Symposium: Landscape Literacy

Landscape architecture has often been compared to literature: designing is part of an interaction with the landscape that involves both ‘reading’ the site and ‘re-writing’ it. This narrative approach and its underlying literary framework are a source of inspiration. But what about the books themselves that nourish landscape architecture activity? What are the meaningful and stimulating texts that fundamentally address the subject of landscape and landscape architecture? And is there a recognizable Delft approach to this interchange between literature and landscape design?

Lecture: Erik de Jong

Reflections: Dirk Sijmons, Eric Luiten, Adriaan Geuze

The lectures and discussions will be followed by a festive opening of the renewed landscape architecture library thanks to the generous donation from the personal book collection of Erik de Jong, combined with the presentation of the LA-X book, celebrating the 10 years jubilee of the landscape architecture Master Track at TU Delft.