RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Modern Landscape Architect and Creativity: What Creates It, Shapes It, and Inspires It
JF Landscape Journal
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 134
OP 137
DO 10.3368/lj.21.1.134
VO 21
IS 1
A1 Maslyn, Jamie
YR 2002
UL http://lj.uwpress.org/content/21/1/134.abstract
AB What comprises the unique personal, interpersonal, and contextual situations when landscape architects bring something new into existence? This article presents research that examined creativity in landscape architecture through interviews of seven landscape architects, deemed “creative” by their professional peers. This perspective allowed for direct inquiry with landscape architects who are creative and who have experienced the creative act. The study utilized psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s conceptual framework for creativity research. This framework calls for the consideration of three interacting parts: the individual, domain, and field. The research revealed specific parallels in life course and personality traits. Also, analysis revealed ten emerging themes surrounding the experience of the creative act.