tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85692952463810482712024-03-05T12:22:44.682+00:00Landscape.IS.Hankin“There are three classes of people: Those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.” Leonardo da VinciAlicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100545176466477384noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569295246381048271.post-12794702644949761602013-03-20T22:25:00.000+00:002013-03-20T22:27:06.028+00:00CV & Selected Projects (2012/13)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The following shows a selection of projects from the last 3 years of University & work.</span></div>
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<br />Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100545176466477384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569295246381048271.post-63290810298139205642011-04-25T23:51:00.004+01:002011-04-26T11:14:06.778+01:00IZOLYATSIA Regeneration Project<span style="font-size:85%;">Project: Izolyatsia Landscape Park Masterplan<br />Landscape Architect: FoRM Associates<br />Location: Donetsk, Ukraine<br />Area: Unspecified<br />Dates: 2010 - 2011 completion<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">The Izolyatsia project site was formerly an industrial site in Donetsk, transformed into a Landscape Masterplan by FoRM Associates & AID architects. The area was an important industrial centre for steel & coal throughout Ukraine. The project has been split into phases; the first phase is for a new circular park that incorporates a 45m high slag heap, & an experimental Arts centre. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">The main aim of this project is to create a "hub of cultural excellence" <a href="http://www.formassociates.eu/project2.php?id=78">(FoRM Associates)</a>, as well as creating a social, ecological & economic transformation of the post industrial landscape. "The Izolyatsia project aims to foster a dynamic environment emphasising the creative process, investigation & cultural production" <a href="http://www.worldlandscapearchitect.com/landscape-masterplan-izolyatsia-regeneration-project-donetsk/">(World Landscape Architecture). </a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">The phased regeneration of the industrial complex will reclaim a lot of the 'grey' & abandoned site & transform it to make it 'green'; having the implications of literal environmental improvement & metaphorically as a place for new growth & positive change. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">The slag heap, in phase one of the project, will be adopted for two purposes; a platform for large scale art installations & the centre of a new green public realm. The slag heap - the Terrikon - is completely man-made & has become a defining feature of the city, the transformation into a green space will continue its prominance, creating more of a sense of definition, boundary & community connections. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">The project will deliver a bio diverse landscape in the centre of the city, contrasting to the current landscape of Donetsk, which was based on Soviet style "mass greening". The new public realm will incorporate open spaces with natural enclosed spaces, creating the ability for nature & art to coexist & interact. The transformation will form the basis for future developments of other aspects of the industrial site.</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3TZhOHUP0k3P9lurODOdlAbOuTdtOzpha_b5FtMKw55QXDeX9JOIOwiW3ytaFYo0kmo2HuGwzCckMXagzBQVVefQbac9XSfLnUGhudmdoucAnZXRKEtkf9LXI6UeWHCHEngvIophSNMu/s1600/izolyatsia_project_donetsk_f241110_3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3TZhOHUP0k3P9lurODOdlAbOuTdtOzpha_b5FtMKw55QXDeX9JOIOwiW3ytaFYo0kmo2HuGwzCckMXagzBQVVefQbac9XSfLnUGhudmdoucAnZXRKEtkf9LXI6UeWHCHEngvIophSNMu/s400/izolyatsia_project_donetsk_f241110_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599659693729290338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfycjpn3aJAffXPLLhdc79X9xu96I2SEQT5IG0fkLLpNn7944mkF0LrStB03Vl1lBkG1Ao8v5Oa1E5cr94yYB8s7CHKjSD9oVC9A1pYpZnxOVOmoye-wwoysbPM4o3k8hiS1YD0qH9Bku/s1600/izolyatsia_project_donetsk_f241110_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 141px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfycjpn3aJAffXPLLhdc79X9xu96I2SEQT5IG0fkLLpNn7944mkF0LrStB03Vl1lBkG1Ao8v5Oa1E5cr94yYB8s7CHKjSD9oVC9A1pYpZnxOVOmoye-wwoysbPM4o3k8hiS1YD0qH9Bku/s400/izolyatsia_project_donetsk_f241110_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599659689618935202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLxjxe6o73K5WfJBmJZTVBn9XOIHTFvz_O2LHOtyJOjYcYsOOBLjugeX5EDy99vFN8BcXjjAZGotfdIBrvjoI8qFSijUtSnScx2A5zOmEaVq-k2EUpLDcSyGdaMPg6giyi9yMArR3Z2Vc/s1600/izolyatsia_project_donetsk_f241110_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLxjxe6o73K5WfJBmJZTVBn9XOIHTFvz_O2LHOtyJOjYcYsOOBLjugeX5EDy99vFN8BcXjjAZGotfdIBrvjoI8qFSijUtSnScx2A5zOmEaVq-k2EUpLDcSyGdaMPg6giyi9yMArR3Z2Vc/s400/izolyatsia_project_donetsk_f241110_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599659682367897010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBUQO7T9Zm1CRO1wUsbKbhkCz38ali3aE4Z4NQAIa0u90M7RXkciwE22S_EB69citezYX-jmWqPfY7qx3fIMvPuQzjejZ-jaBQULZV3G5FP06_RjOe5j6sN23gUNK74gvYHbzCiT16g8sl/s1600/izolyatsia_project_donetsk_f241110_4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 315px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBUQO7T9Zm1CRO1wUsbKbhkCz38ali3aE4Z4NQAIa0u90M7RXkciwE22S_EB69citezYX-jmWqPfY7qx3fIMvPuQzjejZ-jaBQULZV3G5FP06_RjOe5j6sN23gUNK74gvYHbzCiT16g8sl/s400/izolyatsia_project_donetsk_f241110_4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599659691720437794" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Images courtesy of <a href="http://www.worldlandscapearchitect.com/landscape-masterplan-izolyatsia-regeneration-project-donetsk/">World Landscape Architecture</a></span><br /></span>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100545176466477384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569295246381048271.post-28042913376543209182011-04-25T21:57:00.011+01:002011-04-27T00:00:33.324+01:00Masterplanning<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Whilst working on my 3rd year final project I have been experimenting with a variety of graphic communication styles. There are many ways to represent a masterplan, every practice has their own style, but there tend to be similarities between some of them. Masterplan styles range from very diagrammatic to photo realistic. Below I have chosen some masterplans, at a variety of scales, that I have come across whilst trying to set my own style, all of these have been represented in an interesting or individual way.</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Project: BGU University Entrance Square, Israel<br />Landscape Architects: Chyutin Architects</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Area: 0.5 ha</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">This masterplan is for quite a small area, an entrance square to a University. The plan is simple & easy to read, the lack of textures makes this even more so (even though I tend to avoid using flat colours myself). Chyutin Architects have managed to use colours from similar colour palettes, creating a very tonal look, where all the colours compliment each other & are distinguishable, but do not contrast to much. I think you can tell this drawing was done by Architects as opposed to Landscape Architects due to the choice in style, however it has worked very well for them in my opinion. Surprisingly it is hard to keep things simple & make them look good.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj57HChChY2-bTTD8SBN2gipsVZT1FxYwa2DHphx_kqXL88Cu5ccmYlthZQ8Da5QaaFoL9psPpuEfjaFrQxY_U922eA_xFUKxqVM1ForwgGszRLFvO1Chi7zIBVOnt93C7MAsjVvsFlpvVf/s1600/chyutin_06.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj57HChChY2-bTTD8SBN2gipsVZT1FxYwa2DHphx_kqXL88Cu5ccmYlthZQ8Da5QaaFoL9psPpuEfjaFrQxY_U922eA_xFUKxqVM1ForwgGszRLFvO1Chi7zIBVOnt93C7MAsjVvsFlpvVf/s400/chyutin_06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599634648670797186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Project: Valencia Parque Central, Spain<br />Landscape Architects: Gustafson Porter<br />Area: 23 ha<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">This Gustafson Porter Masterplan is more realistic, in a sense that the trees, grass, water & other elements have a texture to them, making them less diagrammatic. Despite this the colours are very vibrant, more so than they naturally would be, reducing the photo-realism of the plan, but distinguishing it as a design proposal not aerial photograph. I like this style of masterplan, it is very informative & all aspects of the project are clearly visible.</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6xdF_nlg7dCHWZYHwo7bVFbCwqK61h746_V2_Kg4fBdEszkdP6_noypzKUdSRuEFEecuEXFGIETsoWwo9zRJgllWq-7z8JgCsC-ken4oKCb-QPXWtLS48cbKRoGyxXeoeiERak2ddTFj/s1600/Gustafson+Porter-ValenciaParqueCentral2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 381px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6xdF_nlg7dCHWZYHwo7bVFbCwqK61h746_V2_Kg4fBdEszkdP6_noypzKUdSRuEFEecuEXFGIETsoWwo9zRJgllWq-7z8JgCsC-ken4oKCb-QPXWtLS48cbKRoGyxXeoeiERak2ddTFj/s400/Gustafson+Porter-ValenciaParqueCentral2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599632999011304978" border="0" /></a><br />Project: Tianjin Qiaoyuan Park, China<br />Landscape Architect: Turenscape (Beijing Turen Design Institute)<br />Area: 22 ha<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Turenscape have used a very diagrammatic method of drawing their masterplan. The colours used are an exaggerated representation of the elements they are displaying, as opposed to being a true representation of the colour. The context map surrounding the plan has been greatly darkened to draw all attention to the main design, although this is effective, the dark grey is also slightly distracting, perhaps just too dark.</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVamToH3ADmJTV-wztmckyi1hqJYouAhojIJ9-9pmnAfgnhgDGUGhyphenhyphenM1YLQSrE-wuMyhwyg8t-aQUQzxdK-KdPQ5qdTMgqQ_QejfyAm-k-zw-ZV0wWOzpteLtuvg2WhjmQvwbkSNEYDt8/s1600/97-turenscape-landscape-architecture-site-plan.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 315px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVamToH3ADmJTV-wztmckyi1hqJYouAhojIJ9-9pmnAfgnhgDGUGhyphenhyphenM1YLQSrE-wuMyhwyg8t-aQUQzxdK-KdPQ5qdTMgqQ_QejfyAm-k-zw-ZV0wWOzpteLtuvg2WhjmQvwbkSNEYDt8/s400/97-turenscape-landscape-architecture-site-plan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599630894644928114" border="0" /></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Project: Madrid RIO, Madrid, Spain<br />Landscape Architect: West 8</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Area: 80 ha</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">This masterplan is on a larger scale, spread along a long linear site. The detail at this scale is minimal (or not clearly visible), but zoomed in plans would be shown to compliment the overall plan. The faded colours & very faint surrounding context make this masterplan very appealing to look at. It intrigues me & encourages me to want to look closer into the project & see the finer details of the design. </span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYdfaH1_eUzBFx0cn_ZNmltb1QBJrV6NWP8dPhveSOdg4zzQsT13zBWI1NJ4Zb1MadXvz9Eu9Oo4c1z7E57djwOFcCkLC8FsL2LnRApVXZaGnJZfTTFjmqs57TsJ3S52etUgQ9-TRfx6ZF/s1600/Map.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYdfaH1_eUzBFx0cn_ZNmltb1QBJrV6NWP8dPhveSOdg4zzQsT13zBWI1NJ4Zb1MadXvz9Eu9Oo4c1z7E57djwOFcCkLC8FsL2LnRApVXZaGnJZfTTFjmqs57TsJ3S52etUgQ9-TRfx6ZF/s400/Map.