South Korean designers combine AR and human capabilities to create “Augmented” gardens

Earlier this year, a colorful, terraced design created by South Korean designers Soomeen Hahm, Jaeheon Jung and Yumi Lee was selected among four other finalists for the 2020 International Garden Festival prize.  The group’s winning design, titled Augmented Grounds, according to an announcement posted to the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) website, where Hahm works as design faculty, “considers the history of the Métissages culture in the region, taking inspiration from the traditional finger-woven sash of the Métis nation of the Western Plains.”  Previously on Archinect: “Five landscape art installations selected for 2020 International Garden Festival.” Photo credit: Soomeen Hahm, Jaeheon Jung, and Yumi Lee.The description continues: “Reflecting an innovative exploration of new territories and emergent practices, the garden’s design represents harmony through colorful ropes that are tightly laid by hand atop a sculpted terrain. Additionally, smart constructio...