"10 Questions for Landscape Architects" is a series of short talks inspired by the series "10 Questions for...". This time our attention is turned to landscape architects and architects. In today's episode, landscape architect Małgorzata Kucharska-Siatkowska talks about her approach to design.
Małgorzata Kucharska-Siatkowska about herself: I am a landscape architect and a nature lover and photographer. I design urban spaces and home gardens, I look for inspiration in nature and try to replicate it in the immediate human environment. In 2016 I graduated from the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, and as a landscape architect I try to pass my knowledge and experience to the widest possible audience :)
1 Landscape Architecture in one sentence is ....
... the art of drawing from nature its most beautiful aspects, in order to restore nature and live in harmony with it.
2. The most underrated aspect of landscape architecture is...
... the ability to protect existing assumptions without having to design something from scratch.
3. The most inspiring space for you is...
... naturalistic gardens, Warmian glades and ravines....
4. the most important book related to landscape architecture is....
... "I create a natural garden" by Piet Oudolf.
5. the most inspiring figure is...
... Dr. Mariusz Antolak.
6. I start the design process by ....
... walking through the space and learning about its relationship to the environment, taking photos and notes.
7. favorite moment during work is...
... the creation of concepts, traffic routes - layout.
8. The most important realization in your career is....
... the garden near my family home.
9. your dream project is...
...completion of the garden by my house :)
10. favorite plant is ....
...hmmm...Dahlias!
