Landscape prospection as a reference for the architectural project
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5821/jida.2025.13644Keywords:
landscape, desertification, architectural projects, pre-existing environmental conditions, cross-disciplinary thinkingAbstract
The project is located in an informal neighbourhood in a northern Peruvian city, characterized by a built environment lacking productive references for architectural design and affected by a series of climate risks. The purpose of the course is to reveal a hidden layer of the territory that allows for the generation of new insights. Thinking about the environment from the perspective of environmental preexistences means activating a new reference point: the landscape. The project becomes an exercise in landscape urbanism that integrates different scales and disciplines. By applying the notion of “field” to the water table overflow area in that part of the city, the project moves from a perspective of climate risks to one that is addressed through the lens of water as a fertile resource. The interdisciplinary search based on the consilience of the references of a project for its most vulnerable citizens increased student motivation.
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