1 Modelling Nature in Ecologically Oriented Urban Context (original) (raw)

Although every model implies simplification, it also indicates the most vital elements of a given structure to follow, which is the basic assumption of the present article. Modelling could also be understood as the shaping of an existing natural object. The question remains how this could be implemented in harmony with nature. Greenery makes human-ordered space clearer and more complete. When formed after the aesthetic norms of the related architecture, the greenery usually acquires geometrical shapes. However, when natural systems are followed closely, the structures thus obtained with their free form and ecological values emphasised, are able to improve our living conditions. The present work attempts to prove that even if we try to be in keeping with nature only in form, both the aesthetic and the ecologic aims are possible to achieve. The quality of designed greenery cannot be ignored, considering the need to preserve nature in our neighbourhood, and to provide the maximal biolo...