunnen_web.jpg|the empty fountain fascinates a child
Image:Katia-wageningen.jpg|sometimes from human size, not so often though
Image:Wageningen 13 floor.jpg|my room southern slide
Image:Wageningen infrastructure 2.jpg|Layers approach
Image:Wageningen infrastructure.jpg|Infrastructure
Image:Wageningen proximity space.jpg|Decoding the windowscape
Image:Wageningen textures.jpg|through its details
 
 
 
</gallery>
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* topography, open spaces, built, green, traffic and water structures on different layers. *Definition of zones with coherent character
* topography, open spaces, built, green, traffic and water structures on different layers. *Definition of zones with coherent character
*Description of this character.
*Description of this character.
'''Character of Schlossplatz:'''
Schlossplatz is very open, visible and central place in Durlach. Due to its traffic situation, with cars, tram and busses driving through and the shops that are located there it’s the place which they experience everyday, where they meet each other. People coming there usually stay shortly to wait the tram or to buy bread etc. When there is an event going on there, the place really becomes the heart of town, with all people converging there.
'''Character of Schlossgarten:'''
Schlossgarten is hidden and closed, like a private garden, because it  is staying on a lower level as road and has wall, moreover there are many old and large trees which contribute to this atmosphere. The garden is never full but the citizens stay cosy and longer.


<gallery caption=" " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="5">
<gallery caption=" " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="5">
Image:presentation-Wageningen---map.jpg|your image text
Image:1_analyse_area_green_water_topo.jpg|Green network and water
Image:Topography-wageningen.jpg|your image text
Image:2_historical_analyse_garden.jpg|Transformation of garden through the centuries
Image:yourimagename.jpg|your image text
Image:3_historical_analyse_schloss.jpg|Transformation of castle before and after destruction
Image:yourimagename.jpg|your image text
Image:4_area_topo.jpg|Topography
Image:yourimagename.jpg|your image text
Image:5_area_traffic.jpg|Flow lines of traffic and people
Image:6_open_space.jpg|Open spaces
Image:layers_1.jpg
Image:layers_2.jpg
Image:cake.jpg
</gallery>
</gallery>


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* Preparation of short presentation
* Preparation of short presentation


''Please publish your findings here''
<gallery caption=" " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="5">
Image:pattern_1.jpg|activity: waiting
Image:pattern_2.jpg|activity: walking
Image:pattern_3.jpg|activity: sunbathing
Image:pattern_4.jpg|activity: sitting
Image:pattern_5.jpg|activity: sports
Image:pattern_6.jpg|activity: playing
Image:pattern_7.jpg|activity: talking
Image:pattern_all.jpg|overall activities
Image:usage.jpg|areas of high usage
Image:christmas_market.jpg|behaviour on the medieval christmas market!
</gallery>
<gallery caption=" " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="5">
<gallery caption=" " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="5">
Image:yourimagename.jpg|your image text
Image:schlossplatz_bahn.JPG|tram stop at schlossplatz
Image:yourimagename.jpg|your image text
Image:5_schlossplatz.JPG|people are playing boules on weekends
Image:yourimagename.jpg|your image text
Image:6_s_garten.JPG|
Image:yourimagename.jpg|your image text
Image:7_s_garten.JPG|playground 1
Image:yourimagename.jpg|your image text
Image:11_s_garten.JPG|
Image:12_s_garten.JPG|roses garten
Image:15_ps_garten.JPG|playground 2
Image:weihnachtsmarkt_1.JPG|christmas market 1
Image:weihnachtsmarkt_2.JPG|christmas market 2
Image:weihnachtsmarkt_3.JPG|christmas market 3
</gallery>
</gallery>
''Please publish your findings here''


== Exercise 4: Communication Concepts  ==
== Exercise 4: Communication Concepts  ==
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Revision as of 09:03, 13 December 2011

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Name Windowscape
Location Wageningen
Country The Netherlands
Authors Oana Baloi
Moa.jpg
<googlemap version="0.9" lat="48.997072" lon="8.4743" zoom="16" width="300" height="250">

