TRANSLATING THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
A Chinese Garden In East Tennessee XUE YUE| MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE | THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE Definition:
CULTURAL LANDSCAPES are cultural properties and represent the “combined works of nature and of man”. They are illustrative of the evolution of human society and settlement over time, under the influence of the physical constraints and/or opportunities presented by their natural environment and of successive social, economic and cultural forces, both external and internal (Operational Guidelines, 14). Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention. Paris: Unesco World Heritage Centre, 2005. Print.
Univ. Heights
Fort Sanders
Thesis Topic:
Cultural landscapes need to be protected, developed and spread. Traditional landscapes that have limitations in fitting into modern trend of efficiency and economy, their essences should be extracted, rethought, re-interpreted in order to benefit not only the “culture owners“, but also people carrying different purposes from various backgrounds.
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Kingston Place
Crossroads West Apt.
Project:
Country Oaks Apt.
The Univ. of Tennessee
West Town Manor Apt.
Design a Chinese garden that could adapt and benefit people in Knoxville at the International House Parking lot in the University of Tennessee.
Goals:
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Changing sceneries — Seasonal, spacial, temporal Open system — blend into the context As much gathering space as possible Connection — inside and outside
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build a semi-secluded place based on topo change. pine and stone features help to create a calm atmosphere.
BONSAI WALL
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bonsai is the miniature of the design philosophies that traditional garden designers appreciate. space for sitting and admiring is provided.
connect to the existing sidewalk. spaced walls allow visitors to see through.
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MOON VIEW STAGE
stage occupies the best full moon viewing spot. pond may reflect the moon. as the lowest spot of the site, pond collects waters and pumped back to the head.
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WALTER FALL
source of the entire water system. zigzag shape origins from floating wine cup along winding water.
TEA STAGE
stage is enclosed by water. black stone table in center can hold tea ceremony. stepping stones slow down visitors’ speed and direct their attention to water lilies and carps.
CALLIGRAPHY STONE
art in China origins from calligraphy. poems or characters engraved on stones in honor of this unique heritage.
FEATURE WALL
changes in elevation allow visitors to visually connect with surrounding landscape views outside the garden. windows with black frame address the overall tone and interaction with environment.
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WINDING PATH TO MYSTERY
idea borrowed from traditional courtyard design. more enclosed space for private use. screen walls and bamboo grove add sense of mystery.
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place for I-House holding group events.
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Movement
All Seasons
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Seasonal Interest
Open & Private
Move & Pause
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Black Lava
Black Flagstone
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White Marble
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Translation—perspective a Sacred Lotus Nelumbo nucifera
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Blending to the surrounding landscape
noble Lotus And Waterfall In Classical Gardens
In front of the stage, water is lured out by the aroma of lotus; It is in full bloom and looks like a pure white jade.
台前香引流水出 白玉莲花九叶开
Plant Pallet Aquatic Plants American White Waterlily Nymphaea odorata Ait.
Trees American Plum Prunus americana Magnolia Magnolia Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua
Groundcovers Bracken Fern Pteridium aquilinum Cinnamon Fern Osmunda cinnamomea
great heat
Galax Galax urceolata Lady Fern Athyrium filix-femina Partridgeberry Mitchella repens Royal Fern Osmunda regalis Running Cedar Lycopodium flabelliforme
Translation—perspective b Japanese Pagoda Tree Sophora japonica
Create more gathering space
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更作茶瓯清绝梦 小窗横幅画江南
A River South Courtyard
Dream is filled with the faint scent from steaming hot tea; Delicate windows and wall scrolls paint out my memory of the River South.
Plant Pallet Trees American Plum Prunus americana Magnolia Magnolia
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Groundcovers Alumroot Heuchera americana
Aroma Tea Stage
Christmas Fern Polystichum acrostichoides Green-and-Gold Chrysogonum virginianum Heartleaf Hexastylis sp.
spring equinox
Maidenhair Fern Adiantum pedatum Wild Ginger Asarum canadense
Translation—perspectvie c Bamboo Bambuseae
Spacial change
Chinese plum Prunus mume
integrity
elegant
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enduring A Bamboo Winding Path to Mystery
Withered and fallen petals are stained by the mud; Only the fragrance of the plum still lasts.
零落成泥碾作尘 只有香如故
Plant Pallet Grasses River Cane Arundinaria gigantea
Trees American Winterberry Ilex verticillata Possumhaw Ilex decidua Washington Hawthorn Crataegus phaenopyrum
Wildflowers Beebalm Monarda didyma Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis
autumnal equinox
False Solomon’s Seal Smilacina racemosa Indian Pink Spigelia marilandica
Translation—perspectvie d Yacca Podocarpus macrophyllus
All season interests
fearless strength
Vitality (of the pine)should be appreciated after frost time, only in the moon can the coldness be felt. Pine Tree in Classical Gardens
翠色本宜霜后见 寒声偏向月中闻
Plant Pallet Trees Virginia Pine Pinus virginiana
Groundcovers Allegheny Spurge Pachysandra procumbens Cherokee Sedge Carex cherokeensis
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Moon View Stage
Bonsai Wall
Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium Pennsylvania Sedge Carex pensylvanica Rock Polypody Polypodium virginianum Resurrection Fern Polypodium polypodioides
great snow
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Special moment in honer of tradition
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Full Moon View
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Full Moon Path Diagram
Moon View Stage in The Prince Gong’s Mansion
Moon has been appreciated in Chinese tradition for thousands of years because it’s waxing and waning symbolized reunion and separation of families and friends. This diagram shows the lowest altitude of full moons for each month through January to December based on four years data. The full moons are less likely to be blocked by Hess Hall behind the I-House from this viewport.
Till, raising my cup, I asked the bright moon; To bring me my shadow and make us three.
Plant Pallet
举杯邀明月 对影成三人
Wildflowers Foamflower Tiarella cordifolia Solomon’s Seal Polygonatum biflorum Threadleaf Bluestar Amsonia hubrichtii Yellowroot Xanthorhiza simplicissima
Vines Virginsbower Clematis virginiana
Shrubs Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis Doghobble Leucothoe fontanesiana Fothergilla Fothergilla sp. New Jersey Tea Ceanothus americanus
cold dew
Summersweet Clethra alnifolia Virginia Sweetspire Itea virginica