Planta general del proyecto (Flavio Sciaraffia, Sourav Kumar Biswas). General plan of the project (Flavio Sciaraffia, Sourav Kumar Biswas).
CONCLUSIONS
In short, the project seeks to position agriculture as a multidimensional landscape that can function, as has been said, in its economic, ecological and experiential aspects; a landscape at the same time, productive and regenerative, spatially complex and changeable. These qualities have the potential to improve both the ecological and socioeconomic context of rural and urban communities. As a viable alternative to monocultures, the research poses it is possible to design a landscape that is regenerative, resilient and full of spatial and sensory experiences within the parameters of efficiency of mechanized industrial agriculture. An emphasis is placed on the importance of addressing this problem through multiple scales and limits. The regressive processes in the landscape surpass the scale of land ownership or tenure, as well as political and administrative dimensions. Although such processes can be treated at the local level (e.g., the plot), it is essential to broaden the approach to the regional context to achieve an impact on the real scale of the problem. This is significant, considering regions facing similar problems, such as central Chile, where widespread drought and harmful agricultural practices endanger a
high-value economic sector, as well as water security and food for millions of people. Finally, the research advocates effective integration between design and science; a relationship that can be led and mediated by the design disciplines. It is necessary to test solutions rooted in scientific knowledge and research and employ, in this process, design as a means of cultural articulation and narrative.
(*) Flavio Sciaraffia es arquitecto y Magister en Proyecto Urbano PUC (2011) y Master in Landscape Architecture de la Escuela de Diseño de la Universidad de Harvard (2015). Sus proyectos han sido premiados por la ASLA, BSLA y el Harvard Innovation lab. Es director ejecutivo de GeoAdaptive en Chile, consultora y think-tank global impulsada por la creatividad y el rigor científico para propiciar territorios más inteligentes e inclusivos. En el ámbito académico, ha sido investigador asociado en la Universidad de Harvard y actualmente es profesor de Taller de Magister UDD. Autor de diversos artículos especializados, recientemente expuso su trabajo ante la ASLA y en la Escuela de Diseño de la Universidad de Pennsylvania. Además dirige un Fondart para publicar un volumen editado cuyo objetivo es levantar la producción contemporánea de arquitectos del paisaje a nivel internacional y con esto posicionar una agenda temática en Chile (fsciaraffia@geoadaptive.com). Flavio Sciaraffia is an architect and Master in Urban Projects PUC (2011) and Master in Landscape Architecture at Harvard University Design School (2015). His projects have won awards by the ASLA, BSLA and the Harvard Innovation Lab. He is executive director of Geoadaptive in Chile, consultants and global think-tank driven by creativity and scientific rigor to promote more intelligent and inclusive territories. In the academic field, he has been an associate researcher at Harvard University and is currently a professor of the master’s workshop at UDD. Author of several specialized articles, he recently exhibited his work before the ASLA and at the School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania. He also manages a Fondart project to publish an edited volume whose objective is to elevate the contemporary production of landscape architects to the international level and place the issue in the Chilean agenda (fsciaraffia@geoadaptive.com).
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