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599629786585533650" border="0" /></a><br />Project: Sa Riera Park, Palma de Mall</span><span style="font-size:85%;">orca, Spain<br />Landscape Architect: Ravetllat Ribas<br />Area: 11.6 ha<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">The images below show a masterplan of the same site & design but at two different scales, illustrating the differences between plans at differing scales. The top image is a closer look at the plan without a surrounding context, & is purely for purposes of showing the proposed planting scheme. Each tree has been represented by a coloured dot, & each tree species is shown in a different colour. This way of showing a planting scheme is very effective. </span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg11LR3-kvl6Aon8qGVzd4K4yJK9PfNkLZn4_5OuL6mAEXAXadCPmAy9R_bSR64Pj3fdYRiSYjTf7uqyL1FCykBdHCNgYwbaFwPn4vR5jhEe3ViEpxYq0NzHwa9JZu7AU8jSeUN2cPHmRy8/s1600/19-SA-RIERA-PARK-ravetllat-ribas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg11LR3-kvl6Aon8qGVzd4K4yJK9PfNkLZn4_5OuL6mAEXAXadCPmAy9R_bSR64Pj3fdYRiSYjTf7uqyL1FCykBdHCNgYwbaFwPn4vR5jhEe3ViEpxYq0NzHwa9JZu7AU8jSeUN2cPHmRy8/s400/19-SA-RIERA-PARK-ravetllat-ribas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599628709451765858" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />The second masterplan is at a smaller scale but with its surrounding context & other phases of the project in darker grey tones. The plan, like above, shows trees as coloured dots, but because of the scale they are harder to distinguish between. The colours used are an exaggerated representation of the features/plants they are illustrating. This is not my favourite style of masterplan as I find it harder to read the information; there is too much colour in a small space, & all of it quite contrasting. Tonal colour schemes are far more appealing & easier on the eye. </span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzjKfYDP9qHhiT31x1xwW3f4YVcjIoUBumaXoLsrjHLhzcPYbn711kGWWICXHoWWGvrWc6UA4J3IQcGadG87K4WITtU59EW5V7_E6FfW9bjYbC5DVvmYnf7XddCZzF_YGUhYUNAFX4nL7/s1600/15-SA-RIERA-PARK-ravetllat-ribas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzjKfYDP9qHhiT31x1xwW3f4YVcjIoUBumaXoLsrjHLhzcPYbn711kGWWICXHoWWGvrWc6UA4J3IQcGadG87K4WITtU59EW5V7_E6FfW9bjYbC5DVvmYnf7XddCZzF_YGUhYUNAFX4nL7/s400/15-SA-RIERA-PARK-ravetllat-ribas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599628417898605058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Images courtesy of World Landscape Architect & Landezine</span>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100545176466477384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569295246381048271.post-57016465216990738562011-04-19T22:27:00.008+01:002011-04-20T12:49:36.404+01:00Landscape Restoration<span style="font-size:85%;">Project: Landscape Restoration of Landfill - La Vall d'en Joan<br />Landscape Architect: Batlle i Roig (Architects)<br />Location: </span><span style="font-size:85%;">El Garraf Natural Park, Barcelona, Spain</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Area: 150 ha<br />Completion: 2008<br />Cost: 26,000,000 Euros</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTyTLm9sU640SRI_95WBDVY_0a6kKZ4h0ZqW0ns0QoVLeK6s5YO8FyCT90S2G88Jhfs8dA33eU8BUntlFsf4r3JR7OF2s7R18fI8bSHQW5jFKObrnkbPpTWy_KNSLha_hGkMXeBNiODUx/s1600/batlle-roig-landscape-architecture-landfill-10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTyTLm9sU640SRI_95WBDVY_0a6kKZ4h0ZqW0ns0QoVLeK6s5YO8FyCT90S2G88Jhfs8dA33eU8BUntlFsf4r3JR7OF2s7R18fI8bSHQW5jFKObrnkbPpTWy_KNSLha_hGkMXeBNiODUx/s400/batlle-roig-landscape-architecture-landfill-10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597410559667905074" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />A 150 hectare land fill site, south-west of Barcelona, has been transformed into a green terraced agricultural landscape by Spanish architects Batlle i Roig. The project named La Vall D'en Joan (Valley of Joan) was started in 2000 & completed in 2008, in which year it won the Energy, Waste & Recycling category at the World Architecture Festival, which was held in Barcelona.</span><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfuW6c7A3vugznLo3wGaOSyFwo_gK3eEcyO2_ikXkt-L6U-a50ykFaP4i2VaEDSJNWVSeJkiKGloNXr9KbODGR1UGXfXIEl7XsRKP23f-iZn1QYX89cuP1XwZrf2-a4ua9WwbBxbjA3wQd/s1600/batlle-roig-landscape-architecture-landfill-01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfuW6c7A3vugznLo3wGaOSyFwo_gK3eEcyO2_ikXkt-L6U-a50ykFaP4i2VaEDSJNWVSeJkiKGloNXr9KbODGR1UGXfXIEl7XsRKP23f-iZn1QYX89cuP1XwZrf2-a4ua9WwbBxbjA3wQd/s400/batlle-roig-landscape-architecture-landfill-01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597410439778959250" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Joan Roig of Batlle i Roig Architects has said: "The idea was to create a system of hills and banks in a way that would avoid erosion from water and to give the rubbish dump back to nature with a natural design." <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/24/waf2008.energy.waste.recycling/index.html">(CNN)</a></span><br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfBJb8GDyRdG7bTzMZY8ND45nHQCSo_Xp4kvPY2xihMWv6qa6qIPx9rOxr-sIlcNycREJFxd9soIeqddOAWAjgnxpGEgrs5X3pfjVo25KN0ZAaq4mMd2PXdPHPW3L78cl1tqpt9KWztBv/s1600/batlle-roig-landscape-architecture-landfill-02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 117px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfBJb8GDyRdG7bTzMZY8ND45nHQCSo_Xp4kvPY2xihMWv6qa6qIPx9rOxr-sIlcNycREJFxd9soIeqddOAWAjgnxpGEgrs5X3pfjVo25KN0ZAaq4mMd2PXdPHPW3L78cl1tqpt9KWztBv/s400/batlle-roig-landscape-architecture-landfill-02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597410437069677378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">The landfill site had been used by the whole of Barcelona's metropolitan area for the last 30 years, with over 20 million tonnes of waste spread across the site. In some areas they had to dig down over 100 metres before they reached soil. The whole site has now been made very sustainable; there is an underground drainage system used to remove contaminated waste fluids from the rubbish & filter it so that the water can be used to irrigate the park. Bio gas emitted from the rubbish is also used on site to create energy. </span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVd4WRula2V6dlK4B6r20lAeU0O3FcJ27a38riRwRE3YwJ8GBCGRNdqq4i6t2oHCaK-wVhbew_Y4vR3UTwbptJrZiJlG3x01hggD1Uc8O-Z3vXCGZvpsRzlrUadkqVUN1Vcr9Lh8hLK9iM/s1600/batlle-roig-landscape-architecture-landfill-03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVd4WRula2V6dlK4B6r20lAeU0O3FcJ27a38riRwRE3YwJ8GBCGRNdqq4i6t2oHCaK-wVhbew_Y4vR3UTwbptJrZiJlG3x01hggD1Uc8O-Z3vXCGZvpsRzlrUadkqVUN1Vcr9Lh8hLK9iM/s400/batlle-roig-landscape-architecture-landfill-03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597410425787208690" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-C-1Tya0WkKelY1h_Qcj2956pK5C8wtZ7LF5JzQptR0LRH89933Xznzzyk4eB205BWt7dj4CEpLoD0XyvkH83g5ACYhds8Hgx_9O45l9GYfn9V6owjQI5q3CGf3g1reXRCDeURrBPeSU5/s1600/batlle-roig-landscape-architecture-landfill-09.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-C-1Tya0WkKelY1h_Qcj2956pK5C8wtZ7LF5JzQptR0LRH89933Xznzzyk4eB205BWt7dj4CEpLoD0XyvkH83g5ACYhds8Hgx_9O45l9GYfn9V6owjQI5q3CGf3g1reXRCDeURrBPeSU5/s400/batlle-roig-landscape-architecture-landfill-09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597410420557619410" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Part of the design was to keep some of the rubbish above ground, contained in steel cages, marking the entrance to the park. These act as a constant reminder to visitors of the history of the site. The project was described by the World Architecture Festival judges as being: "a perfect example of bringing dead nature back to life by converting rubbish into a beautiful piece of landscape architecture...using few and humble means".</span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/24/waf2008.energy.waste.recycling/index.html">(CNN)</a></span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJj-UnQgFm1-HJut1-ThhuwBVmqkks8egfUhyphenhyphenxlFL4KKD9tOcqzUgmuBmh4vm-paTIisbv3MeCkQ25-Inp1PYDa9OKIF7wrw14uum3tK6zdguVq4HbtLm2WQxZCNLX8cnuCeRSbyx7k_lR/s1600/batlle-roig-landscape-architecture-landfill-06.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJj-UnQgFm1-HJut1-ThhuwBVmqkks8egfUhyphenhyphenxlFL4KKD9tOcqzUgmuBmh4vm-paTIisbv3MeCkQ25-Inp1PYDa9OKIF7wrw14uum3tK6zdguVq4HbtLm2WQxZCNLX8cnuCeRSbyx7k_lR/s400/batlle-roig-landscape-architecture-landfill-06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597410417584771954" border="0" /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class="" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);"><img src="img/blank.gif" alt="Link" class="gl_link" border="0" /></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />Images courtesy of <a href="http://www.landezine.com/index.php/2011/01/landscape-restoration-of-landfill-in-vall-den-joan-by-batlle-i-roig/">Landezine.com</a></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfuW6c7A3vugznLo3wGaOSyFwo_gK3eEcyO2_ikXkt-L6U-a50ykFaP4i2VaEDSJNWVSeJkiKGloNXr9KbODGR1UGXfXIEl7XsRKP23f-iZn1QYX89cuP1XwZrf2-a4ua9WwbBxbjA3wQd/s1600/batlle-roig-landscape-architecture-landfill-01.jpg"><br /><br /></a>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100545176466477384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569295246381048271.post-63721602417945019242011-04-14T15:46:00.006+01:002011-04-26T00:07:37.153+01:00HBO+EMTB - Practice Profile<span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">HBO+EMTB is a multidisciplinary practice with studios in Australia, New Zealand & Asia. Their disciplines include; interior design, architecture, workspace solutions, heritage architecture, planning & landscape architecture.<br /><br />Below is an extract from HBO+EMTB's Landscape Architecture section of their website.<br /></span><div id="left"> <p><span style="font-size:85%;"> "HBO+EMTB create quality environments informed by place, culture and ecology. Our projects emphasise and incorporate sustainability and water sensitive design principles. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:85%;"> As cities expand, available greenspace within the public, corporate and private domain takes on greater significance. Our interventions benefit the community, enhancing the experience of landscape through robust, functional designs that delight the senses and increase biodiversity. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:85%;"> HBO+EMTB’s landscape design expertise covers the design and construction of constructed ecologies, parks, large scale rural and recreational landscapes, schemes for private gardens, boutique resorts, new residential estates, commercial developments, streetscapes, public domain and infrastructure projects" <a href="http://www.hboemtb.com/landscape-design.aspx">(HBO+EMTB)</a></span></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidkZu4EHrsENBttGpFamS99xtjKHqmp339BOA4bZJd5X4cXOQsdKyI7Qk-vYUrPxxenWRxgfwLYDZp8o6gqk3ahnYcpLzFhz4IbJWs7TqE_bDW9-lfEEJ-QMyrL0KtzPL6uqrB8-hWLDM2/s1600/ImageGen.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidkZu4EHrsENBttGpFamS99xtjKHqmp339BOA4bZJd5X4cXOQsdKyI7Qk-vYUrPxxenWRxgfwLYDZp8o6gqk3ahnYcpLzFhz4IbJWs7TqE_bDW9-lfEEJ-QMyrL0KtzPL6uqrB8-hWLDM2/s400/ImageGen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595453645595266594" border="0" /></a></p> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSaS6tNh7oXBlJOKCIEcspUDCyPY8Nl3M8uNTvx5PJ8ThqeC2NicB717Xyi6QRkqHxWcHQGFk5RT1rdf_N6-Q5YCaozPKi2uHcWi0t-_YRcmAqLRbpTF4Utea_MvSa456nwBKEKKuuobss/s1600/ImageGen.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSaS6tNh7oXBlJOKCIEcspUDCyPY8Nl3M8uNTvx5PJ8ThqeC2NicB717Xyi6QRkqHxWcHQGFk5RT1rdf_N6-Q5YCaozPKi2uHcWi0t-_YRcmAqLRbpTF4Utea_MvSa456nwBKEKKuuobss/s400/ImageGen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595453806239660626" border="0" /></a></div>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100545176466477384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569295246381048271.post-34987332360056661382011-04-14T12:47:00.011+01:002011-04-14T15:41:18.285+01:00HASSELL - Practice Profile<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">HASSELL is a multidisciplinary design practice with studios in Asia & Australia, working with disciplines of architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, planning & urban design, all integrated with the idea of sustainability. Design work is informed by all areas of the practices' disciplines, creating well rounded & effect designs.