Tag: Design
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What is it to design the city? Find out on the Masters Advanced Landscape and Urbanism
Applications are open for the Masters Advanced Landscape and Urbanism. The Masters programme supports students to develop inventive and speculative approaches to the design of cities, landscape and territories. It promotes distinct design and research methods and the integration of new and innovative technologies to explore the complexity of contemporary cities, including issues of urban growth,
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First view of PG Certificate Landscape student portfolios
Below is a sneak preview of the work being produced by the students on the first-year of the Landscape Institute accredited graduate conversion programme. The conversion students have backgrounds in a broad range of disciples, from architecture to anthropology, and on successfully completing this year and next they will graduate with an MA Landscape Architecture in 2016. Keep
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The Hawksmoor International Open Lecture Series: Coren Sharples Construction is Communication – How SHoP Builds
The Hawksmoor International Open Lecture Series AD Architectural Design Annual Lecture Coren Sharples Construction is Communication: How SHoP Builds Thursday 26th March 2015 > 6.30pm Tessa Blackstone Lecture Theatre [11_0003] What opportunities does technology bring to design and construction today? And what pitfalls? In this talk, SHoP’s Coren Sharples will explore the space where technology,
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The Sammy Ofer Wing – design for a historic place
The Sammy Ofer Wing is situated inside a sensitive World Heritage Site and it is surrounded by characteristic architectural buildings of 17/18th century in the UK. The building arrange for a new main entrance, gallery and archival facility for the National Maritime Museum. The landscaping of the new entrance of the Museum,-although it
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Gustafson Porter lecture at Greenwich :: Neil Porter :: Wednesday 19 March
Join us for the latest landscape lecture at Greenwich, by Neil Porter. Open Lecture Series 2013/2014 Norbert Singer Lecture Theatre / M055 Mansion Site, Avery Hill Campus Wednesday 19th March; 6PM Encountering Land ? the movement and forms that create fluid minimal spaces that engage the eye and feet in discovery. Light and Water ? effects
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Landscape dressed as architecture
The Guardian newspaper has given landscape issues significant coverage over recent days. Look past the headlines and see some great Landscape Architects and other disciplines at work across London. 1. Exterior Architecture progress their proposals for London’s Skyride by including Normal Foster in their team. Although many questions remain, check out these links to how
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Project Manager for Living Walls and Green Roofs Centre – Job of the week
Project Manager – Living Walls and Green Roofs Centre School of Architecture, Design and Construction Location: Avery Hill campus Salary: £24,766 to £29,541 plus £3,337 London weighting per annum, pro rata Contract Type: Fixed Term – 16 weeks maximum up to 31 July 2014 Closing Date: Sunday 05 January 2014 Interview Date: To be confirmed
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Unnatural Futures
From genetically modified foods to zombie apocalypse, concerns about the future are increasingly reflected in contemporary media, policy and culture. An unnatural future is being shaped by rapidly escalating anxieties about the social, cultural, environmental and technological risks that now pervade everyday life. This climate of fear and uncertainty about the future requires careful consideration
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Trenton wins appeal to remain in the UK
In April 2012 Trenton Oldfield stepped into the Thames to protest at elitism in British society. His protest in the public space of the river Thames disrupted the 158th annual university boat race. He was duly arrested, imprisoned and was due to be deported back to Australia. Today he won his appeal against the ruling by the home
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Manhattan Timeformations
For those of you who enjoyed yesterday’s post on ExtendedNY, check out the Manhattan Timeformations by Brian McGrath. The commission from the Skyscraper Museum in New York City demonstrates the multi-layered complexity of space and time across the Manhattan grid.
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