Landscape.is... Solidity

Once past the point of conception, it is important to remember in further development of your designs that what you're creating will one day be represented physically, that it will be solid, material and inviting people to experience it. When remembering this, a useful skill to develop is to detach yourself from the passion you feel in your project and look at it with the eyes of a stranger: What needs explaining? What tiny detail would help to make it truly come alive? How would I feel in this place? Does what I have created accurately convey all that hoped it would? Even after all these questions have been asked, you will likely find that another’s opinion will open your eyes further, just don’t be afraid to ask, its your career and its worth a little disappointment to get there.

Ben Morgan

Photograph: NL Architects
WOS 8Leidsche Rijn, Hollande, 1998