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The document outlines three archetypes of cultural landscapes: romantic landscapes are rugged with a strong interaction between humans and nature; cosmic landscapes have an unstructured earth where the sky, not land, is the main feature; and classical landscapes have a meaningful order of distinct elements at a human scale where humans and nature are equal partners. It also notes that some landscapes are a mixture of these archetypes, providing Beirut, Lebanon as an example of a complex landscape.

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Landscapes 2

The document outlines three archetypes of cultural landscapes: romantic landscapes are rugged with a strong interaction between humans and nature; cosmic landscapes have an unstructured earth where the sky, not land, is the main feature; and classical landscapes have a meaningful order of distinct elements at a human scale where humans and nature are equal partners. It also notes that some landscapes are a mixture of these archetypes, providing Beirut, Lebanon as an example of a complex landscape.

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Cultural Landscapes

Through the interaction of surface relief, vegetation and water, characteristic totalities or places are formed which constitute the basic elements of landscapes. (37) 3 archetypes:

Romantic Cosmic Classical

Romantic Landscapes
Original

forces strongly felt Rugged with lots of places Dwelling an interaction between humans and earth e.g., Norwegian farm

Cosmic Landscape
Earth

doesnt provide foothold No individual places structured Sky is structured by the sun rather than the earth Genius loci a manifestation of absolute e.g., Ulurul (Australia)

Classical Landscape
Intelligible

composition of distinct elements Meaningful order Human scale Dwelling by placing as equal partners humans and nature e.g.,Tuscany

Complex Landscapes
Mixture

of pure archetypes Beirut, Lebanon

E.g.,

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