observe - Auburn Universitywebhome.auburn.edu/~dmh0011/images/phenologyposter.pdf · january....
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january february march april may june july august september october november december Prunus serrulata_Japanese Flowering Cherry Tortula muralis_Tortula Moss Fagus grandifolia_American Beech Viburnum prunifolium_Blackhaw Viburnum update on the phenology project landscapeperformance LAB | auburn university observe _ recording the richness experiment _ representing the relationships 15,396 photographs of 32 species captured every 7 days for 1 year we’d love to hear your thoughts... contact: landscapeperformanceLAB d a v i d h i l l , assistant professor landscape architecture | auburn university 412 dudley hall | auburn, alabama 36849 334.844.5434 | [email protected] In 2009, a rogue group of people [landscape architecture and horticulture] at Auburn University united forces, under the alias of the Landscape PerformanceLAB, to advocate that the landscape be understood as an operable, performing, dynamic component of the built environment. We believe that plants in particular are dynamic, spatial, active, structural, re- velatory, functional, performative. As such, we need to more aggressively and carefully understand plants and how they grow and change through time. A modest seed grant was garnered for investigation 001 of the LandscapePerformanceLAB entitled “the quantification + representation of landscape ephemerality,” but affectionately rechristened as the Phenol- ogy Project. Phenology is simply the study of annual life cycles of plants and animals. Seasonal observations, called phenophases, have been recorded for ages by gardeners and naturalists, such as Robert Marsham, Thomas Jefferson, Aldo Leopold, and William Felker. These records doc- ument the exact date particular plant species leaf out, flower, seed, and/or drop their leaves. More recently, the science of phenology is experiencing a resurgence of interest as climatologists have employed the early phe- nological records to understand and quantify climatic variation. To date, the majority of data collected on phenological events of a plant have been recorded in the form of written descriptions. For example, in A Sand County Almanac, published in 1949, Aldo Leopold records “This year I found the Silphium in first bloom on 24 July, a week later than usual; during the last six years the average date was15 July.” The landscapeperformanceLAB’s Phenology Project will begin to integrate the work of climatologists, ecologists, and naturalists with landscape ar- chitects to advance the documentation of plant phenology beyond mere textual descriptions by capturing the spatial and textural qualities of the plants during each phenological event. Through a series of still photo- graphs taken from the same vantage point at the same time each week, the ephemerality of a specific palette of plants will be chronicled through an entire season. Amelanchier alabamensis Alabama Serviceberry Amelanchier arborea Downy Serviceberry Amelanchier laevis Allegheny Serviceberry Betula nigra River Birch Carya glabra Pignut Hickory Catalpa bignonioides Southern Catalpa Celtis laevigata Sugarberry Chionanthus virginicus Fringetree Diospyros virginiana Persimmon Fagus grandifolia American Beech Ilex decidua Possumhaw Prunus serrulata Japanese Flowering Cherry Sassafras albidum Sassafras Viburnum prunifolium Blackhaw Viburnum Viburnum rufidulum Rusty Blackhaw As the spatial and textural qualities of each plant were gathered, the investigation team experimented with various representational strategies that conveyed the dynamic qualities of the plants. These representational inquiries will be continued, compiled, refined, and incorporated into an interactive website that chronicles the select palette of plants through the entire season. Eventually, a designer will be able to maneuver through this virtual site to observe the seasonal spatial relationships between multiple plants and intentionally choreograph that dynamism in a design proposal. Beyond simply visual stimulation of flower sequences, this ephemeral performance could have intentional, strategic bearing on tex- tural and spatial relationships. Treerows could be reconceived as scrims that provide opacity in the summer and transparency in the winter. Land- scape rooms defined by deciduous shrubs and perennials could emerge and vanish through the cycles of the seasons. The study of phenology reveals tremendous opportunities for the dynamic engagement of plants in the landscape. trees shrubs forbs, ferns, & mosses investigation 001 plant list Aesculus parviflora Bottlebrush Buckeye Asimina parviflora Dwarf Pawpaw Callicarpa americana American Beautyberry Corylus americana American Hazelnut Croton alabamensis Alabama Croton Fothergilla major Fothergilla Hydrangea quercifolia Oakleaf Hydrangea H. quercifolia ‘Snowflake’ Snowflake Hydrangea Itea virginica Virginia Sweetspire Rhododendron alabamense Alabama Azalea Rhododendron austrinum Florida Azalea Rhododendron prunifolium Plumleaf Azalea Athyrium filix femina Southern Lady Fern Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern Tortula muralis Tortula Moss Woodwardia areolata Netted Chain Fern texture urban ecology choreography transparencies
Transcript of observe - Auburn Universitywebhome.auburn.edu/~dmh0011/images/phenologyposter.pdf · january....
