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2 months ago | landezine.com | Zas Brezar

As part of the broader philosophical movement of speculative realism, OOO (Object-Oriented Ontology) directly challenges the long-established belief that reality is always determined solely through human perception. Instead, the father of OOO, philosopher Graham Harman, argues that all objects—human and non-human, natural and artificial—exist independently of our subjective conceptualizations. To understand the radical nature and relevance of OOO, we must first return to Immanuel Kant.

2 months ago | landezine.com | Zas Brezar

In the movie Stalker (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979), three men enter the Zone—a seemingly ordinary overgrown meadow interspersed with derelict post-military remnants and disused objects. They wish to reach an abandoned building that contains a special room granting one’s deepest wishes. Yet, a strange and looming danger persists: crossing the meadow in a straight line might not be safe.

Feb 12, 2025 | landezine.com | Zas Brezar

Landezine is calling landscape architects and architects to submit their built projects to the tenth edition of the LILA – Landezine International Landscape Award. There are more than 50 possible recognitions (shortlists, special mentions, awards). All shortlisted entries will be published on the front page of the LILA website. All entries will be published on the LILA website on its own page with full material.

Jan 31, 2025 | landezine.com | Zas Brezar

editor’s note: The following text is the inaugural lecture given by Joost Emmerik when he assumed his position as Head of Landscape at the Academy of Architecture in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, in 2022. The text particularly excels in embedding doubt into the teaching process. It is the doubt about nature, our entanglement with it, and the values and politics that drive the design process.

Jan 15, 2025 | landezine.com | Zas Brezar

1 Spadina Crescent Toronto, Canada / 2025-01-06 Application Date The professional Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) degree at the University of Toronto John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design is a nationally accredited program that uses intensive studio-based courses to address current global design challenges.