Reviving the Soul of Land — Criticism on Ocularism of Urban Landscape

Abstract

The word “landscape”, as well as its meaning in the western history of landscape, has something to do with the symbol of power. The word has seemingly countless ties with “nature”, but both the original reference of “landscape” and the landscape garden that rose later has the attentive eye for power hidden inside. By analyzing the development history of the word “landscape,” this paper will highlight the different concepts of "landscape" between the eastern and the western world, and make criticism of "ocularism" in current design of landscape.

Keywords

Landscape / Ocularism / Nature / Residence

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2014 Higher Education Press