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Who are my neighbours? Do my neighbours know each other? How do they use their gardens?  
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My project proposal goes along with the thesis hand in hand, so the two of them form each other. <br>
Who are my neighbours?
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People living in Rotterdam and their relation to the gardens, nature.
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Keywords: neighbours, gardens, private, public space, nature
'''Keywords:''' neighbours, gardens, private, public space, nature
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'''Writing style:''' storytelling, observation records, overalls from research
Writing style: storytelling, observation records, overalls from research
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Understanding garden and neighbour culture
Gardens are a quick escape to nature and can help you to change an environment rapidly within the greyness of the city. In the country of Slovenia, where I come from, the garden is an important part of living space. Slovenian gardens strive for the fullness of greenery, they usually have space for an outdoor table for warmer days and a part of the garden that is intended for growing home-grown vegetables and fruits.
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Garden.
Me and my family have a big connection and engagement to our garden in Slovenia. Different seasons brings different activities and taking care of. In autumn we cut trees and bushes, in winter it becomes a snow city for the children, spring is a season when the whole family to harvest grown fruit and vegetable and in summer we take every opportunity to spend outside and have garden parties.
Looking at it helps you forget about the grey concrete from the city, it means a quick escape to nature, arranging and caring for plants could be meditative and helps with personal growth. In the country of Slovenia, where I come from, the garden is an important part of living space. Slovenian gardens strive for the fullness of greenery, they usually have space for an outdoor table for warmer days and a part of the garden that is intended for growing home-grown vegetables and fruits.
 
 
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I moved to Rotterdam in September 2020. I live in a multi-apartment house in Oud-Charlois, of which the apartments face the central space. The apartments on the ground floor have their own gardens, as it is quite common for residential buildings in Dutch urbanism. We live in an apartment with no garden, but have a great view on some of them.
As the garden is a very important part of my life, having no garden is a big cut of. Observing happenings on Dutch gardens and their characters, the comparison to Slovenian customs is quite different.
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I moved to Rotterdam in September 2020. I live in a multi-apartment house in Oud-Charlois, whose apartments face the central space, where the apartments on the ground floor have their own gardens. Such residential buildings are something quite common in Dutch urbanism. We live in an appartment with no garden, but have a great view on some of them. Observing happenings on gardens and their characters, the comparison to Slovenian customs is quite different.
Gardens are a specific space of living environment and their state depends on weather, skills and engagement of the residents. I will be researching people's relation to gardens and the connection to nature in the Netherlands, for a deeper understanding of the culture.  
The research will help me to get to know more people and make me feel more part of a community.
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I will investigate/research? the situation.
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The first step is to visit all the residents of my own and the opposite building, and if they want to participate, to interview them. I will ask each resident in the ground floor apartments if they would allow me to step into their garden and take a photo of it as well. The resulting series will be a research document.
I will visit people’s homes and interview them about gardens. The questions will vary whether they have a garden or not. After the interview I will take photographs of the gardens and juxtapose them next to each other, so I will have a good overview of them all. With the analysis of the interviews and the overview and reading of photographs I will be able to make out a better understanding of how the spaces are being used.
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In addition to the gardens inside our building, I will also visit some common gardens around Rotterdam, where a group of people led by 5-6 organizers cultivate and arrange the rented space or donated space from the municipality. I will also inquire about the municipal effort to create a greener city
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There are 84 apartments, of which 42 are ground floors with gardens.
There are 84 apartments, of which 42 are ground floors with gardens.
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I don’t count on everyone to participate.
I don’t count on everyone to participate.
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If they have a garden:


If they have a garden:
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What does a garden mean to you?
What does a garden mean to you?
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What are you using it for?
What are you using it for?
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How often do you use it?
How often do you use it?
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When you use your garden, do you feel being watched? How does that infect you?
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Would you like to arrange/decorate it differently?
What would your ideal garden look like?
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Do you use a shed?
Do you use a shed?
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If you had a bigger garden, and you could have anything on it, what would it be?
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When buying an apartment, did you specifically look for an apartment with a garden?
When buying an apartment, did you specifically look for an apartment with a garden?
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What do you think about the idea of a common space / garden?
What do you think about the idea of a common space / garden?
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Do you know your neighbors?
Do you know your neighbors?
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How often do you go out of the city with a purpose of visiting nature?
How often do you go out of the city with a purpose of visiting nature?
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If they do not have a garden:


If they do not have a garden:
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What does a garden mean to you?
What does a garden mean to you?
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Would you like to have it?
Would you like to have it?
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What would you use it for?
What would you use it for?
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Do you use a shed?
Do you use a shed?
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What would your ideal garden look like?
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What do you think about these gardens?
What do you think about these gardens?
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If you could, would you change anything?
If you could, would you change anything?
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Do you use a balcony and for what?
Do you use a balcony and for what?
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What do you think about the idea of a common space / garden?
What do you think about the idea of a common space / garden?
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Do you know your neighbors?
Do you know your neighbors?
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How often do you go out of the city with a purpose of visiting nature?
How often do you go out of the city with a purpose of visiting nature?
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I want to talk to people and remind them the importance of gardens, and how can that specific space affect persons life. In order to make my life feel more like home in a home with no garden, the solution would be to have a view on gardens, filled with plants and green. Not that I am expecting that the talks will make a significant change, but I am interested in other peoples perspective.
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Using visual evidence https://web.p.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?vid=0&sid=771662d7-81b4-4eba-8ecd-f9b5e164e5d1%40redis&bdata=JkF1dGhUeXBlPWlwLGNvb2tpZSx1aWQmbGFuZz1ubCZzaXRlPWVob3N0LWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#AN=466495&db=e000xww
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'''TIMETABLE'''


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30 more interviews of people from my building, and other neighbourhoods
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Analysis of the interviews and reads of photographs that i will have


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Further investigation – visiting communal gardens, Christmas street decorating


I will leave the next steps to the outcome of the interviews.
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More interviews following month
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In January i am going to Slovenia for a week, try to get as much interviews and photographs as possible


Introduction <500words>
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Chapter 1 <2000 words>
Comparisson of both
-further investigation
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• 19 November - Thesis Outline Deadline
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• 3 Dec – First draft Chapter
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• 18 Feb - Deadline First Draft Thesis
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• 18 March - Deadline Second Draft thesis (texts to 2nd readers)
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1 April - Deadlines Second readers' comments
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• 14 April - DEADLINE THESIS
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INTRODUCTION - abstract
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CHAPTER 1 (2000 words) – how i got to the theme, what does a space of garden evoke in me, introduction of my own fascination, experience and habbits from slovenia
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CHAPTER 2 (2000 words) – other peoples perspectives, the interviews and their analysis, Gemeente Rotterdam dealing with gardens, embracing – what did they succeed so far
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CHAPTER 3 (2000 words) -
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CONCLUSION
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CHAPTER 1 (2000 words) – how i got to the theme, what does a space of garden evoke in me, introduction of my own fascination, experience and habbits from slovenia
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- View on gardens from balcony
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- Getting to know the neighbours only through their actions, habbits, use of gardens – my own representation
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- Space we all are a part of as viewers, but very limited in use – communal view, no contact – publicly private / privatly public
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- My garden in slo – activity, use, plants
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Chapter 2 <2000 words>
- Got to know my neighbours over fences on gardens
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(probably in this chapter) Interviews and their analyse
- Other gardens, Community gardens in Slo
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Chapter 3 <2000 words>
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Conclusion <500 words>

Revision as of 21:40, 1 December 2021


GARDENS

My project proposal goes along with the thesis hand in hand, so the two of them form each other. 

Who are my neighbours?

Keywords: neighbours, gardens, private, public space, nature
Writing style: storytelling, observation records, overalls from research

Gardens are a quick escape to nature and can help you to change an environment rapidly within the greyness of the city. In the country of Slovenia, where I come from, the garden is an important part of living space. Slovenian gardens strive for the fullness of greenery, they usually have space for an outdoor table for warmer days and a part of the garden that is intended for growing home-grown vegetables and fruits.


Me and my family have a big connection and engagement to our garden in Slovenia. Different seasons brings different activities and taking care of. In autumn we cut trees and bushes, in winter it becomes a snow city for the children, spring is a season when the whole family to harvest grown fruit and vegetable and in summer we take every opportunity to spend outside and have garden parties.



