What does landscape architecture means in my country

[Luis M. Huaco Z.]

It means a lot and almost nothing at the same time. A lot thanks to bright samples of magnificent interventions made in such places as Macchu Picchu hundreds of years ago; but nothing or almost nothing by looking how we design, build and use our rather scarce public space realm witihin peruvian cities.  For most architectural practitioners in Peru, landscape architecture is still considered a secondary or even less important subject of specialization, often accomplished by self-trained experience or simply by looking international publications devoted to landscape design.  There are very few Architectutre faculties where landscape architecture is given as a regular course load. Still to much road to be paved in order to find out what do landscape architecture, landscape design and landscape planning can offer to cities and regions to achieve a more sustainable development status.

 

Mauricio Huaco

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Arequipa - Peru

[Jun Hashimoto]

I think many countries don't have Landscape Architecture as a
professinal field. In Peru, do you have landscape architecture in
univerisities? Or is it always done by architects?

[Luis M. Huaco Z.]

It is not  a professional field nor is thought in universities as a career.  Some isolated courses,not longer the 4 months is all you can get about LA in local universities. The entire job is done by mighty architects and/or gardeners. It is also refer as a ladies responsability (not for men) How it is in your country?

[Jun Hashimoto]

It is very insteresting that it refers as ladies responsability. I
studied in US, and yes, I had more female classmates than male in both
undergraduate and graduate programs. In Japan, there are many
landscape architecutral firms. In my professional experience, I have
done hospitals, residential gardens, commertial plazas, public parks,
and institutional projects. Even for the road design, for an example,
landscape architect could be involved in order to make the experience
of driving more pleasant, or recommend a better route in order to
protect precious habitat and such. I do believe that landscape
architects and other field have to work together in order to fill each
other's missing circles, so to speak.

[Luis M. Huaco Z.]

The same happen to me. There were more young ladies during my postgraduate studies in US (SUNY/ESF). Perhaps it has to do with the idea of women being more "sensible" to earth matters. Here in my country we still refer to Earth as Pacha Mama (Mother Earth in native language).

Another issue here is budget. Landscape is always the last thing to think of in every single project. Considered not so important, many restrictions are often applied during design and construction phases. Last week I was told that the project for the sorrounding protection wall (property perimeter) for the new Race Track in my hometown was no longer accepted by Jockey Club officials because they said my proposal was very nice but expensive....so instead they will built a simple cheap and super rugly wall... it happens a lot. Unless you came across with a correct client, the distance between your project and reality might be cosmic.

Agree that we should work together, but somehow I find it more difficult in working for the public sector than in private. How is it in Japan?

[Jun Hashimoto]

It is true about the budget. In this economy crisis, I am sure
landscape part is the first one to go through major budget cut.
in terms of the profession being women oriented, i am not sure how
that works, because if you look through firms, many firms are owned by
men.
in Japan, US, and the Netherlands (from the knowledge I have), i think
landscape architecture is a more developed field as a profession. It
is true that the profession has vast potentials and not clear
definitions as greg put up as a new discussion topic, but poeple seem
to have a bit better ideas. in developing countries, the profession
needs to be more established and be known by public so that people
could benefit from it better. and the question is, how can we do so?
how can we spread the knowledge about landscape architecture? <http://
www.laboratoriomedellin.com/home/> <--this is a website of a city
developement created by colaboration of different professions. it is
possible to work together. but i guess it takes a lot of work like
any other things in this world.

On 7月20日, 午前7:21, "Luis M. Huaco Z." <lmhu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The same happen to me. There were more young ladies during my postgraduate
> studies in US (SUNY/ESF). Perhaps it has to do with the idea of women being
> more "sensible" to earth matters. Here in my country we still refer to Earth

> as *Pacha Mama (*Mother Earth in native language).

[Ron Krate]

Thanks Everyone for the vibrant discussions.

Please meet online and Skype telephone or Google Talk to discuss editing your groups description, so IPP can then add new google ads for you in September, to reflect some central concerns in LA, as your group sees it.

On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 4:48 AM, Jun Hashimoto <ipp....@gmail.com> wrote:

It is true about the budget.  In this economy crisis, I am sure
landscape part is the first one to go through major budget cut.
in terms of the profession being women oriented, i am not sure how that works, because if you look through firms, many firms are owned by men.

 

In Japan, US, and the Netherlands (from the knowledge I have), i think landscape architecture is a more developed field as a profession.  It is true that the profession has vast potentials and not clear definitions as greg put up as a new discussion topic, but poeple seem to have a bit better ideas.  

 

In developing countries, the profession needs to be more established and be known by public so that people

could benefit from it better.  and the question is, how can we do so? how can we spread the knowledge about landscape architecture?  <http://
www.laboratoriomedellin.com/home/> <--this is a website of a city
developement created by colaboration of different professions.  it is possible to work together.  but i guess it takes a lot of work like
any other things in this world.

On 7月20日, 午前7:21, "Luis M. Huaco Z." <lmhu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The same happen to me. There were more young ladies during my postgraduate studies in US (SUNY/ESF). Perhaps it has to do with the idea of women being more "sensible" to earth matters.

 

Here in my country we still refer to Earth as *Pacha Mama (*Mother Earth in native language). Another issue here is budget. Landscape is always the last thing to think of in every single project. Considered not so important, many restrictions are
often applied during design and construction phases. Last week I was told that the project for the sorrounding protection wall (property perimeter) for the new Race Track in my hometown was no longer accepted by Jockey Club officials because they said my proposal was very nice but expensive....so instead they will built a simple cheap and super rugly wall... it happens a lot.

 

Unless you came across with a correct client, the distance between your project and reality might be cosmic.
Agree that we should work together, but somehow I find it more difficult in working for the public sector than in private. How is it in Japan?

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Kind regards,
Ron Krate
Founding Head
International Professors Project
www.internationalprofs.org
www.environmentalstewardship.org