Wilderness as an Idea
When one is in Alumnae Valley , it ’ s quiet . The campus recedes from consciousness and the mind wanders between land , water , sky , forest . The functionality of the Valley is not apparent but it is inherent to , and inseparable from , what gives it a sense of mystery and awe , spiritual refreshment , and identity . Design professionals can continue Stegner ’ s rallying cry , advocating for the importance of wilderness in its own right , using projects like Alumnae Valley to rebalance the scales between human development and natural systems and preserving the idea of wilderness in everyday life .
Laura Solano , ASLA , is a registered landscape architect with 35 years of experience . She is a principal at Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates , Inc ., working out of their Cambridge , MA office ; she is Associate Professor in Practice of Landscape Architecture at Harvard ’ s GSD .
Central Park | James A . Royce , ASLA
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