McHarg begins this article with a relevant observation about the state of Landscape Architecture as a profession, especially when analyzed in the context of 2011. Buzz words like Sustainability and “green energy” have become increasingly important in modern society. While this is a relatively new concept in the realm of business, for example, individuals such as McHarg have long been interested in these ideas. While the natural and ecological health of a site is of the upmost importance when considering a design proposal, this semester our focus is equally on another, sometimes similar, sometimes quite different aspect of our site.
McHarg states one must study a place from the very beginning in order to truly understand it. Therefore, one could assume Poverty Point could be broken down into three periods of evolution. The first: Ecological History, meaning the creation of the river, erosion, ancient processes. The second: Prehistoric Man, meaning studying the site from the point of view of the Poverty Point Society and how these ancient peoples used the site/ what it looked like 3000 years ago. Lastly the third: meaning the present day state of the site and how it appears today. While these three timeframes all have differences, none could exist without the one before, and the unique features of each should be preserved and maintained.
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I like your proposal to view poverty point in three stages. It will be very interesting to see how the site has evolved ecologically and culturally and if there is even any overlap of the three stages.
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