LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

02 The Growing Bond John Deere Headquarter, Moline, IL, USA

From the first aqueous stirrings of life to the dinosaurs; from man taking his first upright steps to the first wheat being planted. We have conquered the land, mountain and ocean; step by step, civilization has evolved. The wheel of time turns relentlessly, and many duties and challenges lay ahead. But now, perhaps we need to slow down, take a break and review what we have achieved. The land we live on has been measured precisely. The Jeffersonian grid, along with powerful organizations like John Deere company, has made our land easier to build and manage. But with these accomplishments come significant questions.

Should this grid system remain dominant into the future?

Should the relationship bewteen man and landscape remian the same into the future?

Perhaps new technologies can inspire a more enlightened relationship between humans and the landscape. By demonstrating the relationship among humans, landscape, and tools through time—what was, what is, and what could be—I propose to find transformational clues that will lead to new patterns and forms.

The sun is hanging up high in the sky, there is not a single cloud in miles.

“Only if somebody can help me” Said by you. You wipe the sweat on your forehead and push the shovel even deeper into the soil. Look back at your long house, you saw your wife is cooking and your children is feeding the cow. You heard something in the distance, you look at that direction and see something big is moving through the land.

You take a sip of your coffee, put on your working suit, and started the machine.

“Another long day conquering the corn field” 3 hours later, you feel sleepy, parked the machine on the side, set an alarm for 15 minutes. Ready for nap.

Just before that, you saw a group of drones slowing flying over Your curiosity encourages you to follow them. You followed it and all of sudden you saw a place that you never seen before.

Drones are taking over the job of your machines. People with lab coat are tapping on their device in front of a plant which is beyond your awareness. You take a peak into the laboratory, you don’t understand any data on the screen, but you realize that it’s the new process of learning and adopting the land take another peak, you saw something familiar.

Before you can take a closer look, you were awakened by your 15 mintues alarm. You realized you just fall asleep. You take a deep breath and say “ All those is just a dream...” “ or is it?”