Letter from the President-Elect
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Letter from the President-Elect
CHERI RUANE , ASLA
As landscape architects we are always interfacing with art as it relates to landscape in both the private and public realm . Whether it is the protection of important existing outdoor art pieces through The Cultural Landscape Foundation ( Landslide ) or the advocacy and public awareness of the importance of continued integration of art into the landscape , we are champions of design and stewards of excellence .
As you read this issue of Fieldbook , which looks at many aspects of this topic in great depth , I ask that you consider the role of the landscape architect in access and equity to the innumerable benefits of art in the landscape . What can we do to expand the positive impact that art and landscape has on humans and general quality of life ?
The Rose Kennedy Greenway is home to the impressive As If It Were Already Here by Janet Echelman , an aerial mesh suspended above the Boston landscape . There is no more equitable access to art in the landscape than this example . It is highly visible , centrally located in downtown Boston , free and open to all .
As landscape architects we have the opportunity and responsibility to be curator and artist all at the same time . We must continue to design great landscapes that become a venue for equitable access to art and resonate as art in their own right .
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Labyrinth of Mirrors | by Jeppe Hein | Submitted by Elena Saporta , ASLA
Boston Society of Landscape Architects Fieldbook
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