Date of Award
Spring 6-1-2021
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA)
Department
Landscape Architecture
First Advisor
Nick De Pace
Second Advisor
Robyn Reed
Abstract
This thesis starts with the ideological thinking of the interconnected and interdependent relationship between humans and non-humans. Taking the tree as an example, this research focuses on rethinking our urban built environment, and dynamic urban ecotones where humans and trees cohabitate.
It reframes the city from the bottom up with the consideration of root ecology and canopy ecology, focusing on this important metaphor for the infrastructure of the city. The goal is to develop healthy, productive co-dependencies between natural and man-built environments.
It proposes a utopian point of view for our cities and imagines a forest city with an asymmetrical street, shared spaces for the tree, cars in parking lots, new green networks, and a new community understanding of the importance of trees in our lives. It hopes to awaken people’s awareness and interests in trees then expand and build empathy with non-human elements of our world.
Recommended Citation
Ke, Chengyu, "Re-foresting: cohabitation of human and trees" (2021). Masters Theses. 776.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/masterstheses/776
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Comments
View exhibition online: Chengyu Ke, Re-Foresting: Cohabitation of Human and Trees