Cultural Landscape
"All the built Forms that cultural groups create in inhabiting the Earth-roads, agricultural fields buildings, etc."
What is a cultural symbolic landscape? Does a symbolic landscape always need to be grand or powerful?
"A cultural symbolic landscape represents values and aspirations that builders and financiers want to impart to others". A symbolic landscape doesn't have to be always grand or powerful. An example of a grand symbolic landscape is would be the a Skyline of a big city, like New York City, by night, because...
A more mundane symbolic landscape is a small church in the neighborhood, because...
A more mundane symbolic landscape is a small church in the neighborhood, because...
What are the three principal aspects of landscape?
The three principal aspects of landscape in geography are settlement forms, land division patterns, and architectural style.
settlement forms: is the spatial character of any settlement, although the term is usually applied to rural settlements
land division patterns: indicate the uses of particular parcels of land and as such reveal the way people have divided the land for economic, social and political uses
architectural style: is architecture as a kind of art form
settlement forms: is the spatial character of any settlement, although the term is usually applied to rural settlements
land division patterns: indicate the uses of particular parcels of land and as such reveal the way people have divided the land for economic, social and political uses
architectural style: is architecture as a kind of art form
Settlement Forms
NucleationAre like a old town where everything is close and you know everyone in the city like in the poem 'A Settlement'
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DispersedIs where the city spread out like on a rural area with many farms like the Outback in Australia or in the poem 'At a Fishing Settlement'
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Land-division patterns
An example would be New York City. Most people are living out side of Downtown, but using daily the Subway to get in doentown.
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Renaissance architecture
Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture.
Architectural style Egypt
This is a typical, traditional piece of art in Egypt. Today, many aspects of Egypt's ancient culture exist in interaction with newer elements, including the influence of modern Western culture.
Architectural style Greek
This is a traditional building in Greek style.