Paper presented at ENEPEA (Brazil)
Two weeks ago the 12nd ENEPEA (Encontro Nacional de Ensino de Paisagismo em Escolas de Arquitetura e Urbanismo do Brasil) took place in Vitória, Brazil. Read more…
Landscape architecture in Brazil and New Zealand
I have recently co-authored a conference paper with Glauco Cocozza. The paper compares the teaching of landscape architecture in Brazil and New Zealand, and made me revive some thoughts and impressions that I had and have about the profession. Read more…
Adaptable ethnographic methodology in a post-disaster changing landscape
How adaptable has to be an ethnographic methodology when everything around it is quickly changing? Read more…
How the landscape around us affects who we are and how we see the world
If you live close to the beach you probably like the sound of the sea and the humidity of the air, and maybe you even go surfing every now and then. If you are from a high latitude country and live close to mountains and rivers you probably like hiking – or tramping as we call it here in New Zealand – and maybe pay visits to ski fields in colder seasons. Read more…
What is the shape of your world?
I started 2014 in Brazil, my native land. As many times in previous visits I heard my family, friends and acquaintances highlighting the fact that New Zealand is far away. Read more…
SILVIA TAVARES 