Kim Wilkie had his own seperate lecture on a different say, assuming we needed the rest in order to keep up with him. After having worked on multiple large projects in London such as the ongoing (1o year) Thames Landscape Strategy, the Victoria and Albert Hall garden design, as well as Hyde Park corner and Burgess park.
Kim introduced us to Transylvania in Romania and touched upon the subject of survival, and how we use the land we live on, to live off. The economics of survival and routine are essential to simplistic efficient living, that in so many places in the world is a necessity.
He also touched upon cohabitation, of people and nature (as we do) not simply by just taking an interest in nature and preserving it, but by understanding its function, and working with it.
Another interesting project that he showed us was Boughton house, home of the Duke of Buccleugh. It was quite interesting, seeing that the whole project was completely symmetrical and geometrical. Symmetry in our eyes, compared to symmetry in nature's eyes (Fibonacci Sequence) aka Phyllotaxis.
"The proposal is to make a space that emphasizes the scale and mass of the great earthwork, to create an Orphean Hades to complement the Olympian Mount.
An inverted grass pyramid descends seven metres below the level of the restored terraces. Walking around the landscape, the new design is invisible, but drawing near to the Mount, a gentle grass path spirals down to a square pool of still water deep underground. The water reflects the sky, a little like an inverted James Turrell occulus.
The earthwork is named after Orpheus to celebrate its descending form and as a place for music and contemplation. When Orpheus’ wife, Eurydice, was killed by the bite of a serpent, he went down to the underworld to bring her back. His songs were so beautiful that Hades finally agreed to allow Eurydice to return to the world of the living."- http://www.kimwilkie.com/pages/projects/uk/uk_bghtpk.html
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