Education
I'm a native Oslo-boy named Mats coming out of the University Of Life Sciences (UMB) in Ås. I was enrolled there in a 5 year master program for landscape architecture, of which I finished 3 years (equivalent of a bachelor), before switching to AHO for the 2 year master program. The third year at UMB I specialized in design and detail - including amongst other things a subject on constructional design and some 3D visualization (mainly Sketchup).
I'm a native Oslo-boy named Mats coming out of the University Of Life Sciences (UMB) in Ås. I was enrolled there in a 5 year master program for landscape architecture, of which I finished 3 years (equivalent of a bachelor), before switching to AHO for the 2 year master program. The third year at UMB I specialized in design and detail - including amongst other things a subject on constructional design and some 3D visualization (mainly Sketchup).
More than anything I am driven by the still rather 'untapped' and sorely needed dimension of sustainability in landscape architecture and the potential for a successful 'symbiosis' between ecology, aesthetics and function - with ecological concern as a prerequisite. That being said, I have at this point little experience with the field of sustainable design (as UMB didn't offer much on this), but I'm looking forward to exploring it further in the coming 2 years!
Personal
Some of the things I enjoy in my spare time is music, science literature, training, nature and living the urban life... Also, I don't mind having a cold beer (or several) now and then ;-).
Some of the things I enjoy in my spare time is music, science literature, training, nature and living the urban life... Also, I don't mind having a cold beer (or several) now and then ;-).
Project
Because the 3 years at UMB was not technically a bachelor degree I do not have a specific 'grand' thesis to present, but here is a small preview of something I did during the final semester: (an urban meeting place/park/traffic junction solution)
Mats!
ReplyDeleteGood to see that you manage the detailed scale and that you have a broader interest in ecology. In this semester we will deal with a big area with a high pressure. Ecology will be super imortant in the strategies for developing the area. There is a lot of things called sustainable design. Try to keep that in mind whan you create your oun definition of what you think is sustainable.
THEA!
Hei Mats.
ReplyDeleteyou already got a very good comment from Thea ;-) When you talk about ecology, I always very much like this definition given by Stan Allen in converstaion with Florian Sauter, and referring to the thought of Gregory Bateson: ecology - and by extension landscape - is a system of informational exchange. It refers to Central Park as a very good example of this idea, where social use, nature and infrastructure are all integrated in the same design, and its usability has transformed and evolved in the last century without asking for massive changes in the design. That means ecology is always something dynamic, accomodating change, but also has the ambition to integrate economy, nature and society into holistic strategies. I like this ambition a lot! Looking forward to see your first assignment! Alice
Did someone say 'beer'?!
ReplyDeleteIndeed Paul... You fancy beer aswell?!
ReplyDelete@Thea: I will try and keep that in mind!
ReplyDelete@Alice: Interesting, I would like to read/see this conversation if possible; do you have a link to it?