CIVA TALKS — GROSS. MAX. : Exhilarating park design

Talk de Bridget Baines de l'agence GROSS. MAX. Cette conférence fait partie d'une série de conférences qui s’inscrit dans le cadre de l’exposition Designed Landscapes — Brussels 1775-2020 au CIVA.

Dates
Jeudi, 24 janvier, 2019
Heures
20:00
Langue(s)
EN
Lieu
CIVA, Rue de l'Ermitage 55, 1050 Bruxelles
Tickets

conférence Bridget Baines (GROSS. MAX.) : 5 €
expo Designed Landscapes (ouvert exceptionnellement jusqu'à 20h) + conférence Bridget Baines : adultes 10 € / étudiants et seniors 5 € / passmusées gratuit
! A l'achat d'un billet d'entrée pour l'exposition, profitez d'une visite guidée gratuite à 18h !

“If you never did you should. These things are fun, and fun is good.”  —Dr Seuss

If according to Vitruvius an architect should focus on three central themes when preparing a design for a building: firmitas (strength), utilitas (functionality) and venustas (beauty), we add to this hilaritas (exhilaration).

GROSS. MAX.’s park projects explore the notion of exhilaration by magnifying and exaggerating the qualities of site to provide new pleasure gardens. Experiencing landscape is about being open to the unexpected and spontaneous; responding to motion, climate, nature; exploiting the human senses: responding to the proportions of space and the natural and cultural conditions of the site. The beauty of landscape is that each time it is fresh and unique and we try to create powerful experiences of unadorned honesty that allow the participant to indulge in the qualities of the place. Life is fun and should be celebrated.