Cultural Landscapes

If we define cultural landscapes as “the visible

human imprint on the landscape”, then answer the following?

How have people changed the landscape?

What structures have we erected?

How do landscapes reflect the values of a culture?

Cultural Landscapes

Cultural Landscape “built landscape” Physical imprint a culture

makes on the environment Buildings, artwork,

music Carl Sauer

20th century geographer Culture leaves “imprint”

Cultural Ecology Study of human-

environment interaction and its results –what have we discussed already on this topic?

Sequent Occupancy Theory that a place can

be occupied by different groups of people, and each group leaves its imprint on the place from which the next group learns Ex. England Other examples?

Natural vs. Cultural landscape

Cultural Landscape - Placelessness Placelessness:

The loss of uniqueness in a cultural landscape – one place looks like the next

What aspects of Ashburn fit this definition?

Convergence of Cultural Landscapes

The diffusion of architectural forms and planning ideas around the world

Or

The widespread distribution of businesses and products

Con to this diffusion: The borrowing of

certain landscapes blurs place distinctiveness – can lead to placelessness

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Thinking Geographically

Focus on the cultural landscape of Broad Run and Ashburn. Think about the concept of “placelessness”. Determine whether our school is a placeless place of it the cultural landscape of Broad Run reflects the unique identity of the place.

Now imagine you are hired to build a new addition onto Broad Run – a student lounge. How would you design it to reflect the uniqueness of the school?