METODO

International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

Book | Chapter

A pattern language for Roberto Burle Marx landscape design

Carlos Eduardo Verzola Vaz, Maria Gabriela Caffarena Celani

pp. 207-219

Patterns were developed by Christopher Alexander [2] to synthesize rules of good design practice. Although he does not tell us where he took his patterns from, it is possible to infer that they are the result of his sensible observation of existing situations in European cities. However, these solutions are not necessarily true for situations in other countries, with different climates, economies and societies.The Brazilian landscape designer Roberto Burle Marx is considered to have achieved the highest level of excellence and success in his designs for private gardens and public open spaces. In other words, there is no doubt about his being considered a 'specialist", in the AI (artificial Intelligence) sense, in his field. The present paper proposes a systematization of the knowledge present in the work of Brazilian landscape designer Marx as "patterns' that can be used by students to overcome their difficulties related to the lack of professional experience.

Publication details

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-15223-8_11

Full citation:

Verzola Vaz, C. E. , Caffarena Celani, M. G. (2010)., A pattern language for Roberto Burle Marx landscape design, in L. Magnani, W. Carnielli & C. Pizzi (eds.), Model-based reasoning in science and technology, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 207-219.

This document is unfortunately not available for download at the moment.