Regional designing: A strategic design approach in landscape architecture. (January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kempenaar, Annet; van den Brink, Adri
• Is Part Of: Design studies. Volume 54(2018)
• Page Start: 80
• Page End: 95
• Publication Date: 2018-01
• Subjects: regional design -- landscape architecture -- strategic design -- collaborative design; Design -- Periodicals; 745.405
• DOI: 10.1016/j.destud.2017.10.006
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0142-694X

Abstract

Abstract : Regional designing is a strategic design approach in landscape architecture that envisions desirable future situations for regions in which the spatial situation is under pressure. This paper studies the principles that regional designers use to structure and organize their design process. The regional design principles highlight the extremely ill-defined, unstructured and volatile design situations that regional designing engages with. Moreover, the study reveals that the design process is an inextricable part of the broader process of change it aims to contribute to. This draws attention to a dynamic perspective in designing, to the interaction with stakeholders, to the position of the designer in the design process, and it calls for a (re)new(ed) culture in design. Highlights: Regional designing addresses multiple temporal and geographic scales. Sensing and responding are critical skills in regional designing. Collaborative design processes are powerful assets in processes of change. Strategic designing adds new dimensions to the 'art' and culture of designing.