<br /><br />HASSELL have won many awards across the design field, "Recognition of our sustained and diverse output is illustrated by the more than 450 design awards HASSELL has received from peer groups and industry bodies." <a href="http://www.hassell.com.au/">(HASSELL - Practice Profile)</a><br /><br />The practice aim to create exciting, diverse places & spaces whilst also considering environmental & sustainable issues. Informing their designs with knowledge of environmental conditions, shapes, forms & function.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Landscape Architecture is not their most developed discipline, projects mainly consist of small spaces, outside buildings (offices, universities), there is no large scale public spaces or parks in their design portfolio. </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">The Harrington Grove Country Club: this project focus was on the building & interior, the landscape surrounding completed the design. The landscaped grass terraces "wrap around" the building, each terrace creating opportunity for multi-use spaces, including an amphitheatre.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkKDEJyHd-LpjxftTAr-f3ZBnVPBvOayM3lzLSScU5rt5fevGJAlHUixuSgQACNRyrNwcns8hL_55OvM55-YVJ0EUevxnwdimjzJbr3_3vcmzyIEkLBw6vt4NpzBLPC4KW496vt1ho5ri/s1600/md_1257738892.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkKDEJyHd-LpjxftTAr-f3ZBnVPBvOayM3lzLSScU5rt5fevGJAlHUixuSgQACNRyrNwcns8hL_55OvM55-YVJ0EUevxnwdimjzJbr3_3vcmzyIEkLBw6vt4NpzBLPC4KW496vt1ho5ri/s400/md_1257738892.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595423175170346818" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Darwin Waterfront (work in progress): this project is a masterplan redesign of an old industrial port into a public, mixed-use urban community. A new extensive park area has been proposed, which is to include an all year round public swimming beach, public promenades, picnic areas, art & cultural facilities.</span><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF5oZZkyQkZZuDyCJdzW8nyWMnp3M_loLIWFBtL2XfWpkqOffrvAesAlowbFY3DOXgxohBsYe9yRy6HSo0iqk6ClwZi-3-FWz1CM0Tdh3p4e0eYE8quVjskRkbIFjJ5wAZJYWuQFCRfETd/s1600/md_1253062589.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF5oZZkyQkZZuDyCJdzW8nyWMnp3M_loLIWFBtL2XfWpkqOffrvAesAlowbFY3DOXgxohBsYe9yRy6HSo0iqk6ClwZi-3-FWz1CM0Tdh3p4e0eYE8quVjskRkbIFjJ5wAZJYWuQFCRfETd/s400/md_1253062589.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595425951920652674" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Cairnlea: 460 hectare new residential suburb in the north-west of Melbourne. The site was previously an explosives plant, & so was heavily contaminated. The redevelopment of the area used existing natural features, including large areas of remnant grassland, two creeks & an array of native trees; all situated on an active floodplain. The project was also aimed at creating a community hub, with schools, community facilities & a commercial zone.<br /><br />HASSELL addressed the importance of sustainability & environmental land management; due to the nature of the site, being a floodplain & having two major waterways traversing it, they created an extensive storm water re-use system (potentially saving upto 160,000 kilolitres of water per year). Some of the water is treated & used in irrigation, other water is used to create habitats & wetland areas.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1JUBbXpqf3X32srJHBXsTSbgdnwwT1bk9IEbfJ2UAwYUSA9OXv0p7ikJ8vfYLzZzP3heR-IOEYsJfJHPcjtuRgLoNvPZu12n9lcxZlENKeP8A6s-9n54hdcRfBwfHoPk8Hdpf5L0pSGi/s1600/05.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1JUBbXpqf3X32srJHBXsTSbgdnwwT1bk9IEbfJ2UAwYUSA9OXv0p7ikJ8vfYLzZzP3heR-IOEYsJfJHPcjtuRgLoNvPZu12n9lcxZlENKeP8A6s-9n54hdcRfBwfHoPk8Hdpf5L0pSGi/s400/05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595432496508489954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Deck walkways cross the wetland zones, creating paths & circulation within the site.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2q-QxuwfRqc-1smb1qkoz6N5OFBPzEPCUzENzLTBqfNy464vCQLEsuXehv_zQGF_huP25fPGL_MhrjAj_CVmh5XwbVgi_6TF7Y5BH-NHAimaEAaduKoTub5D77kclaVoz0xvsFsZT1-D/s1600/06.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2q-QxuwfRqc-1smb1qkoz6N5OFBPzEPCUzENzLTBqfNy464vCQLEsuXehv_zQGF_huP25fPGL_MhrjAj_CVmh5XwbVgi_6TF7Y5BH-NHAimaEAaduKoTub5D77kclaVoz0xvsFsZT1-D/s400/06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595432499074601218" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">A pavilion besides the wetland creates a public space element to the project, inviting people to enjoy the wildlife & habitats that surround them.</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />All images courtesy of <a href="http://www.hassell.com.au/">HASSELL</a></span><br /></div>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100545176466477384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569295246381048271.post-70903008616851217902011-03-28T14:49:00.004+01:002011-03-28T17:15:41.882+01:00Newham<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9wcLTw2NyE7qOJhyphenhyphenvXaarDFCk0CtqQMz-EG1x2RJhmvSyM2IBUU9ZB1A59Ga3nYuJp6gxUCsDJtdUCDH9Zd5GnGNY62gY8l78l4C3MQgjzLWDwa-cJ-aefsHBFrNZ0j-s-an73Img5V1/s1600/DSC_0130.JPG"><br /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">After another day attempting to gain access to the Millenium Mills site for my studio project (another failed attempt) I decided to see what else was in the local area. I came across a few interesting places, including a community run allotment, Newham City Farm & Beckton District Park</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9wcLTw2NyE7qOJhyphenhyphenvXaarDFCk0CtqQMz-EG1x2RJhmvSyM2IBUU9ZB1A59Ga3nYuJp6gxUCsDJtdUCDH9Zd5GnGNY62gY8l78l4C3MQgjzLWDwa-cJ-aefsHBFrNZ0j-s-an73Img5V1/s1600/DSC_0130.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9wcLTw2NyE7qOJhyphenhyphenvXaarDFCk0CtqQMz-EG1x2RJhmvSyM2IBUU9ZB1A59Ga3nYuJp6gxUCsDJtdUCDH9Zd5GnGNY62gY8l78l4C3MQgjzLWDwa-cJ-aefsHBFrNZ0j-s-an73Img5V1/s400/DSC_0130.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589141598091873762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">On the north side of the Royal Victoria Dock yet another large office or hotel complex is quickly being erected. The curving shape of the building (I can assume to mimic the surrounding water) is becoming a bit of a cliche, you see it now with a large amount of new builds near to water. The whole area is under constant redevelopment, which will continue for several years, it is not surprising most of it is very corporate due to its proximity to London City Airport & Canary Wharf. Hopefully once the buildings are up then someone will do something about the landscape, which at the moment is very dull & uninspiring.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq86LQ3IqolLeGuM-Dh0tmrOPwPs2eZUdJf-zkpxXWAJqxxbI_NJZu9as0piC5oyuHk2McCE2-SUF7oF7zwzw4UcQ3ozoNZV5pkE6OKqGxY1oVADx-hh_hzpYZhRYxx1aQR9MWGSo-epfJ/s1600/DSC_0133.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq86LQ3IqolLeGuM-Dh0tmrOPwPs2eZUdJf-zkpxXWAJqxxbI_NJZu9as0piC5oyuHk2McCE2-SUF7oF7zwzw4UcQ3ozoNZV5pkE6OKqGxY1oVADx-hh_hzpYZhRYxx1aQR9MWGSo-epfJ/s400/DSC_0133.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589141591951733634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">On the way to Beckton District Park, I stumbled upon this small community allotment. The area was enclosed by a steel fence & locked gate, but there were a couple of men in there who let me in. Originally a bare plot of land, one of the locals took it upon themselves to turn the wasted land into an allotment available for people in the local area.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiilhjfbjXLKxrCMr6NYja-D-H8kwr1Y3Rk0BKgJxVL0nVTVqR_on7vSIHuG0jxz2qwkkzgFOX0HAYM3HKIXaKpqhhB7rJjkaPE0h-P6N1VaIuZjtnoeLtWn47fwY9ZtvtFg5ELW2Ee-Vwu/s1600/DSC_0136.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiilhjfbjXLKxrCMr6NYja-D-H8kwr1Y3Rk0BKgJxVL0nVTVqR_on7vSIHuG0jxz2qwkkzgFOX0HAYM3HKIXaKpqhhB7rJjkaPE0h-P6N1VaIuZjtnoeLtWn47fwY9ZtvtFg5ELW2Ee-Vwu/s400/DSC_0136.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589140721227754578" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Dotted around the allotment were these old mannequins, which added a very individual, perhaps slightly spooky element. I did not ask, but assumed these were partly decorative & partly as a deterent to birds & other animals.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh-iF3o0NBUyKzt3N_yBEC6ln7ZJbfIdFbIds9RMyKtZcyul8k1HhUphshEgUfZ5gdnRMS0WzHR5L3Zqhx2Fvm-UXC226jnqbFKlPM-p0JtgNaHxigKbax_gWmhLwXRmp8UWlO3X4PQPxL/s1600/DSC_0139.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh-iF3o0NBUyKzt3N_yBEC6ln7ZJbfIdFbIds9RMyKtZcyul8k1HhUphshEgUfZ5gdnRMS0WzHR5L3Zqhx2Fvm-UXC226jnqbFKlPM-p0JtgNaHxigKbax_gWmhLwXRmp8UWlO3X4PQPxL/s400/DSC_0139.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589140716883654898" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Home-made bird deterents made out of household waste items such as tins, plastic bottles, transformed into shapes that allows wind to blow through them & cause movement.</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRa4YKiOwGKyc6HchhsBq09XVI6TBuyn66zKUu9pEULwtW7pYyX0HXDSNqMrBhxCLggIJiWVINQCg0p0wXtIBiweUNeDTZfMHnc9RkpDiIyPT0IvNk5Nj8E2Zuq5h8G90-9a_ccAJPAGK/s1600/DSC_0156.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRa4YKiOwGKyc6HchhsBq09XVI6TBuyn66zKUu9pEULwtW7pYyX0HXDSNqMrBhxCLggIJiWVINQCg0p0wXtIBiweUNeDTZfMHnc9RkpDiIyPT0IvNk5Nj8E2Zuq5h8G90-9a_ccAJPAGK/s400/DSC_0156.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589140707350934594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.newham.com/page/attractions/newham_city_farm/34,10,0,0,0.html">Newham City Farm</a> is one of London's longest running city farms, opening in 1977. The farm offers educational & leisure activities for the whole community, & visitors to the area. Over the years the farm has expanded, gaining many species of animals, including a shire horse, goats, pigs, cows, ducks & many more. Another expansion was the addition of a Visitors Centre; an existing park building that was no longer used has now been converted into the centre which provides classroom facilities & a display room.</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">The farm continues to grow, with developments of new paddocks taking place when I visited.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkWgFgxnRDeumsTOuliDBhx1-ofzQGJdUeHK-9Xi-7ChPo5Pc4jS70kP5TUs9Jj9plLRikqr1d6d2i7vMMwSO1UkfPXdOjejgEjLwwxO1clCbZ49NE1CyR2NvYUB3swNzs7s4S0lga240A/s1600/DSC_0145.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkWgFgxnRDeumsTOuliDBhx1-ofzQGJdUeHK-9Xi-7ChPo5Pc4jS70kP5TUs9Jj9plLRikqr1d6d2i7vMMwSO1UkfPXdOjejgEjLwwxO1clCbZ49NE1CyR2NvYUB3swNzs7s4S0lga240A/s400/DSC_0145.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589140711737040450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLyaizSzM7urf52cBtPfXbwvehIghHrUA3_wELb2nRCed7R1ao1A7EPd-5q40BB_C2lm-VrjusJAdpcI7oUb1NVH9JJ86Uz1bVZx5ET-Y7Zxvz97D_JoVa-IrCcdQ66KPkWIT7h3HIDIdd/s1600/DSC_0147.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLyaizSzM7urf52cBtPfXbwvehIghHrUA3_wELb2nRCed7R1ao1A7EPd-5q40BB_C2lm-VrjusJAdpcI7oUb1NVH9JJ86Uz1bVZx5ET-Y7Zxvz97D_JoVa-IrCcdQ66KPkWIT7h3HIDIdd/s400/DSC_0147.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589140701900145026" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQS4a04uilUIy558W4IBlsWAlAyewdiFXoTP3ejoTSPTqYEr9janrOt7pigV-5ZaystvgfIymy4eer0nnrh6WLfTLcJ7yg3c-2qIZry4MjHGbiqCs8y8gMdI1i1McbS8PfJD6SeCxkzgXF/s1600/DSC_0149.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQS4a04uilUIy558W4IBlsWAlAyewdiFXoTP3ejoTSPTqYEr9janrOt7pigV-5ZaystvgfIymy4eer0nnrh6WLfTLcJ7yg3c-2qIZry4MjHGbiqCs8y8gMdI1i1McbS8PfJD6SeCxkzgXF/s400/DSC_0149.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589128676679166066" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">An interesting steel bull is in the middle of the central paddock<br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6tJCZW911tlJ-_weN90nZgcrEikT3rKnliJYvZ4QcIJH6Ke3-y8LbkFrUZA189t2e_T_WxOJQHP_k5whph6Kwqfa2AxDq3l30FFhVlo4k6L_ekPlkhBVGyLM_IYUDxoDXCn1amAkRnDJ/s1600/DSC_0151.