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James Corner's Theory and Practice of Representation - Characteristics and Functions of Landscape Architectural Drawing -

제임스 코너의 재현 이론과 실천 - 조경 드로잉의 특성과 역할 -

  • Lee, Myeong-Jun (Integrated Design and Landscape Aesthetics Lab, Seoul National University)
  • 이명준 (서울대학교 통합설계/미학연구실)
  • Received : 2017.07.19
  • Accepted : 2017.08.25
  • Published : 2017.08.31
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Abstract

During the landscape design process, landscape architects produce various forms of drawings to visualize the future designed landscape. This work thoroughly examines the process of the utilization of James Corner's theory and practice of representation. Since the early 1990s, Corner has explored the characteristics and functions of landscape architectural drawing theoretically. Specifically, Corner argued that the use of visual representation makes it difficult to achieve the full embodiment of all of the multisensory characteristics of a landscape. Thus, he explored new drawing techniques that alternatively visualize the landscape and generate creative ideas(i.e., imagination of drawing), rather than a realistic illustration of not-yet-actualized landscapes(i.e., instrumentality of drawing). Corner's theory has evolved throughout the mid and late-1990s as applied to landscape practice. Corner embraced ecology and implemented the theory and practice of Landscape Urbanism, thereby once again emphasizing the instrumentality of drawing. Whereas the early theory mainly explored a perspective view using collage and montage, Corner later began to stress the importance of the instrumentality again. For example, Corner employed a mapping technique based on the instrumental map and that simultaneously creatively transforms it. Corner's theory and practice of representation fully explored the identity of landscape architectural drawings and reflected the interaction between theory and practice. Thus, his design and theoretical works continue to have significant influence on present landscape practice and theory.

조경 설계 과정에는 설계안을 시각화하는 다양한 종류의 드로잉이 제작된다. 이 연구는 조경 드로잉의 특성과 역할을 부단히 탐구해 온 제임스 코너의 재현 이론과 실천의 전개 과정을 면밀히 검토한 논문이다. 코너는 1990년대 초반부터 발표된 이론적 저술에서 드로잉이라는 시각 이미지는 경관의 다감각적 특성을 온전하게 담아내기 힘들고, 따라서 조경 드로잉은 경관의 외양을 사실적으로 그려내는 방식, 즉 도구적 기능보다는 경관의 다감각적 특성을 대안적으로 보여주고, 설계 과정에서 아이디어를 생성하는 상상적 역할을 담당해야 한다고 하면서 새로운 시각화 테크닉의 실험을 주장했다. 코너의 재현 이론은 1990년대 중후반 설계 실천에 적용되면서 실천적 이론으로 진화했다. 코너는 생태학을 수용하고, 랜드스케이프 어바니즘이라는 실무 작업을 전개해가면서 드로잉의 도구적 역할에 다시 주목했다. 이전에 코너가 콜라주와 몽타주를 이용하여 상상적 역할을 수행하는 퍼스펙티브 뷰를 지지하는 경향이 있었다면, 1990년대 후반의 이론과 실무 작업에서는 도구적 기능을 수행하는 맵을 기반으로 하되, 이를 상상적으로 변형하는 맵핑 테크닉을 강조했다. 이와 같이 코너의 저작은 조경 분야의 본질을 파악하여 드로잉의 특성과 역할을 체계적으로 이론화했고, 나아가 이론과 실천의 상호작용을 보여주고 있다는 점에서 현대 조경 설계에도 여전히 귀감이 되고 있다.

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