Georges Descombes Designing A River Garden

The aire river flows through valleys historically devoted to farming.

Georges descombes designing a river garden. The map seems to illustrate georges descombes idea about looking in the past to recall the future. Georges descombes about the renaturation of the river aire at share forum 2017. In 2001 state of geneva opened a competition with the idea of restoring the river to its original shape by destroying the canal.

The footprint of the canal is a key device for building the paradoxal blend of calm and questioning of leisure and knowledge without which there is no real garden. One of the most original practitioners of recent times georges descombes has a subtle design approach that reflects three guiding aesthetic ethical principles. See more about this subtle landscape intervention at the georges descombes lecture at share forum 2017 bucharest on 21 22 march.

Daniel urban kiley lecture. Contrasting with the old gesture of fixing the river in one place the project makes way to an indeterminate evolution of the river course. Having continuously expanded his studies in architecture since his.

From late 19th century it was progressively canalized. Architect georges descombes founder partner at atelier descombes rampini in switzerland will hold a lecture about the renaturation of the river aire at share forum 2017 bucharest on 21 22 march. In 2001 state of geneva opened a competition with the idea of restoring the river to its original shape by destroying the canal.

Minimal insertion consulting and respecting the existing and then doing the most with the fewest resources. In reality the whole design becomes a linear garden. Beginning in the late nineteenth century the aire river which runs northeast into the rhine was progressively canalized near geneva where it flows throug.

Georges descombes designing a river garden anyone requiring accessibility accommodations should contact the events office at 617 496 2414 or events gsd harvard edu. School of architecture geneva 1969 architectural association graduate school of architecture london 1973. The design associated the new riverbed and a series ofgardens in the former canal.