I immediately thought of looking at Christo’s work – maybe a little flashy on the surface, but all of it is conceptually tied to the use of the particular landscapes of a region.  Also look at the African American Burial Ground project in NYC, and preservation/interpretation of English churches destroyed during the Blitz.  You also might look at the Green Map system, which provides a template for developing and manipulating maps of communities to highlight green and sustainable uses.  Some of these maps are highly idiosyncratic (in a good way), detailed and innovative.  Also look at the cultural resources department at National Park Service.

 

Link to Green Map homepage

 

I have shared this with MLA professors at Va. Tech, who should have interesting options.

 

 

 

 

 

You might check out

 

The Center for Land Use Interpretation

http://www.clui.org/

 

Best wishes!

 

I am working on a landsacpe interpretation project and am looking for examples of interpretation that goes beyond the walking tour (guided, signed, or with brochure).  I'm more interested in things like the outline of Benjamin Franklin's house at Independence park or computer generated images of historic landscapes that could be manipulated.  Cost and feasibility are not issues at this point since it is a brainstorming excercise. 

Thank you

Cheryl Brookshear