Rod Barnett

All landscapes are complex systems which are continually changing as a result of relatively simple interactions. This condition of adaptation and evolution is called emergence. Related to chaos theory and self-organising systems, emergence highlights the ever-changing and developing urban and natural world – and the need to work flexibly within this. Just as an arborist must understand the development and...

The modern period in landscape architecture is enjoying the fascinated appreciation of scholars and historians in Europe and the Americas, with new themes, subjects, and appraisals emerging. The Modern Landscapes of Ted Smyth contributes to the conversation by focusing on the work of a singular designer who spent his entire career in a province of the North Island of New...

The modern period in landscape architecture is enjoying fascinated appreciation from scholars and historians in Europe and the Americas, with new themes, new subjects, and new appraisals appearing. The Modern Landscapes of Ted Smyth contributes to the conversation by focusing on the work of a singular designer who spent his entire career in a province of the North Island of...