19-20 February 2024, in Singapore took place first hand-on workshop on the practical application of the Contemplative Landscape Model, led by Dr Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo and organized by National Parks Board.
“From Theory to Practice with Contemplative Landscape Model” workshop included lectures, interactive landscape walks, expert evaluation exercises as well as the hands-on CLM design exercise.
Participants of the workshop were landscape architects, architects and professionals involved with green space planning in Singapore. They represented the National Parks Board (NParks), Housing & Development Board (HDB), JTC Corporation and Changi Airport Group. They all expressed genuine interest in learning more about how to apply the CLM in their work.
| DAY 1 | |
| 9:00 | Introducing Contemplative Landscape Model: · Scientific background and objectives · Main findings from neuroscience research 7 key-components of CLM: 1. Landscape Layers + Quiz |
| 10:30 | Coffee break |
| 10:40 | 2. Landform + Quiz 3. Biodiversity + Quiz 4. Color & Light + Quiz 5. Compatibility + Quiz 6. Character of Peace and Silence + Quiz |
| 12:00 | Lunch break |
| 13:00 | Continuation 7 key-components of CLM: 7. Archetypal Elements + Quiz |
| 14:00 | Salutogenic values of the parks and gardens & mechanisms of health delivery: ·Physical Activity for Health · Social Benefits of Green Spaces · Connection with nature, active and passive · How to unlock the highest potential? |
| 14:50 | Coffee Break |
| 15:00 | Attention Restoration Theory (ART), Stress reduction Theory and Biophilia Hypothesis |
| ·Identifying landscape features for health delivery in space (landscape walk) | |
| 16:00 | Deepening your visual perception (landscape walk) ·Landscapes from phenomenological and user-centric perspectives ·Expert vs. layman eye conundrum ·Visual quality analysis and effective scenic resource management ·Spatial considerations and exposure for optimal visual engagement |
| DAY 2 | |||
| 9:00 | Precision and objectivity in CLM landscape scoring · Digital representation (photo, videos) group scoring exercise with case studies) · Navigating spatial variety: CLM applicability to different green, blue and gray-space typologies | ||
| 10:30 | Coffee break | ||
| 10:40 | CLM scoring considerations (interpretation & examples) | ||
| CLM scoring and design in real-life scenes (interactive landscape walk) | |||
| 12:00 | Lunch break | ||
| 13:00 | Collaborative Creation of CLM-Inspired Spaces Design a CLM space – 3 sites Presentation of design solutions (15 min/team) | ||
| 15:30 | Coffee break | ||
| 15:40 16:30 | Cross-evaluation with CLM by another team Summary of work Final quiz |
One of NeuroLandscape’s missions is to actively inform more professionals on how to utilise the CLM tool to assess and design mentally healthy green spaces.
A great resource to use for those who cannot attend the next workshop is a book “Neuroscience for Designing Green Spaces: Contemplative Landscapes” available here.