Ovis Versatilis: Icelandic Sheep Farm as Land Art Museum as Evolution Lab
This thesis explores the role of evolutionary biology in landscape architecture, examining designed landscapes as potential drivers for species evolution. It argues that any landscape design makes direct and immediate impacts on the fitness level of the inhabiting species. Therefore, landscape desig...
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ftharvardudash:oai:dash.harvard.edu:1/37367638 2023-05-15T16:49:55+02:00 Ovis Versatilis: Icelandic Sheep Farm as Land Art Museum as Evolution Lab Li, Joanne Lopez-Pineiro, Sergio 2021 application/pdf https://nrs.harvard.edu/URN-3:HUL.INSTREPOS:37367638 en eng Li, Joanne. 2021. Ovis Versatilis: Icelandic Sheep Farm as Land Art Museum as Evolution Lab. Master's thesis, Harvard Graduate School of Design. 28541488 https://nrs.harvard.edu/URN-3:HUL.INSTREPOS:37367638 Aesthetics Evolution Icelandic Agriculture Icelandic Sheep Land Art Regenerative Farming Landscape architecture Agriculture Design Thesis or Dissertation text 2021 ftharvardudash 2022-04-04T12:35:25Z This thesis explores the role of evolutionary biology in landscape architecture, examining designed landscapes as potential drivers for species evolution. It argues that any landscape design makes direct and immediate impacts on the fitness level of the inhabiting species. Therefore, landscape designs need to consider evolutionary consequences at longer time scales. The proposal focuses on the evolution of Icelandic sheep (Ovis aries) and designs a sheep farm network that serves as a land art museum and evolution lab in a northern Icelandic valley. The farm consists of an assemblage of landforms with farming and lab infrastructures designed for sustainable sheep farming, ecological restoration, and sublime visiting experience. The purpose is to create resilient sheep herds (Ovis versatilis, the fictional Latin name for the new sheep species) and revive the sheep farming industry, while generating an iconic cultural landscape that celebrates the cultural, economic, and ecological sheep farming traditions of Iceland. Thesis Iceland Harvard University: DASH - Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard |
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This thesis explores the role of evolutionary biology in landscape architecture, examining designed landscapes as potential drivers for species evolution. It argues that any landscape design makes direct and immediate impacts on the fitness level of the inhabiting species. Therefore, landscape designs need to consider evolutionary consequences at longer time scales. The proposal focuses on the evolution of Icelandic sheep (Ovis aries) and designs a sheep farm network that serves as a land art museum and evolution lab in a northern Icelandic valley. The farm consists of an assemblage of landforms with farming and lab infrastructures designed for sustainable sheep farming, ecological restoration, and sublime visiting experience. The purpose is to create resilient sheep herds (Ovis versatilis, the fictional Latin name for the new sheep species) and revive the sheep farming industry, while generating an iconic cultural landscape that celebrates the cultural, economic, and ecological sheep farming traditions of Iceland. |
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Li, Joanne. 2021. Ovis Versatilis: Icelandic Sheep Farm as Land Art Museum as Evolution Lab. Master's thesis, Harvard Graduate School of Design. 28541488 https://nrs.harvard.edu/URN-3:HUL.INSTREPOS:37367638 |
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