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6tJCZW911tlJ-_weN90nZgcrEikT3rKnliJYvZ4QcIJH6Ke3-y8LbkFrUZA189t2e_T_WxOJQHP_k5whph6Kwqfa2AxDq3l30FFhVlo4k6L_ekPlkhBVGyLM_IYUDxoDXCn1amAkRnDJ/s400/DSC_0151.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589128674392978146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgniXNERu0ALv6djVexfbhR1w5OKWLrdHvNeoLTMeuQxilqNTi27bNVJK0QKlGRUUIUh7dnMh42U5e4noVQa2sE6fESjtEogGom4nv1dj_ui4FB_yMP8huRPU85OTo_Bg7muz5zXMxfRA/s1600/DSC_0152.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgniXNERu0ALv6djVexfbhR1w5OKWLrdHvNeoLTMeuQxilqNTi27bNVJK0QKlGRUUIUh7dnMh42U5e4noVQa2sE6fESjtEogGom4nv1dj_ui4FB_yMP8huRPU85OTo_Bg7muz5zXMxfRA/s400/DSC_0152.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589128668832010962" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrU92b_2UJCjq0YUrqMlTh1XGRgdNZKYJe-BTs-aJZzxqYFNtPrQ_asOnuYJNtKF7V3P6IeSktx-_l2F2GBQsIq50fcQqqJ1HMus-6fHDbg4V-toJP2TJGliJTjm6w_Hgs-mxRULMbaBkc/s1600/DSC_0154.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrU92b_2UJCjq0YUrqMlTh1XGRgdNZKYJe-BTs-aJZzxqYFNtPrQ_asOnuYJNtKF7V3P6IeSktx-_l2F2GBQsIq50fcQqqJ1HMus-6fHDbg4V-toJP2TJGliJTjm6w_Hgs-mxRULMbaBkc/s400/DSC_0154.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589128661446981970" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">This City Farm is the best I have visited. The whole concept of city farms is a reasonably new one to me, having only visited them this year, however I think they are a great way for children & adults to enjoy aspects of nature & wildlife that typically they cannot in the city environment. All of the ones I have visited, including; <a href="http://landscapeishankin.blogspot.com/2011/03/bringing-countryside-to-city-city-farms.html">Vauxhall</a>, Spitalfields, Newham & <a href="http://landscapeishankin.blogspot.com/2011/03/second-london-day-out-was-with-matt.html">Hackney</a>, have all been busy even during the week, showing that they are a very utilised & enjoyed feature within their areas, attracting more than just nearby residents.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQPljsZQr5J4rqYuK0JKAfF4V9r9UH3FMqr27mHxRT5eg0SQ09xg0DjTBMpWPB_zqk0ZUZL43Cm7C2Jj7r8KRSqSp_AeEr1h5bZmhY3eBlsIgxndfHVI3KEYB7TuI4fKo5XTqt-wCrZAo/s1600/DSC_0175.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQPljsZQr5J4rqYuK0JKAfF4V9r9UH3FMqr27mHxRT5eg0SQ09xg0DjTBMpWPB_zqk0ZUZL43Cm7C2Jj7r8KRSqSp_AeEr1h5bZmhY3eBlsIgxndfHVI3KEYB7TuI4fKo5XTqt-wCrZAo/s400/DSC_0175.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589128654476248178" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">This photo (above) shows the lake in Beckton District Park; the third year studio project site of another landscape architect on my course.</span><br /></div>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100545176466477384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569295246381048271.post-73302393701949119632011-03-27T21:26:00.005+01:002011-04-20T12:52:36.443+01:00Tudela (Club Med) Restoration - SpainProject: Tudela (Club Med) Restoration<br />Landscape Architect: EMF Landscape Architects<br />Location: Cap de Creus, Catalunya, Spain<br />Area: 200 ha<br />Completion: 2010<br />Project Type: Restoration, nature<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHH4LPfeCXrdI-s7cch38vM9-6up_-yJfnU6K_DbNKYjX6S9i0WYWZHRLQthqmvUK9HZHvmRBZexGzOTFeOdmv4DfI8cc1HGUMVtB4I-emwE6nie28Tr9VSA0n5N-c0ilDhhyphenhyphen90R2IbyJ/s1600/15-emf-landscape-architecture-planta-proposta.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQn6XvuzbeZ1rs5Cie9BVfxELr_JP7tTG5cTEwYm0FceA75LDyhdMtjhbAczThxLNM75awoUNWs_vLZ27mxupWMbFxfsIbNQ2ALSGIUnMUZVwZb7m486vtcIZZig1vmJ05DO1ey7DN2n3/s1600/11b-emf-landscape-architecture-platja-desde-Pamperris.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv11lr-nBWqDg_DZG-IwEa2FM0rLHejNwHEAzLASkRzLeyUGjzP9_YwzSTEvTL3SZnEP7erfVUP50ydX6eQbRfyyxqEJyt0QlmF71_fyDW1Y_F7TOSfL9Dh34aXURMN3DI9U-KD7ll4BmE/s400/01-emf-landscape-architecture-mirador-portalo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588863549083431458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQGkbcSA3IwBOpE_9J5e5NqYITod_Tc6AIAplcQbO436NAV7IuYOl4SM5rgnQqYSeLpP7wkcyySLSVo1erwdqPTNuo1l-y4AlK2SRFU-27WOt231ptxfv70R1eOSgYTcOOPvyktiSMMTa/s1600/04-emf-landscape-architecture-Vial%252Btotems.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQGkbcSA3IwBOpE_9J5e5NqYITod_Tc6AIAplcQbO436NAV7IuYOl4SM5rgnQqYSeLpP7wkcyySLSVo1erwdqPTNuo1l-y4AlK2SRFU-27WOt231ptxfv70R1eOSgYTcOOPvyktiSMMTa/s400/04-emf-landscape-architecture-Vial%252Btotems.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588863544525521810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFlyf4m0ITvLA7heJ74qehMgpn1yguAcpKrOJOdVMzQ-Wbm2lQcOmzV1u0987gwQReAYT6x6swdYB8TAiDbuCqrizvnE0vgvkhfmK-dYwBanIOvUARkLfMGfjv5_E1lJXOmSIhmb_-hC5/s1600/05-emf-landscape-architecture-cubs.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFlyf4m0ITvLA7heJ74qehMgpn1yguAcpKrOJOdVMzQ-Wbm2lQcOmzV1u0987gwQReAYT6x6swdYB8TAiDbuCqrizvnE0vgvkhfmK-dYwBanIOvUARkLfMGfjv5_E1lJXOmSIhmb_-hC5/s400/05-emf-landscape-architecture-cubs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588863539026176658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN1Vnk9N51UgWGt28AXbWiyRoC0qYFSS3VlRe8jRZP4_YIulXvu8i1J84A0OF7MqLZvR0HXfjm-Lfqdrt-Kgku2KP8sESS3-KQysDZp8oF2HwOP_sfio77V1ZMbi0GxldZRajXn7Wx-OQZ/s1600/05-emf-landscape-architecture-cubs3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN1Vnk9N51UgWGt28AXbWiyRoC0qYFSS3VlRe8jRZP4_YIulXvu8i1J84A0OF7MqLZvR0HXfjm-Lfqdrt-Kgku2KP8sESS3-KQysDZp8oF2HwOP_sfio77V1ZMbi0GxldZRajXn7Wx-OQZ/s400/05-emf-landscape-architecture-cubs3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588863538574060386" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Image courtesy of <a href="http://www.landezine.com/">Landezine</a></span>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100545176466477384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569295246381048271.post-62767994598079152572011-03-23T15:33:00.007+00:002011-03-27T21:13:37.803+01:00Post-Industrial Landscapes - China<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">The site of Millenium Mills, London Docklands, which I chose as the site for my final third year studio project, has pushed me to look into more post-industrial designs. These types of site are very interesting as there is far more involved than just design, like with many projects, as the sites are often contaminated, covered in rubble, in difficult areas, & many other factors. The whole process is far more indepth & time consuming, involving many teams of expertise. I will be continuing to post about post-industrial landscape when I come across any that catch my eye. Here is the first one:</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Project: Tianjin Bridged Gardens<br />Landscape Architect: <a href="http://www.turenscape.com/english/">Turenscape</a> (Beijing Turen Design Institute)<br />Location: Tianjin City, China<br />Area: 22ha<br />Completion: 2008<br />Project Type: Urban regeneration/renewal</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv4f1KT7d1_8lc5PWKurEnzRhjhXip9asz72N2PEC1pv2wqOfTaW5YrwTXlSKnxgfxnL2mV-qzepfpTy7EC7in5ewNd86E_AlZ-lD_Yu0_SilEdxwC4V_svALdpgRQPprJJEsDyI0hI0lG/s1600/96-turenscape-landscape-architecture-Buildings-around-3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 345px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv4f1KT7d1_8lc5PWKurEnzRhjhXip9asz72N2PEC1pv2wqOfTaW5YrwTXlSKnxgfxnL2mV-qzepfpTy7EC7in5ewNd86E_AlZ-lD_Yu0_SilEdxwC4V_svALdpgRQPprJJEsDyI0hI0lG/s400/96-turenscape-landscape-architecture-Buildings-around-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587326243945089602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Regenerative design transformed this former derelict shooting range, used as a rubbish dump, into a low maintenance urban park. Rapid urbanisation in the area turned the former shooting range into a rubbish dump & storm water drainage basin for the city, making it a heavily polluted, deserted, littered site. The overall aim for the designers was to create a park that provided a large diversity of nature for the city & its residents; including the ability for the site to purify urban storm water, improve the saline-alkali soil, provide educational opportunities (environmental issues, native landscapes, natural systems, landscape sustainability & storm water management).</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYy1YbX0DpN6eHdPAW-0PqNcq-D7p_SayEBcsTGwSNJIDw5Rbeb3psK51uzW4lDKB4qsoTR8XdVK8WI9SE162MCzKt6isXIDn83eUGeuNXLMkRA3_4Rv6lPlvVRrBh9rLjCL1g6JJGZZb0/s1600/93-turenscape-landscape-architecture.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYy1YbX0DpN6eHdPAW-0PqNcq-D7p_SayEBcsTGwSNJIDw5Rbeb3psK51uzW4lDKB4qsoTR8XdVK8WI9SE162MCzKt6isXIDn83eUGeuNXLMkRA3_4Rv6lPlvVRrBh9rLjCL1g6JJGZZb0/s400/93-turenscape-landscape-architecture.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587326247104620898" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />The regional landscape is typically flat & used to be rich in wetlands & marshes before it was all destroyed by large scale urban development. The design for the park was inspired by the adaptive vegetation communities that used to cover this landscape & the region. The park was designed in such a way that it is very low maintenance & it just allows nature to work. The top image shows the site at the top centre, surrounded by high density urban sprawl. The second image shows more clearly the state of the site before its regeneration.</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13r_hF6kMUGJ_j3iQosrmBHjDyA8tAiRm6uVJL7cO_zyVbwfdRqagffIiaHJoLmc0mwYL-E1Agt5OWJ2LytxLkJe81gaCUAwxQ3aORNXmOmZnpj5uYfczvM2Dq0csl2foR2kFHRzyBUmn/s1600/01-turenscape-landscape-architecture-550x443.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 322px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13r_hF6kMUGJ_j3iQosrmBHjDyA8tAiRm6uVJL7cO_zyVbwfdRqagffIiaHJoLmc0mwYL-E1Agt5OWJ2LytxLkJe81gaCUAwxQ3aORNXmOmZnpj5uYfczvM2Dq0csl2foR2kFHRzyBUmn/s400/01-turenscape-landscape-architecture-550x443.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587326917136491362" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipVYtNGuvPf4nUKHSc31_8IReQX16GPcyXg6sDeHkwbThVDRTOMPHDRslG0Iy8aQ1uqldJi27Wsgulq4Qb-b_ANLNzZN0OonsQ2MvtkdR_oextcdnIZHceZW4Ex2LgOqDHMNq7y_M2d8pd/s1600/32-turenscape-landscape-architecture.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 171px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipVYtNGuvPf4nUKHSc31_8IReQX16GPcyXg6sDeHkwbThVDRTOMPHDRslG0Iy8aQ1uqldJi27Wsgulq4Qb-b_ANLNzZN0OonsQ2MvtkdR_oextcdnIZHceZW4Ex2LgOqDHMNq7y_M2d8pd/s400/32-turenscape-landscape-architecture.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587326691005629762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">The transformed park is unrecognisable from its former derelict, rubble strewn state. Twenty-one "pond cavities" were dug in the landscape, varying in size from ten to forty meters in diameter, & from one to five meters in depth. Depending on the weather, & the height above ground level, the cavities all take on different appearances, some becoming seasonal pools, some water ponds, some wetlands, & some remain as dry cavities. There are wooden platforms stretching out across some of the cavities, enabling visitors to see right inside them.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhzTGuPypKefAYIGuoGLDuDgO6vZVv7j5ba5vHefh8NfoJXIdNk8YQYiQ9ODQttjAJLtywwU8w-c7eqFB6gvxoe6LOhm56ZchMPir7IVYoiipQph51X12ag4daUTZ7a4qBc8tjRXvOVOk/s1600/26-turenscape-landscape-architecture.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhzTGuPypKefAYIGuoGLDuDgO6vZVv7j5ba5vHefh8NfoJXIdNk8YQYiQ9ODQttjAJLtywwU8w-c7eqFB6gvxoe6LOhm56ZchMPir7IVYoiipQph51X12ag4daUTZ7a4qBc8tjRXvOVOk/s400/26-turenscape-landscape-architecture.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587326681517174914" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGhzdT3ctCGpRDedP2MMEidV3nvtjv1rPmL-ikzeQ0MCVPQNT6QgOzUwWZdNDDpP3YRMAMIB5oxeAq1qct4PXY0ecEhhpV7DPvvVO68RYyJg-vYKKdt5hkkPIuI-MPYGEefrbARhfxjue/s1600/10e-turenscape-landscape-architecture-bridge-park.