Category: Projects
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New landscape architecture publication
I was delighted last week to visit the AA Bookshop and find five books by the landscape team at the University of Greenwich. Books written and co-authored by Tom Turner, Jamie Liversedge and myself were available within the landscape and urbanism sections of the bookshop. The most recent is Landscape Architecture: An Introduction, by Jamie Liversedge…
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What are the ten best designed landscape projects in London?
What are the best contemporary landscape architecture projects in London? Well, let’s see… 10 – The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park designed by LDA Design and Hargreaves Associates. This park was built for the 2012 London Olympics and is being reconfigured following the games. The design incorporates the signature land forms that can be seen in much of…
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The Symbiosis – living together
Giedre Paliukaityte and Joana Avelar Quintas have been selected to build a landscape installation in Hortillonnages Amiens. It is the 5th year Maison de la Culture d’Amiens and the Borough Councils of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk present project Art, Villes & Paysage | Art, Cities & Landscape which is a part of the INTERREG…
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Hat-trick for Greenwich landscape graduate
Bethany Gale and Sarah Tolley have been shortlisted for the Landscape Institute (LI) Royal Docks competition. Bethany, a landscape architecture graduate from the University of Greenwich adds this shortlisting to her previous success with LI and the RIBA competitions. The winners will be announced this week at Ecobuild tomorrow. Silvertown Docks by Bethany Gale and…
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Landscape – process or product?
Martha Schwartz and Partners’ new offering raises the question of whether landscape is an ongoing process or a finished product. To commemorate the famous Bagel Garden project (1979) MSP have opened a shop on their website to sell limited edition cast bronze bagels. At $250 a bagel, it does not include shipping or cream cheese.…
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New green roofs and studio spaces
Check out the video featuring the new roof gardens and studio spaces that are currently under production. The University of Greenwich is leading the global discourse on green roofs in their new Stockwell Street building that will be home to the Landscape Architecture and Urbanism programmes from September. The green roofs are one of the…
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Working with floods: leading landscape architecture & urbanism approaches
As the South of England continues to be inundated with storms, The Landscape side-steps the political finger-pointing to present leading initiatives to working with water, projects led by Landscape Architects, Urbanists and Designers. 1. On the Water: Palisade Bay – This research project explores the patterns of storms on the East Coast of the US and their…
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When buildings come to life as landscape – on the BBC
Dr Benz Kotzen, Landscape Architect and Postgraduate Coordinator for Landscape at the University of Greenwich, is interviewed by the BBC’s Click programme. He discusses the green roof innovation of the new university building at Stockwell Street: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9712678.stm In 2014 all the landscape programmes will be based in the new building which will also be home to…
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How do we build cities?
Jan Gehl presents the Human Scale at London’s Hackney Empire on Thursday. Gigantic systems of high-rise buildings and high ways. Humans who live their life in separate concrete boxes. Life in the cities is modern and enchanting but how do we plan these cities in a way, which takes human behaviour into account? The revolutionary…
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The love affair of fashion and landscape…
London’s Garden Museum are curating an exhibition on Fashion and Gardens. From landscape architect Ken Smith’s ‘Chest Hair Maze’ to fashion designers that inspire gardens – the relation between landscape and fashion design is rich in history and potential. The exhibition opens in February with associated lectures, talks and events. Watch this space for more……
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