Tag: london
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Maverick Deviations lecture by Neil Spiller
On Wednesday 2nd of October Neil Spiller will talk about his three decades of work, Drawing Drawings and pushing the architectural envelope. This will be the second in the 2013/14 Open Lecture Series at the School of Architecture, Design and Construction at the University of Greenwich. The series that presents a diversity of architecture, art
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Grand Theft Auto framed by extraordinary landscapes
The latest release of Grand Theft Auto, the fifth version of Rockstar’s computer game, is becoming as famous for its graphic landscapes as it is for its game play. Jonathan Jones, on the Guardian blog, explains more…
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New Kings Cross Square feels old
Kings Cross Square has officially opened today. The stone paved area on the doorstep of Kings Cross railway station in London is one of the key public spaces in the Kings Cross regeneration. The 75 000 square feet square was part of a competition that attracted entries from landscape architects like Gustafson Porter and Field Operations.
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Student Satisfaction at Greenwich Hits new Record
Student satisfaction at the University of Greenwich has again reached an all-time high. The Complete University Guide shows that The School of Architecture, Design and Construction is number one in the UK for student satisfaction in Land and Property management for the second year in a row and Law at The School of Law, Humanities
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Film London Urban Landscape Wandering
The Barbican presents Urban Wandering – Film and the London Landscape, a season of contemporary and archive feature films and documentaries including talks and panel discussions, an aural installation in the Barbican Conservatory by Iain Sinclair and Chris Petit and an exhibition by artist and Hackney resident Karen Russo. The season focuses on ideas related
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Alsop to give opening public lecture
On Wednesday Will Alsop will give the opening lecture for the public open lecture series at the University of Greenwich, Department of Architecture and Landscape. The lecture will be from 6-8pm in the Norbert Singer Lecture Theatre at the Avery Hill Campus. Everyone welcome.
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London as it could be now
On Sunday five multidisciplinary teams of landscape architects, engineers, ecologists and architects presented their visions for London As It Could Be Now at the Royal Academy. The was part of a design workshop organised in collaboration with The Architecture Foundation and Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. The multidisciplinary teams presented new ideas for sites along the length
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New Architectures / New Landscapes conference
The New Architectures / New Landscapes conference was held at the University of Greenwich on Friday. Papers presented by: Nic Clear, Simon Herron, Karen MacCormack, Steve McCaffrey, Shelly Mosco, Neil Spiller, George Thompson and Ed Wall.
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New building and roof gardens for Landscape at Greenwich
From 2014 the Landscape Architecture programmes will be based in the heart of Greenwich by the river Thames. The University of Greenwich is investing £76 million in a new building to house the campus library, TV studios and academic facilities for disciplines including landscape architecture, architecture, design and construction. The building has been designed by Heneghan Peng,
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Jardin de Metis call for entries
The International Garden Festival will hold its 15th edition in 2014. It is inviting designers from around the world to submit their proposals to take part in this unique event. See the website and below for more: Festival | Call for Proposals | 15th edition – 2014 Press Release – Launch of the Call for Proposals Guidelines – Call
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