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGhzdT3ctCGpRDedP2MMEidV3nvtjv1rPmL-ikzeQ0MCVPQNT6QgOzUwWZdNDDpP3YRMAMIB5oxeAq1qct4PXY0ecEhhpV7DPvvVO68RYyJg-vYKKdt5hkkPIuI-MPYGEefrbARhfxjue/s400/10e-turenscape-landscape-architecture-bridge-park.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587326681517904626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Storm water is collected in the water cavities, allowing vegetation to grow & creating diverse water communities. Mixed seeds of native plant species were sowed initially to get the vegetation started, but after this plant species were allowed to grow & develop wherever they naturally occured. Different seasons provide different appearances as plant species establish at different times depending on the states of the cavities, whether they are wet or dry during the seasonal changes. </span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVSx2X-bpnc4_n-hfdrwmJsoUeehkB6jyZCPhPBS9CZ4cdDBG_MOGmp98eAzMEjunD4Pejz4Mpg82UcLpYMbqIc527zdndvgOHnLAJ3VOYKrDYLCeTbA7Tu-kGYDsJ9rkhVN3R827EHQl1/s1600/08-turenscape-landscape-architecture-028.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 177px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVSx2X-bpnc4_n-hfdrwmJsoUeehkB6jyZCPhPBS9CZ4cdDBG_MOGmp98eAzMEjunD4Pejz4Mpg82UcLpYMbqIc527zdndvgOHnLAJ3VOYKrDYLCeTbA7Tu-kGYDsJ9rkhVN3R827EHQl1/s400/08-turenscape-landscape-architecture-028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587326678114947154" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Red steel walkways run through the park, allowing higher views across the landscape </span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2FQDttmrANtlnarcJ5UVWJt00aZUFwvw-hInQ_ITMk1lS6_LIa727ig-a1hOIV-eEW7gWXUO8kUeUdTPPvxJC1qirP-r2fb5dtrlFn1nHopRoLf6Cru8Dzit4aFV_Yzn5HUuYjDjsj2Sg/s1600/32-turenscape-landscape-architecture.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 171px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2FQDttmrANtlnarcJ5UVWJt00aZUFwvw-hInQ_ITMk1lS6_LIa727ig-a1hOIV-eEW7gWXUO8kUeUdTPPvxJC1qirP-r2fb5dtrlFn1nHopRoLf6Cru8Dzit4aFV_Yzn5HUuYjDjsj2Sg/s400/32-turenscape-landscape-architecture.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587326673753246578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYy1YbX0DpN6eHdPAW-0PqNcq-D7p_SayEBcsTGwSNJIDw5Rbeb3psK51uzW4lDKB4qsoTR8XdVK8WI9SE162MCzKt6isXIDn83eUGeuNXLMkRA3_4Rv6lPlvVRrBh9rLjCL1g6JJGZZb0/s1600/93-turenscape-landscape-architecture.jpg"><br /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">All images courtesy of <a href="http://www.turenscape.com/english/projects/project.php?id=339">Turenscape.com</a></span>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100545176466477384noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569295246381048271.post-76179838978206166872011-03-22T23:07:00.007+00:002011-04-20T12:51:13.123+01:00DIY Urban Furniture Testing<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">The National Graduate School of Science & Technology in Strasbourg, France is a school for enginneers & architects. The whole university campus is undergoing rethinking of its organisation & layout, with the help of the Collectif ETC (an association of architects who aim to transform public spaces) urban street furniture designed by students was tested to experiment with different layouts in the campus car park.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirciWd3f5OFQL81WOI8IWixZ_ST4UUgLs-lfIh_2tDWK8EsTE3ynbp8076l6hVCvTfQNh2yrlGTGGuo68LPSs1Y3PA1-AvyUfFLB6jgVSF8jvrcelkhsWV3FaWVkBCFapndDEebUr0NXx5/s1600/2-DIY-urban-furniture-collectif-ect-550x366.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirciWd3f5OFQL81WOI8IWixZ_ST4UUgLs-lfIh_2tDWK8EsTE3ynbp8076l6hVCvTfQNh2yrlGTGGuo68LPSs1Y3PA1-AvyUfFLB6jgVSF8jvrcelkhsWV3FaWVkBCFapndDEebUr0NXx5/s400/2-DIY-urban-furniture-collectif-ect-550x366.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587292924618102530" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">The students started by entering proposals for street furniture, they were able to submit 7 basic modules. After this 33 modules were designed & built by the students, all had to be able to be carried by a fork-lift truck, so the bases are constructed with palettes. The modules offer a variety of uses, from ping-pong, football goals, chess tables, & a variety of seating types for sitting & lying on. The modules were often moved around to experiment with different layouts. With each module is a miniature model in order for for people to inagine & visualise other options quickly. The series of photographs below shows the different modules in their altering states being used:</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0IeOjjr2FJk0guI3SfHBOfFfMRBymZh91S6vVHcVq9RYcLIu5hJTwD_SA44wQ40V7OaTNIB1hMayQxxSDEDFp3rZ8TOlPHudgTpJEPU8Coq468PtWfqvXf05qKZvEJDM-tds1CtiqMSU5/s1600/DIY-urban-furniture-collectif-ect.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 107px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0IeOjjr2FJk0guI3SfHBOfFfMRBymZh91S6vVHcVq9RYcLIu5hJTwD_SA44wQ40V7OaTNIB1hMayQxxSDEDFp3rZ8TOlPHudgTpJEPU8Coq468PtWfqvXf05qKZvEJDM-tds1CtiqMSU5/s400/DIY-urban-furniture-collectif-ect.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587045252706976930" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">The furniture was only supposed to be a quick experiment of space, remaining in the car park for only the week, however the furniture had been enjoyed & used so much that the university has decided to keep them there for a few months while real development plans take place. </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl6-LaGiNqAt6bGfzKdPSUNZtoT3rnygd256F8iXhOKuc92qRnpJTtYgpDaSN7NWsSzAlaziV4GXjSAinpJigYtX2RqYt51agriEJrgjvaPoZt8IKzqWE4gFtTxtW9WShQaPFtT39tDsrO/s1600/1-DIY-urban-furniture-collectif-ect-550x366.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl6-LaGiNqAt6bGfzKdPSUNZtoT3rnygd256F8iXhOKuc92qRnpJTtYgpDaSN7NWsSzAlaziV4GXjSAinpJigYtX2RqYt51agriEJrgjvaPoZt8IKzqWE4gFtTxtW9WShQaPFtT39tDsrO/s400/1-DIY-urban-furniture-collectif-ect-550x366.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587298617109669026" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsiPuzzp-Dusft7ctlxrrxjzPgd49NcOcVDEOY9DjYLdhXmUUX0eiO-S_I7Yh3El1BY4n7sKOJtk3PnqvL54jOCLL71nqCaLk7PLFl-dIQo8AapL-A53UdFPBnkuh7ruZ11fPB9uYyHAqP/s1600/3-DIY-urban-furniture-collectif-ect-550x366.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsiPuzzp-Dusft7ctlxrrxjzPgd49NcOcVDEOY9DjYLdhXmUUX0eiO-S_I7Yh3El1BY4n7sKOJtk3PnqvL54jOCLL71nqCaLk7PLFl-dIQo8AapL-A53UdFPBnkuh7ruZ11fPB9uYyHAqP/s400/3-DIY-urban-furniture-collectif-ect-550x366.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587292924787545730" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Images courtesy of <a href="http://www.landezine.com/">Landezine</a></span>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100545176466477384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569295246381048271.post-76980323411647009642011-03-22T22:47:00.007+00:002011-03-23T14:38:33.487+00:00Architect's Brother<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Some striking photography & photo editing by Robert & Shana Parke-Harrison. The style of photography really appeals to me, as well as the use of landscape in every photograph. To see more of these amazing photos <a href="http://www.parkeharrison.com/slides-architechsbrother/index.html">click here</a></span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFGV40kW0DOW1slgnBUSPD2FM0-gN91r489tjUxCzZbRiscEc_fMo2bzwSayLCaqSD3NXjJm9jT0L2Pa0U3R2tlydDqFt3H6u7YCbOVI3oUeAZu4iqVKXdNhhMRui2UdI97gQQNE6uYf8/s1600/ParkeHarrison_architects_brother_14.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 334px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFGV40kW0DOW1slgnBUSPD2FM0-gN91r489tjUxCzZbRiscEc_fMo2bzwSayLCaqSD3NXjJm9jT0L2Pa0U3R2tlydDqFt3H6u7YCbOVI3oUeAZu4iqVKXdNhhMRui2UdI97gQQNE6uYf8/s400/ParkeHarrison_architects_brother_14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587041182907110370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiSuL5ukOPYaYCBr5t3l1ORXJICbsKLa_NcSkfv_PCDmPy83mXTiD-rSwyJNSVgVJ83kc8Q54R0Cu2mdIshfzFAvAJkafAw9zQ-vhqY5K5aYOAEHZKSSHugkoLa4YCbOxwNc_HwgYpWBtA/s1600/ParkeHarrison_architects_brother_13.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 344px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFXSiwdRD2qFCkOzLv2ZI_7kRjHwAkO_raQIX7e5wf2QruDjkRCIEsmVOySgC6N7Zozzh8MkDLo9uz2xDLTKsm2C5SEhQVVv_X5Un9mTPICyBsXx1pEDDL8jDV_Z0KCz3R8niVMet8Rrzx/s400/ParkeHarrison_architects_brother_10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587039978308344722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDiwfvB-yYpNGdoWpkyLcQrd3KGvQNFcn82M8srE74-ei_bAWG8zMwlSQsbIF6UM5gS3L02AOqcK_3VtuVn_OSut6ZkqXEpH7GLtUzckmgadMBh8a3iZ3Rt4-33oB-J8skizOQNB9IWOp/s1600/ParkeHarrison_architects_brother_04.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDiwfvB-yYpNGdoWpkyLcQrd3KGvQNFcn82M8srE74-ei_bAWG8zMwlSQsbIF6UM5gS3L02AOqcK_3VtuVn_OSut6ZkqXEpH7GLtUzckmgadMBh8a3iZ3Rt4-33oB-J8skizOQNB9IWOp/s400/ParkeHarrison_architects_brother_04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587039977034313298" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />Images courtesy of <a href="http://www.parkeharrison.com/slides-architechsbrother/index.html">parkeharrison.com</a></span>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100545176466477384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569295246381048271.post-12794350922294190962011-03-22T20:52:00.002+00:002011-03-22T22:33:22.449+00:00Carbon Footprint<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvZLqwo2ylvPZqgX9ka6hcdafcXX7gnWWz30zeU7d7KiOXKD_-YcVGbt-vjOf_0ru1oIG8DmVbH98Me2McYa7q8INh2SNfJKgcTFrvIofP0h2tvgZ_Dyf3aq2m0NzWHk7CJlGpafU_Zwu/s1600/carbon+footprint.JPG"><br /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">After thinking about, & researching sustainable products & methods I decided it would be interesting to see how my life affects the planet, just from my day to day living. So I searched online for a Carbon Footprint calculator, this is the first one I came across. To calculate your personal carbon footprint you are asked a series of questions under the topics of; Food, travel, home & stuff. The answers you provide are calculated in some way to determine your carbon footprint. </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />My results showed that my lifestyle relies on the availability of 2.53 planets to support the human race, unfortunately we only have one. The travel section was the highest percentage, increasing my footprint; this probably was due to me flying last year & the type/size of car I drive. Below is the print screen of the results page showing my carbon footprint:</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvZLqwo2ylvPZqgX9ka6hcdafcXX7gnWWz30zeU7d7KiOXKD_-YcVGbt-vjOf_0ru1oIG8DmVbH98Me2McYa7q8INh2SNfJKgcTFrvIofP0h2tvgZ_Dyf3aq2m0NzWHk7CJlGpafU_Zwu/s1600/carbon+footprint.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvZLqwo2ylvPZqgX9ka6hcdafcXX7gnWWz30zeU7d7KiOXKD_-YcVGbt-vjOf_0ru1oIG8DmVbH98Me2McYa7q8INh2SNfJKgcTFrvIofP0h2tvgZ_Dyf3aq2m0NzWHk7CJlGpafU_Zwu/s400/carbon+footprint.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587010181105352354" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100545176466477384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569295246381048271.post-41543045327242217282011-03-22T19:03:00.008+00:002011-03-27T21:25:44.037+01:00FLOWLIGHT<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">While researching sustainable methods of lighting for use in my studio project, a site which is on the river & has a dock in the centre of it (see Millenium Mills post for details), I came across this new tidal powered lighting system - FLOWLIGHT</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJTE9f3g-Ng42fEbsuvYcLB2hb5DI8glvQLSgd4He7UpkcWwF_L_mPBNoY5Lu2d_TWM0h2_F7izl_iXhKFezUT87hYuYfCuCr5SPD3qS_PZFBnofMDhyphenhyphenzdydFRHHwe5nzjlnOM1aO2f_D/s1600/flowlight_T8ern_58.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJTE9f3g-Ng42fEbsuvYcLB2hb5DI8glvQLSgd4He7UpkcWwF_L_mPBNoY5Lu2d_TWM0h2_F7izl_iXhKFezUT87hYuYfCuCr5SPD3qS_PZFBnofMDhyphenhyphenzdydFRHHwe5nzjlnOM1aO2f_D/s320/flowlight_T8ern_58.