A fundamental wonder of landscape, time engenders the cycles of life; growth and decay; light and dark; interconnectedness; patience and dedication. As landscape architects, the subject of our work is living, growing, and evolving. We rely on time for our projects to reach their potential, but we are often restricted by short project programs, profit-driven practice models and static performance requirements. If we are to design for the future, then we need to consider – and reconsider – how we can incorporate time into our relationships with place and community, in how we structure and plan for our engagements with site, and in how we engage with processes of experimentation and learning.
Issues with current practice
Contemporary professional landscape practice suffers from the legacy of decades spent conforming to other built environment professions’ processes and protocols. Conventional contractual models structured around feasibility, concept,
