Comments on: In the woods, of the woods http://takingplace.net/2009/05/09/in-the-woods-of-the-woods/ Original conversation about landscape and landscape architecture Fri, 09 Mar 2012 04:46:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Toby http://takingplace.net/2009/05/09/in-the-woods-of-the-woods/#comment-323 Tue, 12 May 2009 20:28:52 +0000 http://takingplace.net/?p=804#comment-323 One of the nice things about the screen wall is its incorporation of perishable materials, so the building, like the landscape, is undergoing constant decay and renewal, and requires “tending.” For the photo that tipped me off to this aspect, look here:

http://web.me.com/tobytobytoby/Taking_Places/Montreal_Botanical_Garden.html#15

]]> By: Deb http://takingplace.net/2009/05/09/in-the-woods-of-the-woods/#comment-322 Mon, 11 May 2009 14:26:23 +0000 http://takingplace.net/?p=804#comment-322 The brise-soleil on the building front — saplings stripped of their branches and fixed like lathes on a frame — makes so much sense for this place, too. It’s said that the last 5% of a project is what pulls the project together; details that use elements of a place help that last 5% make the initial concept really visible. Worth checking out the photos on that archdaily link.

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