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586983565104664626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Tidal power is not widely used currently, mainly because it is less powerful/takes longer to produce the same quantities of electricity as other more conventional sources. However, it is believed that in the future it will be used far more when other resources run out or provide too much damage to our planet. Water produces a lot of energy within itself, through waves & tides, Irish designer Shane Molloy has looked into this further & come up with a sustainable lighting system. Energy is generated from the flow of a tidal river, which is converted into electricity, which in turn illuminates the lights, using only renewable energy. The first Flowlights have been used to illuminate the dockside of the River Suir in Ireland.</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpztv9JnKF8b-nWJ9bJGvAzYl9ykWlDMWOKwsT4APa-RfXYcv4fvIQn5eMlt8MwIdm0MBWO_5rdvZSCedUSTfQBYibXXyyZu9VS-paQ0JvpYQd4OtQfj1GVqd242ciUeQz5PmMnomwYMDl/s1600/flowlight_03_VJkqH_58.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1yeqzvVwOCj0yeMfBr7sh_NMxC6ztI76gk8TiZURGBnw9KBk4sDjY4LHA1OJNgtTDr1jCgQEB9Qbkj-Na0JwVjUFDv44KLdEm2XYpHuDUx4UNV-u5xhGpjNP5pTQa2WGQoEV6uOgql6ai/s1600/flowlight_02_zGaf4_58.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1yeqzvVwOCj0yeMfBr7sh_NMxC6ztI76gk8TiZURGBnw9KBk4sDjY4LHA1OJNgtTDr1jCgQEB9Qbkj-Na0JwVjUFDv44KLdEm2XYpHuDUx4UNV-u5xhGpjNP5pTQa2WGQoEV6uOgql6ai/s320/flowlight_02_zGaf4_58.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586983567042860258" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">The lights have an outer shell made from carbon fibre, within this is the bespokely designed water turbine blades. The blades of the turbine are designed so that they can operate both clockwise & counterclockwise, enabling them to generate power with the flow of the river at high & low tides. The lighting systems have been developed to react to the levels of water in the river with a 'Tidal Drop Extension Arm', which is constantly altering itself, extending & contracting to keep the turbine at an ideal depth in the water.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirozsehjf2kpMhN_hBolKhNMKsRPiaLSPwVpNCHnvI1uq3DVD-1rR70JxKChmUGfFegtULjcpS8M1RildtFjO1y0G73V-0G6QiGhHr5UWOpaBlP7qsUma_ge_IX9p79huE_hjnmOtBbzr9/s1600/flowlight_01_aaEr4_58.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirozsehjf2kpMhN_hBolKhNMKsRPiaLSPwVpNCHnvI1uq3DVD-1rR70JxKChmUGfFegtULjcpS8M1RildtFjO1y0G73V-0G6QiGhHr5UWOpaBlP7qsUma_ge_IX9p79huE_hjnmOtBbzr9/s320/flowlight_01_aaEr4_58.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586983724238650834" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">The mechanical energy created by the turbines is converted into electrical power, which is then stored in a battery unit within the system. They have built in light sensors which will turn the LED lighting strips on when the natural night fades.</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJTE9f3g-Ng42fEbsuvYcLB2hb5DI8glvQLSgd4He7UpkcWwF_L_mPBNoY5Lu2d_TWM0h2_F7izl_iXhKFezUT87hYuYfCuCr5SPD3qS_PZFBnofMDhyphenhyphenzdydFRHHwe5nzjlnOM1aO2f_D/s1600/flowlight_T8ern_58.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpztv9JnKF8b-nWJ9bJGvAzYl9ykWlDMWOKwsT4APa-RfXYcv4fvIQn5eMlt8MwIdm0MBWO_5rdvZSCedUSTfQBYibXXyyZu9VS-paQ0JvpYQd4OtQfj1GVqd242ciUeQz5PmMnomwYMDl/s1600/flowlight_03_VJkqH_58.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpztv9JnKF8b-nWJ9bJGvAzYl9ykWlDMWOKwsT4APa-RfXYcv4fvIQn5eMlt8MwIdm0MBWO_5rdvZSCedUSTfQBYibXXyyZu9VS-paQ0JvpYQd4OtQfj1GVqd242ciUeQz5PmMnomwYMDl/s320/flowlight_03_VJkqH_58.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586983570551383266" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">This lighting scheme seems to be a suitable method of lighting many riverside/dockside/waterfronted public areas which are wishing to illuminate the walkways. Sustainable alternatives are obviously well researched in most designs today, due to the high awareness of the state of the planet & its resources. This lighting would definately be a system I would consider when designing the waterfront jetty in my studio design. As these images show they look reasonably attractive & are quite low key & minimal, it would be unlikely that alterations to the style & aethestics of the structure would alter the effectiveness of the energy generator, & so this could be changed to suit specific sites or design styles. </span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />All images courtesy of <a href="http://www.thedesignblog.org/entry/flowlight-harnesses-tidal-power-to-illuminate-docks-with-renewable-energy/">The Design Blog</a></span>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100545176466477384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569295246381048271.post-90677826035095974562011-03-18T15:23:00.005+00:002011-03-22T18:53:39.452+00:00Sackler Crossing - Kew Gardens<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="color: rgb(89, 89, 89);font-family:Calibri;font-size:12pt;" > </span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">The Sackler Crossing is a bridge across the Lake at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The bridge is a beautiful piece of architecture & engineering. As part of the third year module LD3002 Fielding we have to write a Management Plan for a chosen site at either Kew Gardens or Richmond Park. The lake & Sackler Crossing is my chosen site, due to its variety of habitats & interesting features. The following text has been taken from my management plan: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | The Lake & Sackler Crossing | Management Plan, by Alice Hankin</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBY4DTfLLlU72WyImKLWtyvT0ch77WrSMBaV4-llWzT0Z0aAAihufQiEUSjMg2JwcuhtUmLmd61LC-MjWSL09kalpPFeyP7Llo0fX8W64aZGSaxDphNBow-ypSVkffqJcSdfjD7ZCZ-cL9/s1600/DSC_0081.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBY4DTfLLlU72WyImKLWtyvT0ch77WrSMBaV4-llWzT0Z0aAAihufQiEUSjMg2JwcuhtUmLmd61LC-MjWSL09kalpPFeyP7Llo0fX8W64aZGSaxDphNBow-ypSVkffqJcSdfjD7ZCZ-cL9/s400/DSC_0081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585443747463328658" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"> "The Sackler Crossing was installed in 2006 & was the first ever bridge to cross the lake. The name is in honour of Theresa Sackler & Dr Mortimer, two philanthropists, whose donations made it possible for the bridge to be constructed. The designer was John Pawson, a British Architect. The bridge was designed in such a way that it reflects the precedent set by William Kent, an early visionary of Kew's, who wanted features in the landscape to be "stumbled upon" without prior planning.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifE-_cEosTHCR7_8T5etiq8j_FyEJvI4mwyehTE78-l0Hq41j1rGWixSqyDnSHYWwyNx_HC1d7c8B8ly8UWDNrRVTMaYgkLXEVbpfFm7HYNkBWibdpEe3Eb2M2JV4QZoM6O9KIkIqqmg-c/s1600/DSC_0084.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifE-_cEosTHCR7_8T5etiq8j_FyEJvI4mwyehTE78-l0Hq41j1rGWixSqyDnSHYWwyNx_HC1d7c8B8ly8UWDNrRVTMaYgkLXEVbpfFm7HYNkBWibdpEe3Eb2M2JV4QZoM6O9KIkIqqmg-c/s400/DSC_0084.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585443271016814706" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">The exact location of the bridge is purposeful; it forms part of the arc that Wilkinson Eyre planned in his master plan for the Gardens. The arc's central point is the Palm House, & then it sweeps around, cornered by through-views, & bisected by the Syon vista. The curve creates a new circulation route through this section of the Gardens, & the Sackler Crossing allows users to cross the water at this point.</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vbONrH7iTu3iusXsQUZPM2ItwJi_gbdmpM0I_DbWm2XSx3ghLZ9PS0QAVwzbzlaxkZMMPBcCuAq6vGlsVaMQrx1QKl6g1HXFFyhD9NIw9cL20mi_5VN2xTvYQ8-KfzHA6g3fOhIGVnjJ/s1600/DSC_0093.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vbONrH7iTu3iusXsQUZPM2ItwJi_gbdmpM0I_DbWm2XSx3ghLZ9PS0QAVwzbzlaxkZMMPBcCuAq6vGlsVaMQrx1QKl6g1HXFFyhD9NIw9cL20mi_5VN2xTvYQ8-KfzHA6g3fOhIGVnjJ/s400/DSC_0093.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585443259827251650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mY-hgZZng-aWchJr7p-n2be8gFbUG4eUEiYl5lhwW_d8IIgnLNj0HXyYk5WLRqe0NWhftGfNf1cqbPHSfa3p7YcMTRf6Ue2hyphenhyphengahtUk1sKoBi-2AVjgRhIZ1cdjzsmXLyQvWmMUmSv8U/s1600/DSC_0095.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mY-hgZZng-aWchJr7p-n2be8gFbUG4eUEiYl5lhwW_d8IIgnLNj0HXyYk5WLRqe0NWhftGfNf1cqbPHSfa3p7YcMTRf6Ue2hyphenhyphengahtUk1sKoBi-2AVjgRhIZ1cdjzsmXLyQvWmMUmSv8U/s400/DSC_0095.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585443256375606258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">The use of black granite & bronze to construct the bridge "reinforces the elemental character of the esign" (<a href="http://www.johnpawson.com/architecture/lakecrossing">John Pawson -Lake Crossing</a>). The granite lies in bands forming the deck walkway, & cast bronze has been used in vertical cantilevers to create simple balusters. If you view the bridge from either end the balusters seem to be a solid barrier, however from a side angle it is realised that there are hundreds of individual bronze bars, allowing views through to the surrounding water</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwHXgXmzgErG15bDiMDuoqK6E1oK-jEWGX-8zL2mg2z7sHs0OdJo9O1Mp9VPnRs9ePYlSV5EzXbZnZHvsWpJgzxGCeIyPWgPOGU1Pc8DLqeectaquENtneiJX4UhzLrkc85f74ielL-PG/s1600/DSC_0102.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwHXgXmzgErG15bDiMDuoqK6E1oK-jEWGX-8zL2mg2z7sHs0OdJo9O1Mp9VPnRs9ePYlSV5EzXbZnZHvsWpJgzxGCeIyPWgPOGU1Pc8DLqeectaquENtneiJX4UhzLrkc85f74ielL-PG/s400/DSC_0102.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585443251895394482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">The bridge has created a new route & enabled far easier access to certain areas either side of the lake, which before were neglected."</span><br /></div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJG2wWBiqIKZOX72ufst8Ln0ie4XPpa_IacNXMQzjtmuDuFhkxiaJeypsDEEoTnZVApZIZF9agEr7qMmzYhSfRoHTBdx8K-sN6bB1o7XDEXLc9RKZUMd9jC8BJLrieJl4y5dXpIvnbRUcm/s1600/DSC_0107.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJG2wWBiqIKZOX72ufst8Ln0ie4XPpa_IacNXMQzjtmuDuFhkxiaJeypsDEEoTnZVApZIZF9agEr7qMmzYhSfRoHTBdx8K-sN6bB1o7XDEXLc9RKZUMd9jC8BJLrieJl4y5dXpIvnbRUcm/s400/DSC_0107.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585443249102136434" border="0" /></a>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100545176466477384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569295246381048271.post-84393824456795550422011-03-16T17:47:00.003+00:002011-03-16T18:32:10.880+00:00Have Pepsi Found The Way Forward??<span style="font-size:85%;">Pepsi have released a new bottle to replace their current plastic bottles. They are market testing the product next year, with plans for its general use the same year.<br />The bottles are made completely out of plant material, including; switch grass (a perennial warm season buchgrass, native to North America), corn husks, pine bark & several other materials. Future progressions in use of materials includes orange peels, oat hulls, potato scraps & many other food leftovers from Pepsi's food business.<br />Coca-Cola are currently producing a bottle made from 30% plant material, saying it will take several more years to produce a 100% plant material bottle, so Pepsi are very proud to release their 100% plant material bottle.<br /><br />The release of this product could change the industry standards, reducing the use of petroleum-based materials & in-turn reducing the negative effects these materials have on the plant.