Comments on: chinampas http://m.ammoth.us/blog/2010/02/chinampas/ the herculez gomez of architecture blogs Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:04:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: rholmes http://m.ammoth.us/blog/2010/02/chinampas/comment-page-1/#comment-8299 rholmes Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:10:24 +0000 http://m.ammoth.us/blog/?p=1946#comment-8299 See, now I'm feeling bad, for my lazy reading of your post (I read it all, but too quickly, and missed the chinampas reference). And now I just look like a biter... See, now I’m feeling bad, for my lazy reading of your post (I read it all, but too quickly, and missed the chinampas reference). And now I just look like a biter…

]]> By: faslanyc http://m.ammoth.us/blog/2010/02/chinampas/comment-page-1/#comment-8298 faslanyc Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:04:29 +0000 http://m.ammoth.us/blog/?p=1946#comment-8298 yes, xochimilco was kind of a modern take, though perhaps a bit superficial. nonetheless, interesting- this cultural landscape cum landscape ecology. yes, in fact i had a little paragraph at the end that mentioned/linked to the chinampas and how they related to <i>chubs</i> and the idea of lo fi landscapes. kate orff seems to be a big proponent of this approach, including the latest rising tides stuff she's doing. i haven't had a chance to look it over well, but it piques my interest at first glance... yes, xochimilco was kind of a modern take, though perhaps a bit superficial. nonetheless, interesting- this cultural landscape cum landscape ecology.

yes, in fact i had a little paragraph at the end that mentioned/linked to the chinampas and how they related to chubs and the idea of lo fi landscapes.

kate orff seems to be a big proponent of this approach, including the latest rising tides stuff she’s doing. i haven’t had a chance to look it over well, but it piques my interest at first glance…

]]> By: rob http://m.ammoth.us/blog/2010/02/chinampas/comment-page-1/#comment-8292 rob Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:20:35 +0000 http://m.ammoth.us/blog/?p=1946#comment-8292 I enjoy Schjetnan, as well (though I'm only <a href="http://m.ammoth.us/blog/2009/05/below-the-phreatic-level/#comment-134" rel="nofollow">relatively recently familiar</a> with his work) -- and I think (after checking on it) that his Xochimilco park does in fact <a href="http://www.gdu.com.mx/CMS/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=101&Itemid=136&lang=en_US" rel="nofollow">claim</a> to be inspired by (though I don't think it really integrates) the chinampas. Would the chinampas be an example of what you were calling a <a href="http://faslanyc.blogspot.com/2010/02/lo-fi-landscapes.html" rel="nofollow">lo-fi landscape</a>? I kind of think so (and that one could probably come up with a modern take on the chinampas that would fit even better)... I enjoy Schjetnan, as well (though I’m only relatively recently familiar with his work) — and I think (after checking on it) that his Xochimilco park does in fact claim to be inspired by (though I don’t think it really integrates) the chinampas.

Would the chinampas be an example of what you were calling a lo-fi landscape? I kind of think so (and that one could probably come up with a modern take on the chinampas that would fit even better)…

]]> By: faslanyc http://m.ammoth.us/blog/2010/02/chinampas/comment-page-1/#comment-8273 faslanyc Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:34:10 +0000 http://m.ammoth.us/blog/?p=1946#comment-8273 yep, the chinampas are pretty cool- sophisticated, low tech interventions that adapt over time. mario schjetnan has done a career's worth of interesting work down in that area, working with similar ideas, though i don't believe he ever integrated chinampas... he's very interesting though. another one of those old timer's who was doing landscape infrastructure before landscape infrastructure was landscape infrastructure. he has a nice barragan-esque aesthetic, too. yep, the chinampas are pretty cool- sophisticated, low tech interventions that adapt over time.

mario schjetnan has done a career’s worth of interesting work down in that area, working with similar ideas, though i don’t believe he ever integrated chinampas…

he’s very interesting though. another one of those old timer’s who was doing landscape infrastructure before landscape infrastructure was landscape infrastructure.

he has a nice barragan-esque aesthetic, too.

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