I moved to Rotterdam in September 2020. I live in a multi-apartment house in Oud-Charlois, of which the apartments face the central space. The apartments on the ground floor have their own gardens, as it is quite common for residential buildings in Dutch urbanism. We live in an apartment with no garden, but have a great view on some of them.

As the garden is a very important part of my life, having no garden is a big cut of. Observing happenings on Dutch gardens and their characters, the comparison to Slovenian customs is quite different.


Gardens are a specific space of living environment and their state depends on weather, skills and engagement of the residents. I will be researching people's relation to gardens and the connection to nature in the Netherlands, for a deeper understanding of the culture.

The research will help me to get to know more people and make me feel more part of a community.



Approach: I will visit people’s homes and interview them about gardens. The questions will vary whether they have a garden or not. After the interview I will take photographs of the gardens and juxtapose them next to each other, so I will have a good overview of them all. With the analysis of the interviews and the overview and reading of photographs I will be able to make out a better understanding of how the spaces are being used.
In addition to the gardens inside our building, I will also visit some common gardens around Rotterdam, where a group of people led by 5-6 organizers cultivate and arrange the rented space or donated space from the municipality. I will also inquire about the municipal effort to create a greener city









There are 84 apartments, of which 42 are ground floors with gardens.


I don’t count on everyone to participate.



If they have a garden:


What does a garden mean to you?


What are you using it for?


How often do you use it?


When you use your garden, do you feel being watched? How does that infect you?


What would your ideal garden look like?

Do you use a shed?


When buying an apartment, did you specifically look for an apartment with a garden?


What do you think about the idea of a common space / garden?


Do you know your neighbors?


How often do you go out of the city with a purpose of visiting nature?



If they do not have a garden:


What does a garden mean to you?


Would you like to have it?


What would you use it for?


Do you use a shed?


What would your ideal garden look like?


What do you think about these gardens?


If you could, would you change anything?


Do you use a balcony and for what?


What do you think about the idea of a common space / garden?


Do you know your neighbors?


How often do you go out of the city with a purpose of visiting nature?




I want to talk to people and remind them the importance of gardens, and how can that specific space affect persons life. In order to make my life feel more like home in a home with no garden, the solution would be to have a view on gardens, filled with plants and green. Not that I am expecting that the talks will make a significant change, but I am interested in other peoples perspective.


Using visual evidence https://web.p.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?vid=0&sid=771662d7-81b4-4eba-8ecd-f9b5e164e5d1%40redis&bdata=JkF1dGhUeXBlPWlwLGNvb2tpZSx1aWQmbGFuZz1ubCZzaXRlPWVob3N0LWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#AN=466495&db=e000xww


TIMETABLE


30 more interviews of people from my building, and other neighbourhoods


Analysis of the interviews and reads of photographs that i will have


Further investigation – visiting communal gardens, Christmas street decorating


More interviews following month


In January i am going to Slovenia for a week, try to get as much interviews and photographs as possible


Comparisson of both -further investigation
• 19 November - Thesis Outline Deadline
• 3 Dec – First draft Chapter
• 18 Feb - Deadline First Draft Thesis
• 18 March - Deadline Second Draft thesis (texts to 2nd readers)
• 1 April - Deadlines Second readers' comments
• 14 April - DEADLINE THESIS


INTRODUCTION - abstract
CHAPTER 1 (2000 words) – how i got to the theme, what does a space of garden evoke in me, introduction of my own fascination, experience and habbits from slovenia
CHAPTER 2 (2000 words) – other peoples perspectives, the interviews and their analysis, Gemeente Rotterdam dealing with gardens, embracing – what did they succeed so far
CHAPTER 3 (2000 words) -
CONCLUSION


CHAPTER 1 (2000 words) – how i got to the theme, what does a space of garden evoke in me, introduction of my own fascination, experience and habbits from slovenia
- View on gardens from balcony
- Getting to know the neighbours only through their actions, habbits, use of gardens – my own representation
- Space we all are a part of as viewers, but very limited in use – communal view, no contact – publicly private / privatly public
- My garden in slo – activity, use, plants
- Got to know my neighbours over fences on gardens
- Other gardens, Community gardens in Slo