Landscape ruin: groundmass excavation at Higgovale Quarry

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dc.contributor.advisorKlizner, Tarnaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorThomas, Sarahen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-25T07:46:25Z
dc.date.available2018-05-25T07:46:25Z
dc.date.issued2018en_ZA
dc.description.abstractMy study consists of an inquiry into archaeology and palaeontology, and the relationship of 'the dig' to landscape. I focus on the idea that digging or excavating is a process that can reveal ancient landscapes and suggest new narratives. My research revolves around ruin discourse, and the idea that a 'dig' is a sort of ruin in reverse. I began thinking about the criteria that define a ruin and applying them to landscapes. The study culminated in the idea of the landscape being a kind of ruin itself; the experience of a ruin, or ruinenlust, isn't only about a structure that has been dragged down into the ground over time- it's also about light, temperature, plants, views - all the elements that make up our experience of landscape. I set about trying to turn this study into a project - how do I design the idea that all landscapes are ruins? The ideas I had explored of excavation, and especially the image of the 'grid' of excavation as an imposition over the landscape, led me to the Higgovale Quarry site.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationThomas, S. (2018). <i>Landscape ruin: groundmass excavation at Higgovale Quarry</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28143en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationThomas, Sarah. <i>"Landscape ruin: groundmass excavation at Higgovale Quarry."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28143en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationThomas, S. 2018. Landscape ruin: groundmass excavation at Higgovale Quarry. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Thomas, Sarah AB - My study consists of an inquiry into archaeology and palaeontology, and the relationship of 'the dig' to landscape. I focus on the idea that digging or excavating is a process that can reveal ancient landscapes and suggest new narratives. My research revolves around ruin discourse, and the idea that a 'dig' is a sort of ruin in reverse. I began thinking about the criteria that define a ruin and applying them to landscapes. The study culminated in the idea of the landscape being a kind of ruin itself; the experience of a ruin, or ruinenlust, isn't only about a structure that has been dragged down into the ground over time- it's also about light, temperature, plants, views - all the elements that make up our experience of landscape. I set about trying to turn this study into a project - how do I design the idea that all landscapes are ruins? The ideas I had explored of excavation, and especially the image of the 'grid' of excavation as an imposition over the landscape, led me to the Higgovale Quarry site. DA - 2018 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2018 T1 - Landscape ruin: groundmass excavation at Higgovale Quarry TI - Landscape ruin: groundmass excavation at Higgovale Quarry UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28143 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/28143
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationThomas S. Landscape ruin: groundmass excavation at Higgovale Quarry. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, 2018 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28143en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Architecture, Planning and Geomaticsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherLandscape Architectureen_ZA
dc.titleLandscape ruin: groundmass excavation at Higgovale Quarryen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMLAen_ZA
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