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// CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
/ SPECULATIVE STORIES:
Narratives in Landscape Architecture
"Speculative narrative and the potential of imagination are important factors in creative production. It is considered that a multitude of small stories are the “quintessential form of imaginative invention”. Speculation through narrative offers an apparatus through which we may investigate the concept of ‘reality’. Immersed within our current understandings, speculation is influenced by our contemporary condition.
"In these fictional dispositions, the variables and constraints of ‘reality’ can be controlled, omitted completely or utilized as key motives for the foundations of new territories. Speculative Narrative can be an exploration of idealistic scenarios, the fossilization of information, or the creation of fantastical realms. This allows the model of design to move beyond problem solving, crisis management and project liberation from the constraints of our existence. The augmentation through speculative narrative enables the reshaping of current processes, understandings and disciplines.
Speculative Narrative makes it possible to redefine ‘present’ and ‘future’.
/ SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Kerb 20 is seeking submissions which explore the theme ‘Speculative Stories: Narrative in Landscape Architecture'.
We seek submissions of experimental and innovative design projects, research, written, and photographic works, collages, digital animations or film.
Your submission should be emailed to the Kerb editorial team at: [email protected] or sent by post (digital copy on disk) to: RMIT school of Architecture + Design, Landscape Architecture, PO Box 2475V, Melbourne VIC 3001, Australia.
Article based submissions should range in length from 500 to 2500 words. All submissions must be fully referenced. All authors and designers must have rights for all images submitted for publication. Project based submissions should include accompanying text no longer than 500 words. All submissions should be referenced using the Harvard Referencing Manual using ENDNOTES, no in-text referencing. All accompanying imagery should be referred to as 'Fig. 01, Fig. 02' etc. Images must be CMYK 300 dpi, no smaller than A5. No panels please
Please include a 100 - 150 word bio with your submission.
All submissions must be received by 4th May 2012. Publication will launch on the 24th August 2012. More details about the launch will be available closer to the date.