j a n u a r y f e b r u a r y m a r c h a p r i l m a y j u n e j u l y a u g u s t s e p t e m b e r o c t o b e r n o v e m b e r d e c e m b e r
Prunus serrulata_Japanese Flowering Cherry
Tortula muralis_Tortula Moss
Fagus grandifolia_American Beech
Viburnum prunifolium_Blackhaw Viburnum
update on the
phenology project landscapeperformanceLAB | auburn university
observe_recording the richness
experiment_representing the relationships
15,396 photographs
of 32 species captured
every 7 days for 1 year
we’d love to hear your thoughts...
contact:landscapeperformanceLABd a v i d h i l l , assistant professorlandscape architecture | auburn university412 dudley hall | auburn, alabama 36849 334.844.5434 | [email protected]
In 2009, a rogue group of people [landscape architecture and horticulture] at Auburn University united forces, under the alias of the Landscape PerformanceLAB, to advocate that the landscape be understood as an operable, performing, dynamic component of the built environment. We believe that plants in particular are dynamic, spatial, active, structural, re-velatory, functional, performative. As such, we need to more aggressively and carefully understand plants and how they grow and change through time. A modest seed grant was garnered for investigation 001 of the LandscapePerformanceLAB entitled “the quantification + representation of landscape ephemerality,” but affectionately rechristened as the Phenol-ogy Project. Phenology is simply the study of annual life cycles of plants and animals. Seasonal observations, called phenophases, have been recorded for ages by gardeners and naturalists, such as Robert Marsham, Thomas Jefferson, Aldo Leopold, and William Felker. These records doc-ument the exact date particular plant species leaf out, flower, seed, and/or drop their leaves. More recently, the science of phenology is experiencing
a resurgence of interest as climatologists have employed the early phe-nological records to understand and quantify climatic variation.
To date, the majority of data collected on phenological events of a plant have been recorded in the form of written descriptions. For example, in A Sand County Almanac, published in 1949, Aldo Leopold records “This year I found the Silphium in first bloom on 24 July, a week later than usual; during the last six years the average date was15 July.” The landscapeperformanceLAB’s Phenology Project will begin to integrate the work of climatologists, ecologists, and naturalists with landscape ar-chitects to advance the documentation of plant phenology beyond mere textual descriptions by capturing the spatial and textural qualities of the plants during each phenological event. Through a series of still photo-graphs taken from the same vantage point at the same time each week, the ephemerality of a specific palette of plants will be chronicled through an entire season.
Amelanchier alabamensis Alabama Serviceberry Amelanchier arborea Downy Serviceberry Amelanchier laevis Allegheny Serviceberry Betula nigra River Birch Carya glabra Pignut Hickory Catalpa bignonioides Southern Catalpa Celtis laevigata Sugarberry Chionanthus virginicus Fringetree Diospyros virginiana Persimmon Fagus grandifolia American Beech Ilex decidua Possumhaw Prunus serrulata Japanese Flowering Cherry Sassafras albidum Sassafras Viburnum prunifolium Blackhaw Viburnum Viburnum rufidulum Rusty Blackhaw
As the spatial and textural qualities of each plant were gathered, the investigation team experimented with various representational strategies that conveyed the dynamic qualities of the plants. These representational inquiries will be continued, compiled, refined, and incorporated into an interactive website that chronicles the select palette of plants through the entire season. Eventually, a designer will be able to maneuver through this virtual site to observe the seasonal spatial relationships between multiple plants and intentionally choreograph that dynamism in a design proposal. Beyond simply visual stimulation of flower sequences, this ephemeral performance could have intentional, strategic bearing on tex-tural and spatial relationships. Treerows could be reconceived as scrims that provide opacity in the summer and transparency in the winter. Land-scape rooms defined by deciduous shrubs and perennials could emerge and vanish through the cycles of the seasons. The study of phenology reveals tremendous opportunities for the dynamic engagement of plants in the landscape.
trees shrubs
forbs, ferns,& mosses
investigation 001 plant list
Aesculus parviflora Bottlebrush Buckeye Asimina parviflora Dwarf Pawpaw Callicarpa americana American Beautyberry Corylus americana American Hazelnut Croton alabamensis Alabama Croton Fothergilla major Fothergilla Hydrangea quercifolia Oakleaf Hydrangea H. quercifolia ‘Snowflake’ Snowflake Hydrangea Itea virginica Virginia Sweetspire Rhododendron alabamense Alabama Azalea Rhododendron austrinum Florida Azalea Rhododendron prunifolium Plumleaf Azalea
Athyrium filix femina Southern Lady Fern Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern Tortula muralis Tortula Moss Woodwardia areolata Netted Chain Fern
texture
urban ecology choreography
transparencies
