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| France : 13th international landspace
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| - Landscape of chaos - |
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May 10, 2004 - May 14, 2004 |
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The garden of Chaumont castle
in France |
| Lecturer |
Architect : Mr. Kinya MARUYAMA
Plaster master : Mr. Naoki KUSUMI |
| Paticipants |
40 (participants from Japan and
students of Nanto University) |
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Chaumont castle, well-known for the old castle,
is on the border of the River Brois that go through the West of
France. The garden in the castle was devided into 30 parts of
section for exhibition of garden that is designed by many architects
and landscape designers from all parts of the world who won the
competition of the 13th international landscape festival.
In one of the section of the garden, the participants
made the garden actually that is designed by themselves with the
cooperation of japanese participants and students of Nanto University
with thinking about the design on the basis of this landscape
festival's concept "chaos".
We invited Mr. Naoki KUSUMI who is a plaster master
to teach a skill of japanese plaster. Actually he gave a demonstration
of smear plaster on the wall the participants made. Then the participants
works with plaster.
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| Start making the garden |
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The participants and the lecturer Mr. Kinya
MARUYAMA decided how they went ahead with this project.
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| Foundation work |
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The participants set boards to firm the
ground.
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| Foundation work |
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At the corner of foundation, the participants
pounded the ground carefully.
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| Making of dome section |
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First the participants stick pickets that
is foundation of the dome into the ground. Then the dome
was covered with timberings.
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| Making of dome section |
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The timberings was coverd with a lot of
earth.
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| Making of the ripple section |
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First, the participants even out the ground,
then sprinkle the quick lime on the ground. Secound they
laid the ground with soil. After the ground was mixed lightly,,
the ground was pounded.
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| Making the way |
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The sand was laid on the way as groundwork.
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| Marking the line |
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The line was marked to see where the wall
is.
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| Lunch |
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Lunch is made of foods the participants
brought. They ate lunch in the shade of a big horse chestnut.
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| Petanque |
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After the lunch, japanese participants
and students of Nanto University played a game called "petanque".
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| Making walls |
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The wall was made of gridded iron board
and many types of stone. First two gridded irons board was
set on a parallel with each other. then the stone was put
between the boards.
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| The surface of the dome |
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The grass was laid on the surface of the
dome.
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| Making walls |
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Not only the wall of iron board but also
the wall of timberings was set.
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| Completion of the dome |
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On top of the dome, many types of vegetation
were planted.
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| Rest |
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After all the work of a day finished, the
participants felt relaxed.
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| Inside the dome |
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The pickets were painted white, and the
bench made of earth was hardened with plaster.
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| Complition of the ripple section |
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Finally, a table and the benches made of
stone for a barbecue was set.
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| Foundations of wall |
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Not to fall down by the wind, the strength
of the walls of the ripple section increased by setting
stones and soils on the fondation of the wall.
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| Completion of the entrance |
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The soil painted on wall near the entrance
was mixed the red pigment.
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| Sign of all participants |
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Finally, all participants and lecturer
sign their name on the wall of the ripple section.
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