WITH PEOPLE IN MIND l

Pattern is not a formula, it’s an observation on the relationship between human and environment. Specifically, how humans interact and experience their surrounding environment. These studies help landscape architects to design with purpose, yet these guidelines are not an absolute formula; rather, it is an inspiration to provide guidance for the designer.

Content and organization make up an environment. Even, smooth lawns with level planes with spaced trees.

This scene includes lots of elements with high complexity, yet it is still very coherent and orderly.

This environment is quite chaotic, and overwhelms us to discern which is the right information to look at.

Vast pieces of homogeneous land-covers.

Obstructed views due to dense vegetation.

Left image is a high-coherence scene, whereas the scene at right is low-coherence.