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">To read the whole article </span><a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Latest-News-Wires/2011/0315/Pepsi-bottles-no-more-plastic?cmpid=addthis_twitter&sms_ss=twitter&at_xt=4d80eb3338a2e6d7,0">click here</a></span>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100545176466477384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569295246381048271.post-7251149412990298582011-03-08T18:46:00.018+00:002011-03-27T21:26:35.488+01:00Spiller's Millenium Mills<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">The final project of my Landscape Architecture degree was left very open, I have been given the task of creating my own brief & choosing my own site. There were only a few criteron for the project; the site should be of an appropriate size to allow us to demonstrate analysis, concept & detailed design skills at a range of scales; there should be an over-arching theme that allows us to explore ket issues in contemporary Landscape Architecture, this may be sustainable design, urban regeneration, or many others.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I had some ideas of the kind of project I wanted to develop, but was without a site. I was looking for a post-industrial, derelict site. Inspiration for this was gained from a lecture we had a few weeks ago by Will Sandy (See post "What Is Landscape - Will Sandy"), in which he showed a video of the work being done in Detroit to regenerate all of the derelict land, the Michigan Central Station site caught my eye inparticular. The following video show that footage (Michigan Central Station appears at 9 minutes). The video is the part 1 of 3 parts, all of them are worth having a watch, it shows a lot of the derelict parts of Detroit, & interviews a lot of people who are actively trying to bring life back to the city, mainly by using art.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/joMysMDHdb4" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">After researching & thinking for some time, I remembered a site that I have passed by many times & always been intrigued by. On the DLR in London, heading east out of the city, you travel through the London Docklands, which historically was home to a large industrious area. The Thames Barrier Park is often the destination when I travel out this far east, however I have always been more interested in the site on the other side of the DLR track. Spiller's Millenium Mills is a large derelict flour mill, the last remaining industrial building in the docklands.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP7NeNTLMd4MtVWZHiUQOo8aK-H4yHpp_pX7p5GfzC9Mnz8YG2Oh6NB97N3z9iasRAQtLTOBYnNly098_5UxYJGrs8ZiZs1AJ1hTVeh-PYTZzQCu5jEQn6IrTyaJYVf2ZgIkaE0Je9cgGq/s1600/DSC_0008.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP7NeNTLMd4MtVWZHiUQOo8aK-H4yHpp_pX7p5GfzC9Mnz8YG2Oh6NB97N3z9iasRAQtLTOBYnNly098_5UxYJGrs8ZiZs1AJ1hTVeh-PYTZzQCu5jEQn6IrTyaJYVf2ZgIkaE0Je9cgGq/s320/DSC_0008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581784576022453058" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Founded in 1901 by William Vernon & Sons, the actual mill was not built until 1905, becoming Europe's largest mill of the time. Shortly after this it was bought by Spiller's & named after their "Millenium Flour"; used to make the Millenium Flour & also dog food, which Spillers were famous for. In 1917 it was partially destroyed by an explosion in a neighbouring factory, it was then hugely extended several years later in 1933. The mill has now been derelict since 1984 when it was forced to shut down when the docks were closed, due to huge industrial decline. Since then the building has suffered a lot, with parts demolished, machines ripped out leaving huge open holes, and some vandalism. There are in fact two mills on site, one being Millenium Mills (the largest mainly white building) & a smaller mill attached to the east side of MM, Rank Hovis Mill. There is also still a large white silo which still remains on the site, Silo D.<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgugFqBPQpANTd52f5aIHiSAa_twqCqgV0fbRC2Gu2buCwqyw_ew8nC-SmtFjVDNChTS54X70TE1Bi45aq6Dru6vY_9ZK68AvYD52oAAi413ArnduqAqtsiunMTGxpMUeSipmYrDA16qPBZ/s1600/DSC_0025.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgugFqBPQpANTd52f5aIHiSAa_twqCqgV0fbRC2Gu2buCwqyw_ew8nC-SmtFjVDNChTS54X70TE1Bi45aq6Dru6vY_9ZK68AvYD52oAAi413ArnduqAqtsiunMTGxpMUeSipmYrDA16qPBZ/s320/DSC_0025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581784595831373858" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge1DZ41l-E_1NPDkbcpQKf7dF-sNAvK9WHbWRGzhTzKu17XhBPnbEYRPv02t6fPT0v416uHKRjNTR3llknQH7MR_YjkjaL4cVVwy8wfPo2zCD3N8Qusk_xQtIhTLsmGXXIPLF33oOh4MMD/s1600/DSC_0019.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge1DZ41l-E_1NPDkbcpQKf7dF-sNAvK9WHbWRGzhTzKu17XhBPnbEYRPv02t6fPT0v416uHKRjNTR3llknQH7MR_YjkjaL4cVVwy8wfPo2zCD3N8Qusk_xQtIhTLsmGXXIPLF33oOh4MMD/s320/DSC_0019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581784582230810642" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">In 2007 it was announced that Spiller's Millenium Mill will be converted into luxury flats at some point in the foreseeable future, as part of the Silvertown Quays development. I expect this will be less of a conversion & more of a demolition & then rebuild. This is a terrible shame, as although the building is in bad shape & is considered a dangerous site, it is the last remaining proof of London's huge industrial past. This is why I have chosen this site as my Semester II project. I want to revitalise the site & celebrate the past industrial history by using the buildings as the focal point of a new public park. </span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgia1XfQKa_N2mCZG6XymYlrj5LxchKVlM77m2xd8srRkEWykrgaiSTlQBX1Hy_wiBpl1bkVX7rhQ_REUq39VTAgbORy5-IdJShxrIWE2WQ5HYZscrBZeNwxHE3WwCtsBeeseqwiWnE8_WP/s1600/DSC_0032.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgia1XfQKa_N2mCZG6XymYlrj5LxchKVlM77m2xd8srRkEWykrgaiSTlQBX1Hy_wiBpl1bkVX7rhQ_REUq39VTAgbORy5-IdJShxrIWE2WQ5HYZscrBZeNwxHE3WwCtsBeeseqwiWnE8_WP/s320/DSC_0032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581786267529553714" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9WUWapjeMjcWWYCnpSClcLhPWDzBlhydGZoYyHBsS6KtPluQ8ZaRoFzutCxcd6HIBwtx2KD9QzjG9IpnmL-xcNNawYgvEPANCjXY2b1ZbR3yEEYY6CgRHCFubC8JfqQIuDtyvYFWhYD8e/s1600/DSC_0010.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9WUWapjeMjcWWYCnpSClcLhPWDzBlhydGZoYyHBsS6KtPluQ8ZaRoFzutCxcd6HIBwtx2KD9QzjG9IpnmL-xcNNawYgvEPANCjXY2b1ZbR3yEEYY6CgRHCFubC8JfqQIuDtyvYFWhYD8e/s320/DSC_0010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581784580953895122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">The site is considered "dangerous" due to the fragile state of the building, & so is completely surrounded by high security fences & there is a 24 hour security car which patrols the site looking out for trespassers. Trespassers are a common thing at Millenium Mills, as the building is considered by a group of urban explorers to be the greatest building to access & explore in the UK. This group are very adverse to the plans of redevelopment as well, agreeing with my sentiment that it should be honoured as a heritage site due to its history.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3lmbRMMkI-K-vCEGy5pw1zgcMpwpPzU5p-YiBUwmiZ_6UKk2RIskGwWwHS8aJAT15HRek4rvmr1-ThZCOAnsZJzCrSp0BcuzZIN90TtrZQWsps2gTV9vcuCIr_mXiMYDe1funSH6r-ei1/s1600/DSC_0034.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3lmbRMMkI-K-vCEGy5pw1zgcMpwpPzU5p-YiBUwmiZ_6UKk2RIskGwWwHS8aJAT15HRek4rvmr1-ThZCOAnsZJzCrSp0BcuzZIN90TtrZQWsps2gTV9vcuCIr_mXiMYDe1funSH6r-ei1/s320/DSC_0034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581786273468193890" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">View west from the Royal Victoria Dock footbridge</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnAbubvNx9WsOBBtxVmQozPxiYuVUK7MNTYTx5_NNqnvaBY7R1rSZh5yIWNH_JGhauYoOGY-qHjsCVSWLJow-X5Da0zW_68DPMQQirhVKYMrJY5U04DWxQ03vTD5uYdnqFoP89Rn3LFz11/s1600/DSC_0035.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnAbubvNx9WsOBBtxVmQozPxiYuVUK7MNTYTx5_NNqnvaBY7R1rSZh5yIWNH_JGhauYoOGY-qHjsCVSWLJow-X5Da0zW_68DPMQQirhVKYMrJY5U04DWxQ03vTD5uYdnqFoP89Rn3LFz11/s320/DSC_0035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581786276551686866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">The site faces the London Excel, a large exhibitions & conference centre</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmu33BUtoweAJmlcxQn3PFsSKFM0rPGv2T7yx7MFLcaXb_ZdFhjo9CJv_rJ5LgS_FsX77F9qzdFy5VcRwKzurKu1GpZQThmDQ_bDfrdaGkx8D83RwewoUwxMYwa368s0W-Mi_qCIjXjLfv/s1600/DSC_0045.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmu33BUtoweAJmlcxQn3PFsSKFM0rPGv2T7yx7MFLcaXb_ZdFhjo9CJv_rJ5LgS_FsX77F9qzdFy5VcRwKzurKu1GpZQThmDQ_bDfrdaGkx8D83RwewoUwxMYwa368s0W-Mi_qCIjXjLfv/s320/DSC_0045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581786282589618418" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mhkxdarBOOuWfoUfK_5yh7qRq_ifYO4g_OdU9IfV2zsfL2PipHOckN02ap9kIOieLcU_GBedhc9hGk0lI3F3vLh3OcLaPjx1URZXZ6sC8Bc33snoiAVzWuvn52pIyWWw_ll4iUSfuRYk/s1600/DSC_0048.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mhkxdarBOOuWfoUfK_5yh7qRq_ifYO4g_OdU9IfV2zsfL2PipHOckN02ap9kIOieLcU_GBedhc9hGk0lI3F3vLh3OcLaPjx1URZXZ6sC8Bc33snoiAVzWuvn52pIyWWw_ll4iUSfuRYk/s320/DSC_0048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581787350246638930" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Rank Hovis building on the west side of the Millenium Mills</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0iZpzOVoXgAO1j4R0_WRLCTKnBEETiDWOaUnB0L1GFvp7t1txLMOQ5g29L51fOLxd6TPnJUy1u_FrARLtKRIkcDXF-lU8QHMWRd_9mvKbc4hOa-2rfQ2H6hEO_bCF0WjJZT0HxMRvtKRm/s1600/DSC_0054.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0iZpzOVoXgAO1j4R0_WRLCTKnBEETiDWOaUnB0L1GFvp7t1txLMOQ5g29L51fOLxd6TPnJUy1u_FrARLtKRIkcDXF-lU8QHMWRd_9mvKbc4hOa-2rfQ2H6hEO_bCF0WjJZT0HxMRvtKRm/s320/DSC_0054.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581787071099250930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0mHm8S8wzLDZ4m_tGOPHo6hQ4I43BoJiAwl_eYbaUJxJ_nZvpsgxnikjYdbT-cW_cf9EDfEmoXpi_sdmylRuWnbP0psXV_-VeHaIA5VnYb0ARmwBbDDHr96vXk5Y7dDet0IhIsQQPEEsJ/s1600/urban+context+map+copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0mHm8S8wzLDZ4m_tGOPHo6hQ4I43BoJiAwl_eYbaUJxJ_nZvpsgxnikjYdbT-cW_cf9EDfEmoXpi_sdmylRuWnbP0psXV_-VeHaIA5VnYb0ARmwBbDDHr96vXk5Y7dDet0IhIsQQPEEsJ/s400/urban+context+map+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582176755495107298" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">The map above just simply show the site (red line border) in context with some nearby well known places/attractions; the Excel Centre, London City airport, Thames Barrier & Thames Barrier Park.<br /><br /><br />The following video shows footage of some of the site, but mainly the inside of the building, created by someone who took the risk to access this amazing building. </span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/R38FH1pTk_8" width="480" frameborder="0" height="390"></iframe><br /></div>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100545176466477384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569295246381048271.post-85495992981811753752011-03-03T17:21:00.011+00:002011-03-28T15:46:46.905+01:00East is East<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">The second London day out was concentrating on installations, art & design within the East of London, starting at Moorgate tube station, & ending at Gillett Square in Dalston, Hackney. The images below show the things we came across throughout the day:</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn58XjyqU9O7SbB3n6sgmX-zSF1911sMUEotI6wFolSYGcmfdnxpMWjw9s6_zKUFrjuZFDi5ek8b35zrsFk8l9PjHFR9_Fy1kDcTokFLPq8ZpxPGCwga0f-rcM59UMHbbrAjEthHwLkj5g/s1600/DSCF4809.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn58XjyqU9O7SbB3n6sgmX-zSF1911sMUEotI6wFolSYGcmfdnxpMWjw9s6_zKUFrjuZFDi5ek8b35zrsFk8l9PjHFR9_Fy1kDcTokFLPq8ZpxPGCwga0f-rcM59UMHbbrAjEthHwLkj5g/s400/DSCF4809.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579908038705957586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">This is the Fulcrum, a corten steel sculpture, designed by Richard Serra. The designer was given a task of creating a sculpture to fit into the small space which is Octagon Square, Serra decided to design upwards in order to make something striking & imposing without taking up too much space.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0TSjDQ3E5auHfP8QVK8sR37YwsRGKEgc6wnYCLdUouwh5iqI2ko-eFOIY9d7r27Kcwhd2Q3OcjNMev3HqSB5G7rZ4JfWSxSgv_yZM5FkMv4Ygb0nxLhxUrFSHlsGobzyu-NrYQIDj0BH/s1600/DSCF4811.