Archeological space: negotiating narrative content in the landscape contonuum

Authors

  • Alan Berger

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34900/lr.v4i1.51

Abstract

This paper explores the potential role of linguistic metaphors in the creative processes of representation, and the production of landscape architectural space. There are two components to this exploration: first, the building of a theoretical discourse to enable an understanding of the relationship and relevance of linguistic metaphors to landscape architecture; and second, the application of linguistic metaphors in an exploratory graduate-level design studio, entitled Landscape Text(s) ©. The first part of the essay considers the linguistic metaphors of the 'Reader/Writer relationship and the 'Story as textual constructs derived from postmodernist theories. Through the studio project it is shown how these metaphors are used to break down preconceived notions of authorship in respect to landscape architectural design. The second part discusses the role of 'Memory' in enabling students to activate and operate linguistic metaphors metaphorically on a spatial plane. This essay concludes by stating that the application of linguistic metaphors in landscape architecture does not lie in the methodology, nor in the finality of any given design interpretation, but in the theoretical and conceptual insights gained by negotiating through its discourse.

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Published

01-03-1997

How to Cite

Berger, A. (1997). Archeological space: negotiating narrative content in the landscape contonuum. Landscape Review, 4(1), 3–15. https://doi.org/10.34900/lr.v4i1.51

Issue

Vol 4, No 1 (1998)

Section

Reflection

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