How Does Modernism Affect Ski Resort Design - 2352 Words

While ski slopes may appear at first glance to be nothing more than a bunch of paths cut out of a side of a mountain. These trails have in fact, an impact outdoor aesthetics, the environment, the climate, and local/global economies. These paths or ski areas are all affected by good and bad design. I will focus specifically on how does modernism affect ski resort design? Abstract Climate change is a very real and it affects the entire globe. At risk are the polar ice caps, which are melting at an alarming rate. Our oceans are rising and the mountain glaciers are receding in length every year. Humans are destroying the planet at an alarming rate. Ski resorts, areas and mountain towns depend on a stable snow pack every year. To loose†¦show more content†¦Park designers like Jensen did not have the same ideals such as Olmsted. It seemed as if many of the contemporary designers were displaying insensitivity to the environment all the while trying to harmonize utilitarian needs. â€Å" Once broad park vistas, were interrupted with fencing to restrain errant baseballs, protect the young, and to serve as a barrier to intruding dogs.† (1) Many Americans are working towards the betterment of America. One of the ways Americans contributed to the betterment of America was through gardens. The victory garden, used for growing food in private residences and public parks as a way of showing independence in a tough economic time. With this same vision, some people created bigger parks to showcase our strength as a nation. The American government was investing in democracy buy setting aside parks for its people such as, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Isle Royale National Park, Everglades National Park, Big Bend National park and Olympic National Park. During the growing years after the depression, war was ravaging in Europe. Hitler was decimating entire cultures and leveling the surrounding countries. Hitler amassed troops in southern Italy and then moved northward into the Dolomite Mountains and the Italian Alps. Even though Italy was an ally with Germany Hitler did not trust Mussolini. Mussolini was just a puppet to Germanys political machine. Mussolini’s fascist regime along with the Nazis played a huge role in Italian modernism.