Category: Landscape
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The Water Architecture of Ibiza
Cisterns, Wells and the Intelligence of a Dry Island Until the mid-20th century, Ibiza was a poor, predominantly agricultural island. In a climate characterised by long, hot and dry summers, access to fresh water could determine the harvest, people’s well-being and, in many cases, their very survival. Long before sustainability became a buzzword in design,…
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The Ibicencan Garden (II). Models of Adaptation
In the last two decades in Ibiza there has been a gradual trend towards the design of gardens with native and Mediterranean plants. This trend that has been accompanied in parallel through popularity of modern interpretations of the original architecture of the Ibiza, as seen for example in the popular Blakstad style. Many of Ibiza’s…
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The Ibicencan Garden (I). A Brief History & Botanic Guide
The garden and wild flora that we know today on the island has been largely the result of the different cultures that settled in the Pitiusas throughout history. The ships brought seeds and plants from distant lands that were used for the cultivation. Not all seeds germinated equally in the island’s clayey, calcareous soil, nor…