Landscape Of[f] Limits

The essay explores the evolving and increasingly complex field of landscape architecture, emphasizing its plural and interdisciplinary nature. The author highlights how contemporary landscape practice must account for layered and dynamic relationships between visible and invisible forces, human and non-human agents, and macro- and micro-scale processes. Time, particularly in the context of the Anthropocene, is positioned as a crucial dimension that reshapes how we perceive and engage with landscapes. Protasoni calls for a shift in perspective, where the landscape architect is not external to the context but embedded within it—as a professional, intellectual, and living being. This involvement demands not only technical skill but also ethical and interpretive engagement, acknowledging that transformation processes involve diverse and often conflicting interests, norms, and representations. The essay argues for a renewed ecological and ethical commitment in landscape design, one that abandons rigid binaries (e.g., nature vs. human) and embraces a networked understanding of environmental responsibility. The Landscape Of[f] Limits program, within this framework, is proposed as a platform for this new, inclusive approach to landscape transformation