GREEN ZONE LANDSCAPES
Suzanne Perrin, Arts Society lecturer, Cultural Director of Japan Interlink London
Monday 20–Thursday 23 January 3.00 pm COURSE FEES R440; Staff and students R220
It is well established that people live longer in the so-called Blue Zones, located in only five places around the world. Green zones, however, can be found almost everywhere and can also have beneficial effects on people’s lives. Many people live in overcrowded environments or high-rise apartments in cities where there is no space for a garden. However, there are many ways of bringing green spaces into one’s own environment and to create an ‘outdoors’ indoors, in doing so creating one’s own green zone.
It recognised that landscapes, gardens, plants and natural environments promote mental and physical health. Architects in Japan and Europe have been required to create areas for green spaces in all new building developments. They are creating green spaces on rooftops and balconies and in ‘living walls’ of plants that create their own eco-environments.
This course will explore the meaning and importance of green zones, how we respond to certain combinations of natural elements, and how we can use these in our daily lives and living spaces.
Lecture titles
- Blue Zones and green zones: what they are and where to find them
- Bringing the outside inside: reversing the order
- Greening in contemporary cities and landscapes
- Healing gardens: green spaces for restoration and reflection
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