Introduction to Landscaping
Influences
A course by Carlos Andres Betancur Cifuentes , Landscape architect
Joined September 2022
Joined September 2022
About the video: Influences
Overview
“We walk on the shoulders of giants. In this lesson I will tell you about some of the people who have inspired my work and who I recommend you meet.”
In this video lesson Carlos Andres Betancur Cifuentes addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Landscaping. Learn to design external spaces that are environmentally-friendly and conceived for people.
Partial transcription of the video
“This is the first book my parents gave me. when I started studying architecture. It is the Mexican architect Luis Barragán. Perhaps what initially caught my attention the most about Barragán It was the color of its architecture. A little more studying his work, I began to see the very strong relationship I had with light, but finally with the vegetation. That discovery was much stronger in this project called Los Jardines del Pedregal. Here, Barragán managed to establish a very close relationship with the place. It is a place of volcanic stones, a space covered by lava. And that integration...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Landscaping
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Category
Architecture & Spaces -
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Areas
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Spatial Design
Carlos Andres Betancur Cifuentes
A course by Carlos Andres Betancur Cifuentes
Carlos Andrés Betancur is a renowned Colombian landscape architect with more than two decades of experience. Inspired by Colombia's rich cultural and natural diversity, he founded OPUS, a landscape design and architecture studio in Medellín 16 years ago with two friends. With a philosophy focused on weaving healthy relationships between people and nature through design, OPUS has worked with numerous entities, including ministries, companies and educational institutions, winning national and international awards.
Throughout its history, around 400 people from all over the world have collaborated in the study. Additionally, Betancur has spent 20 years as a university professor in Latin America, sharing his vision and experiences in design, hoping to sow seeds of positive change. His collaborative design approach focuses on observation, listening and dialogue to positively transform spaces.
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