The Landscape as Union between Art and Science

Second Day | March 31, 2021 The Landscape as Union between Art and Science Alexander von Humboldt and Ernst Haeckel Many worldwide institutions have celebrated during the year 2019 the 250th anniversary of the birth of Alexander von Humboldt and the centennial of Ernst Haeckel’s death. Their contribution in the natural sciences, their cosmopolitan view and transdisciplinary approach offer an exemplary demonstration of the importance of interconnected systems. The concepts of what von Humboldt called “Naturgemälde” and Haeckel defined as “Ecology” imply global connections between biotic and abiotic realms. The pandemic has on one hand interrupted the celebrations and on the other, somehow amplified the importance of those contributions. The PHD programme in Landscape and Environment of Sapienza University in Rome wants to discuss our current knowledge in the areas of landscape design and environmental theories and their relationship with the original concepts and insights of these two key figures. Researchers, philosophers, scientists, explorers and artists at the same time, their thinking attests the importance of holistic connections and of keeping together the scientific, humanistic and artistic approaches. The international conference wants to evaluate the modernity of their thoughts in our present time, their legacy in the theory and practice of landscape design. Scientific Curator: Alessandra Capuano, Coordinator, PhD Landscape and Environment, Sapienza Scientific Committee: Maurizio Barbieri, Sapienza University of Rome Rita Biasi, University of Tuscia, Viterbo Lucina Caravaggi, Sapienza University of Rome Gianni Celestini, Sapienza University of Rome Donatella Cialdea, University of Molise Piermaria Corona ,University of Tuscia, Viterbo Isotta Cortesi, University of Naples Federico II Elisabetta Cristallini, University of Tuscia, Viterbo Daniela De Leo, Sapienza University of Rome Fabio Di Carlo, Sapienza University of Rome Laura Valeria Ferretti, Sapienza University of Rome Alfonso Giancotti, Sapienza University of Rome Cristina Imbroglini, Sapienza University of Rome Federica Morgia, Sapienza University of Rome Sara Protasoni, Polytechnic of Milan Luca Reale, Sapienza University of Rome Giuseppe Scarascia Mugnozza, University of Tuscia, Viterbo Donatella Scatena, Sapienza University of Rome Leone Spita, Sapienza University of Rome Fabrizio Toppetti, Sapienza University of Rome Organizing Committee: Veronica Caprino, Phd Student, Landscape and Environment, Sapienza Liliana Impellizzeri Laino, Phd Student, Landscape and Environment, Sapienza Thania Sakellariou, Phd Student, Landscape and Environment, Sapienza Guests: Anita Berrizbeitia and Pablo Pérez-Ramos, Harvard University, Cambridge Sonja Dümpelmann, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Franco Farinelli, Geographer, Bologna Michael Lee, University of Virginia, Charlottesville Francisca Lima, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh M. Yves Petit-Berghem, École Nationale Supérieure de Paysage de Versailles, Paris Günther Vogt, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zürich Rainer Willmann, Zoologist and Ecologist, Gottingen Chair/Discussants: Rita Biasi, University of Tuscia, Viterbo Lucina Caravaggi, Sapienza University of Rome Alessandra Capuano, Sapienza University of Rome Piermaria Corona, University of Tuscia, Viterbo Isotta Cortesi, University of Naples Federico II Fabio Di Carlo, Sapienza University of Rome Renzo Motta, University of Turin Sara Protasoni, Polytechnic of Milan Giuseppe Scarascia Mugnozza, University of Tuscia, Viterbo