48.996785, 8.475445 </googlemap>

Short Introduction to the Area of Study

Wageningen is a small city within The Netherlands with fast increasing number of inhabitants due to the presence of academic and research activity in the domains of life science. Everyday landscape relates to land usage and planning, in relation to spatial issues of daily activities of the inhabitants. Every space has its own story. Living a story through landscape gather the human perception over the landscape from the early morning landscape seen on the dorm window, to the view from the offices windows, and nevertheless, the landscape in between. The present study aims to gain knowledge about the human perception over the landscape by investigating the meaning of landscape seen in the window frame of their everyday activities. The specific research questions include the usage, perception and engagement of different people to their everyday landscape. The subject interact with the functions of a sustainable urban plan, assessing the landscape for the comfort of inhabitants. Therefore, the study represents a research over the reasonable and comfortable everyday landscape, from the point of view of the users

Exercise 1: Sketching the Landscape

Time frame: October 25 - November 15, 2011

Student activities:

  • Creation of analytical drawings and sketches
  • Presentation of results

Please upload a selection of your drawings/sketches/mental maps and add them to the image gallery

Sketches and Drawings

  • Row of trees in Schlossplatz

    Row of trees in Schlossplatz

  • Schlossgarten with autumn colors

    Schlossgarten with autumn colors

  • Schlossplatz and Schlossgarten

    Schlossplatz and Schlossgarten

  • Sketch

    Sketch

  • the empty fountain fascinates a child

    the empty fountain fascinates a child

Exercise 2: Landscape Layers

Time frame: November 15 - 29, 2011

  • time based changes and 'landscape biography', and/or:
  • topography, open spaces, built, green, traffic and water structures on different layers. *Definition of zones with coherent character
  • Description of this character.

Character of Schlossplatz: Schlossplatz is very open, visible and central place in Durlach. Due to its traffic situation, with cars, tram and busses driving through and the shops that are located there it’s the place which they experience everyday, where they meet each other. People coming there usually stay shortly to wait the tram or to buy bread etc. When there is an event going on there, the place really becomes the heart of town, with all people converging there.

Character of Schlossgarten: Schlossgarten is hidden and closed, like a private garden, because it is staying on a lower level as road and has wall, moreover there are many old and large trees which contribute to this atmosphere. The garden is never full but the citizens stay cosy and longer.

  • Green network and water

    Green network and water

  • Transformation of garden through the centuries

    Transformation of garden through the centuries

  • Transformation of castle before and after destruction

    Transformation of castle before and after destruction

  • Topography

    Topography

  • Flow lines of traffic and people

    Flow lines of traffic and people

  • Open spaces

    Open spaces

  • Layers 1.jpg
  • Layers 2.jpg
  • Cake.jpg


Please publish your findings here

Exercise 3: Behaviour Patterns

Time frame: December 6 - 20, 2011

  • How do people behave in this area? How do they use the space? What is important for them?
  • Observation of study area, interviews with local people and mapping of use patterns.
  • Preparation of short presentation

Please publish your findings here

  • activity: waiting

    activity: waiting

  • activity: walking

    activity: walking

  • activity: sunbathing

    activity: sunbathing

  • activity: sitting

    activity: sitting

  • activity: sports

    activity: sports

  • activity: playing

    activity: playing

  • activity: talking

    activity: talking

  • overall activities

    overall activities

  • areas of high usage

    areas of high usage

  • behaviour on the medieval christmas market!

    behaviour on the medieval christmas market!

  • tram stop at schlossplatz

    tram stop at schlossplatz

  • people are playing boules on weekends

    people are playing boules on weekends

  • 6 s garten.JPG
  • playground 1

    playground 1

  • 11 s garten.JPG
  • roses garten

    roses garten

  • playground 2

    playground 2

  • christmas market 1

    christmas market 1

  • christmas market 2

    christmas market 2

  • christmas market 3

    christmas market 3

Exercise 4: Communication Concepts

Time frame: December 19, 2011 - January 17, 2012

  • Based on the different landscape assessment approaches students will develop a communication concept for their area of study
  • Which measures would be necessary for enhancing the awareness for the area?
  • Students are free to choose their method.
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    your image text

  • Yourimagename.jpg

    your image text

  • Yourimagename.jpg

    your image text

  • Yourimagename.jpg

    your image text

  • Yourimagename.jpg

    your image text

Please publish your findings here

Image Gallery

  • Yourimagename.jpg

    your image text

  • Yourimagename.jpg

    your image text

  • Yourimagename.jpg

    your image text

  • Yourimagename.jpg

    your image text

References

* Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.

* Do not use images of which you do not hold the copyright.

* Please add internet links to other resources if necessary.

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