Nature, culture and landscape design combine in the context of contemporary lifestyles, issues and priorities. Professionals in this sphere are much in demand as city dwellers respond to contemporary needs to match cultural priorities with natural things.
The word 'nature' in English connotes an attitude of respect, admiration or awe. This is because poets of the Romantic group write extensively about a spiritual essence that they believed was being threatened by the Industrial Revolution. Even before the Romantics, Shakespeare thought of things that were 'against the use of nature' as being ungodly, whilst the 'natural order' of things was perceived to be what God ordained.
To a certain extent the environmental movement grew out of the cultural soil prepared by the Romantics. Concern about the state of the environment grew as urbanization resulted in people living in cities and as mass media caught onto and disseminated the notion of sustainable development. Globally, the importance of trees and plants in urban environments is well understood.
In a large city like London there are butterflies and rabbits in city center parks. Around the United Nations buildings in Geneva grass is allowed to grow long and seed itself. These are examples of cultural shifts that are allowing space for natural rhythms in urban complexes.
Such developments are not confined to large urban space but may also be applied within gardens or even apartments. If the principles of proportion, unity and balance are applied to any space it begins to approach art. Focus and repetition are natural aspects of nature, often replicated in art. They can also be applied in urban gardens to enhance the surrounds of a home and improve the quality of life of all living in it.
As in so many aspects of contemporary life the Internet plays its important role in landscape design. Expertise and information can be readily accessed. It is also possible to use software that will use supplied data to produce plans that implement principles and apply them to specific plans that can be printed out and used in a city garden.
The word 'nature' in English connotes an attitude of respect, admiration or awe. This is because poets of the Romantic group write extensively about a spiritual essence that they believed was being threatened by the Industrial Revolution. Even before the Romantics, Shakespeare thought of things that were 'against the use of nature' as being ungodly, whilst the 'natural order' of things was perceived to be what God ordained.
To a certain extent the environmental movement grew out of the cultural soil prepared by the Romantics. Concern about the state of the environment grew as urbanization resulted in people living in cities and as mass media caught onto and disseminated the notion of sustainable development. Globally, the importance of trees and plants in urban environments is well understood.
In a large city like London there are butterflies and rabbits in city center parks. Around the United Nations buildings in Geneva grass is allowed to grow long and seed itself. These are examples of cultural shifts that are allowing space for natural rhythms in urban complexes.
Such developments are not confined to large urban space but may also be applied within gardens or even apartments. If the principles of proportion, unity and balance are applied to any space it begins to approach art. Focus and repetition are natural aspects of nature, often replicated in art. They can also be applied in urban gardens to enhance the surrounds of a home and improve the quality of life of all living in it.
As in so many aspects of contemporary life the Internet plays its important role in landscape design. Expertise and information can be readily accessed. It is also possible to use software that will use supplied data to produce plans that implement principles and apply them to specific plans that can be printed out and used in a city garden.
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