What is Landscape?

As a student who is studying landscape architecture, I am always asking the question 'what is landscape?' during my entire academic years in University. The idea of landscape is always chainging and we need to make our own definition for landscape. As a final year student, in order to go further to my next step, I am trying to describe 'landscape' in my way. During over two days in this focus week, The Landscape Interface Studio in Kingston University made a great opportunity to explore many diverse and challenging ideas of landscape through presentations and conversations. Six individuals discussed their work in the context of “What is landscape?” and they tried to make their description of landscape.

the programme and six individuals were:
***** Tuesday 25 / 2:00 – 5:00pm *****
Heather Ring, Wayward Plants (www.waywardplants.org)
Christian Spencer Davies, AModels (www.amodels.co.uk)
Maria Smith, Studio Weave (www.studioweave.com)

***** Thursday 27 / 2:00 – 5:00pm *****
Sam Johnston, Gustafson Porter (www.gustafson-porter.com)
Will Sandy, Three Green Dots
Trenton Oldfield, This is Not A Gateway (www.thisisnotagateway.net)

I attended both two days presentations and conversations and it allowed me to observe other peoples way of thinking, getting inspirations, and solving problems and to share their concerns.

First Focus Week: Learning Rhino 3D

During the first focus week, I had learned Rhino 3D software to improve my digital media skills. I chose some online tutorials for learning basic tools because it is my first time to use Rhino.
Here is my daily Personal Development Plan: Before starting learning Rhino, I was thinking 3D software demand high-level technique. However, after 6 days study, I have become more familiar with Rhino and it was easier than I expected before.

From Day 1 to Day 3, I concentrated to draw line in Rhino with Line & Curve editing tools. Although Rhino is 3D modeling software, drawing line is really important. Because Rhino is based on NURBS system(Non-uniform rational basis spline is a mathematical model commonly used in computer graphics for generating and representing curves and surface which offers great flexibility and precision for handling both analytic and freeform shapes. (sourced from :wiki))

And after Day 3, I started to make solid objects with following some examples. To make solid obejects I learned using Surface and Extrude tools.

I am planning to keep using Rhino consistently until being proficient to avoid forgetting tools. And next second focus week, I would make new Rhino PDP plan for intermediate level.

[Rhino 3D] Day 1: Introduction, Starting Rhino

1. Introduction for Basic Rhino work space :2. Tool Bar:3. Solid Tool :

4.Using Scale, Copy, Rotate tools to make solid boxes.