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0TSjDQ3E5auHfP8QVK8sR37YwsRGKEgc6wnYCLdUouwh5iqI2ko-eFOIY9d7r27Kcwhd2Q3OcjNMev3HqSB5G7rZ4JfWSxSgv_yZM5FkMv4Ygb0nxLhxUrFSHlsGobzyu-NrYQIDj0BH/s400/DSCF4811.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579908033485975346" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Broadgate circle is this circular space, mainly used for events throughout the year. The programme of events is called the Broadgate Arena, one of the most popular events being the ice rink that is set up in the circle from october through the winter months.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6IJwVdVNwXAt-c8Eo1nkLn0guKfU-wBTt5dpHJGBc51dstD4-UrF3cKwgGMMBqTkqwKEifab9974YRe9Xhgou9gw2EpIqCDVqiRCa3g-toviR9QNX8gNO3-kplnd-vdByhtXNhHuXGfzb/s1600/DSCF4812.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6IJwVdVNwXAt-c8Eo1nkLn0guKfU-wBTt5dpHJGBc51dstD4-UrF3cKwgGMMBqTkqwKEifab9974YRe9Xhgou9gw2EpIqCDVqiRCa3g-toviR9QNX8gNO3-kplnd-vdByhtXNhHuXGfzb/s400/DSCF4812.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579908026778559586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Finsbury Avenue Square was refurbished by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, turning it into a sophisticated public square in the heart of Broadgate. The square's most striking feature is its grid patterned, interactive lighting. The lights bring the square to life at night, & it becomes a very popular destination. </span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9oPQqVYUSuG3Dg4XD3DDIhEFT56QQvfnP56qv2azln8_ego7hTZW43bgDFr4sQv_UBJIpSetDYEJwySvieF-_M_m8lbwNZhJjYDI7E0NXw1JOWK_GeyOAdpuNzBOwDv6ilnhfBooK0ffl/s1600/DSCF4816.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9oPQqVYUSuG3Dg4XD3DDIhEFT56QQvfnP56qv2azln8_ego7hTZW43bgDFr4sQv_UBJIpSetDYEJwySvieF-_M_m8lbwNZhJjYDI7E0NXw1JOWK_GeyOAdpuNzBOwDv6ilnhfBooK0ffl/s400/DSCF4816.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579908020814985874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">This was a casting of old London displayed in Bishop's Square. Bishop's Square is just to the west of Spitalfields Market, & is considered part of the Spitalfields area.</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi225Fx92PFeKMQPeP5FH9P2dSPXCKZdEWXpHMDzHBGzY_7MMb5tIFMz1A2L0JojFC8K2lgLanOeHNCnzOyrjoYgX5o0yiS1521qH2BNaa7JH-8OwYnXNBKTej3llBunBRaGHICxTOQwZUK/s1600/DSCF4818.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi225Fx92PFeKMQPeP5FH9P2dSPXCKZdEWXpHMDzHBGzY_7MMb5tIFMz1A2L0JojFC8K2lgLanOeHNCnzOyrjoYgX5o0yiS1521qH2BNaa7JH-8OwYnXNBKTej3llBunBRaGHICxTOQwZUK/s400/DSCF4818.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579908020671147794" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Water feature in Bishop's Square</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcnzAZW8fRfAKtvi0_ad3Ayn_pmwfXbnQNC83q76rtOiXNSqls-YAUtD5G0oP3RrPH72teO8f9vP0jqsgl9RLTKRMNUI6s30LPd3aEEnXv5fT1-TwNjC8Izt0JEw6jYYzUeEWThlaR1OGA/s1600/DSCF4819.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcnzAZW8fRfAKtvi0_ad3Ayn_pmwfXbnQNC83q76rtOiXNSqls-YAUtD5G0oP3RrPH72teO8f9vP0jqsgl9RLTKRMNUI6s30LPd3aEEnXv5fT1-TwNjC8Izt0JEw6jYYzUeEWThlaR1OGA/s400/DSCF4819.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579906950426332754" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Art installation in Bishop's Square; "I'm late, I'm late, I'm very, very late!!", the rabbits were designed by Paul Cox with history of the area in mind. Spitalfields was originally a grazing area for cattle, (hence 'field' in the name), the sculpture is also meant to represent the people who live & work in the East of London, who like rabbits stay in close knit communities. The rabbits are moveable, so have popped up in lots of different locations within the Spitalfields complex. They're a happy installations, which brings a smile to your face & adds a light hearted touch to what is normally quite a business orientated, busy area.<br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0pF-iWSbSNoLxQ8cuh9Ohhpi5q8QMcWzYeHxJJgLJ77G_0Y-F68gOQzR1yQuLQUdvlZq_T1w5SVKnylTyeE_53eEhVhbajhKy__II8H0dnwUpofVIpCmrd3x3ppaBdchD2OTSvcpXDGGe/s1600/DSCF4820.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0pF-iWSbSNoLxQ8cuh9Ohhpi5q8QMcWzYeHxJJgLJ77G_0Y-F68gOQzR1yQuLQUdvlZq_T1w5SVKnylTyeE_53eEhVhbajhKy__II8H0dnwUpofVIpCmrd3x3ppaBdchD2OTSvcpXDGGe/s400/DSCF4820.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579906943679275442" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrQ1rMKz1WR2imtmGgck1WHcTi-9h58KNMxAgYOqVKsNlUj5XvlBRsK7P5h_2KIa-9a90r5FS0rBxn_ti5EeEwfm-M-Ko7tYsVD0CM_A0smvvL0tBjBIjWzxUocWkNipiKNOlqrCtDEZf/s1600/DSCF4821.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrQ1rMKz1WR2imtmGgck1WHcTi-9h58KNMxAgYOqVKsNlUj5XvlBRsK7P5h_2KIa-9a90r5FS0rBxn_ti5EeEwfm-M-Ko7tYsVD0CM_A0smvvL0tBjBIjWzxUocWkNipiKNOlqrCtDEZf/s400/DSCF4821.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579906938770157346" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Whilst walking through Brick Lane I saw several pieces of graffiti that really stood out to me. The one above I particularly like, it is a really beautiful piece of artwork. After some research I discovered it's by a renowned Belgian street artist Roa. Roa has painted several creatures (always animals) around the Brick Lane/Spitalfields area. I particularly like this one as I think herons are amazing birds (Roa's original intention was to paint a heron, but then told it looked like a crane...so slightly altered it to look more like a crane, although I still think it looks very heron like), and the style it has been done in reminds me a lot of the works of Thomas Hooper, a world renowned tattoo artist whos work I hugely admire. </span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNdq-hZdJkzOLj29eN8i42JYUC0hoZ-P6o_hkKvxImnGMUFK7j_NyMsy88pnpvncLVpA_Dx-f3hYdaXVNBhRkVpQtg6xmxzgsvXuDAD8Am2q_D0bmQABzJzv0VxFQzKBPQuSEQvA1p4Z5/s1600/DSCF4822.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNdq-hZdJkzOLj29eN8i42JYUC0hoZ-P6o_hkKvxImnGMUFK7j_NyMsy88pnpvncLVpA_Dx-f3hYdaXVNBhRkVpQtg6xmxzgsvXuDAD8Am2q_D0bmQABzJzv0VxFQzKBPQuSEQvA1p4Z5/s400/DSCF4822.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579906937620559186" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTGs4lBykxmMxgkOSSkHwhF7jY-fKbbV3n2lFJtH4zWDZGhLZBaoQ3j0bWWajPSNm4kMAnQe_Y9p5Vyakh7D-3n8Nd3BnInuqR9BfYEEn7NTkc6iLo2hOtIhZYUiv8m0bXzAGQYR-mxuUL/s1600/DSCF4823.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTGs4lBykxmMxgkOSSkHwhF7jY-fKbbV3n2lFJtH4zWDZGhLZBaoQ3j0bWWajPSNm4kMAnQe_Y9p5Vyakh7D-3n8Nd3BnInuqR9BfYEEn7NTkc6iLo2hOtIhZYUiv8m0bXzAGQYR-mxuUL/s400/DSCF4823.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579906933371097298" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">This graffiti caught my eye because it is actually very unattractive, but because of this it is very striking.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2sVzfbL_7INXiBQXn1pxUl2d32cBzz4BJ3DINaSqtB_9Zgb22RAtyIOeOlBCP9zrt3t09ufuV074v6G8dRtQTYcO2V8bGerPnHdCn0D2cXSGURqk6NiXRQusU6px1ik-2Nx7OzaG6TX6/s1600/DSCF4825.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2sVzfbL_7INXiBQXn1pxUl2d32cBzz4BJ3DINaSqtB_9Zgb22RAtyIOeOlBCP9zrt3t09ufuV074v6G8dRtQTYcO2V8bGerPnHdCn0D2cXSGURqk6NiXRQusU6px1ik-2Nx7OzaG6TX6/s400/DSCF4825.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579906364722362482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">View from Spitalfields City Farm across to the city</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTT8Ue3-S8l1ej19aKdGP5om7k_iiWisbqDyxMBEZKH7rBjCHBdz101luUGkUhQHQgPTlLboTGxb83Q2DDANyhm9VVvwO7ho5HxNXdFwhFtsPPQHE_B_rONrwDOKQok8nqFPWc7yx8BhAy/s1600/DSCF4826.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTT8Ue3-S8l1ej19aKdGP5om7k_iiWisbqDyxMBEZKH7rBjCHBdz101luUGkUhQHQgPTlLboTGxb83Q2DDANyhm9VVvwO7ho5HxNXdFwhFtsPPQHE_B_rONrwDOKQok8nqFPWc7yx8BhAy/s400/DSCF4826.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579906361002281138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovnfGp0QRvGFt_63QH46i3NCZYv5_r_51u-zKRQ3mWVf-dHGDX3o068ZgwaqES1c_0GNiGfQdOhTJRxnYKlf4xr8Kcm_qBHiN0UkSolV0Xb3DT_Fn3Yg11tdrsvLswCOp0dBm4v_xSec9/s1600/DSCF4827.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovnfGp0QRvGFt_63QH46i3NCZYv5_r_51u-zKRQ3mWVf-dHGDX3o068ZgwaqES1c_0GNiGfQdOhTJRxnYKlf4xr8Kcm_qBHiN0UkSolV0Xb3DT_Fn3Yg11tdrsvLswCOp0dBm4v_xSec9/s400/DSCF4827.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579906356754548226" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjei_4MX9mqjGSnPV0x1o7VgXuoBIjTbEy8N-93prklgWHhBLivMTOs21kqrjds5P5pdkbE3cSw1hQ4ziI07gsm40r5ctI2hqDm4mTm7PV9F1XYQU__cMU8yXkY-rNh-xWKzAwPBOP8Urky/s1600/DSCF4828.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjei_4MX9mqjGSnPV0x1o7VgXuoBIjTbEy8N-93prklgWHhBLivMTOs21kqrjds5P5pdkbE3cSw1hQ4ziI07gsm40r5ctI2hqDm4mTm7PV9F1XYQU__cMU8yXkY-rNh-xWKzAwPBOP8Urky/s400/DSCF4828.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579906352410535090" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">We stopped in at Hackney City Farm. This farm has been open for 20 years, allowing children & adults the opportunity to get close to farm animals & wildlife in the heart of the city. The farm seemed very opular, even on a wednesday when we visited there was a large amount of people coming in & out.<br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaP5_udjywAPKms6nJDnSBHCkJnkO1CGvBJ643QoxLAEwkzSbYx0ZX-MAfEs5X4iKH0_TsuaFqhEtyuG-sHJa0mdHRo5vwb6ZIOl_eoJH6ipoj3-FAQYNOKXOi-s_P3O6zPZwedVsBA2VW/s1600/DSCF4829.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaP5_udjywAPKms6nJDnSBHCkJnkO1CGvBJ643QoxLAEwkzSbYx0ZX-MAfEs5X4iKH0_TsuaFqhEtyuG-sHJa0mdHRo5vwb6ZIOl_eoJH6ipoj3-FAQYNOKXOi-s_P3O6zPZwedVsBA2VW/s400/DSCF4829.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579906347331825522" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQCHopLNH0qFxt4IO5Cqc4qw3i2_CIUpjP7UDPZq2wr5_XuFWjSl03oJE0crAef2dKhmxz5013fkSnIPUxBP_gZpnjZKjyh_-AHydJdkwILGgmhVYwVL9vf5WzC2FXTMFELS0IYIRajAPB/s1600/DSCF4830.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQCHopLNH0qFxt4IO5Cqc4qw3i2_CIUpjP7UDPZq2wr5_XuFWjSl03oJE0crAef2dKhmxz5013fkSnIPUxBP_gZpnjZKjyh_-AHydJdkwILGgmhVYwVL9vf5WzC2FXTMFELS0IYIRajAPB/s400/DSCF4830.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579905791692400674" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Along the Regent's canal there was a series of these mirrored mosaics. Although many of them were old, damaged & graffited they really lit up the unattractive walls in which they were set.</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-WcwoRjhhAsSgXCuLgS_NvC2rNuoZdDrjtzg8pDaWVC-3E3G5L8rbi1V_Bfbw3g3Svk8MeJlq63uSzvvNq0tUJjOSLurxWwrr1QCGDkUmZwwXrFhMbzveBjUDMQs8vH_fU7a1x_vUKpBp/s1600/DSCF4831.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-WcwoRjhhAsSgXCuLgS_NvC2rNuoZdDrjtzg8pDaWVC-3E3G5L8rbi1V_Bfbw3g3Svk8MeJlq63uSzvvNq0tUJjOSLurxWwrr1QCGDkUmZwwXrFhMbzveBjUDMQs8vH_fU7a1x_vUKpBp/s400/DSCF4831.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579905790006625794" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">The final stop was Gillett Square in Dalston. I have seen photos & read about this newly redeveloped square, & have always been interested to see it.... on arrival I was very disappointed. All it was was a grey paved area with two benches, one handrail & very little else. It was very uninspiring considering it was one of the first to be completed of the "100 Public Spaces programme" in London. The only striking & attractive feature was this old shipping container which has been covered in mirrors.<br /></span>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100545176466477384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569295246381048271.post-64884078344768297082011-03-03T16:40:00.008+00:002011-03-28T15:46:46.905+01:00Bringing the Countryside to the City; City Farms & Community Gardens<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-jiQgMOPGyhyphenhyphenJNQ1WnFkPWM71U3iBJreFZoCbIwERCMPdfax93ChhfcHfdwPyR1qs1N1hTijCl6K4Y7Pxnmb7NM4AXY9CiYvKYbrONUvoJOy1eXttca3bHiGIzVAfDJSFuYwyjXPFUQP/s1600/DSC_0076.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlK1ksIPK4WhQW1psKWbeIQSOIjxqeqykF0F3bmJumdAevBPFzjIff-k3Zhsf6TLJonHuaYiMNUXen79TGNV2RjDYmMNstzbfqxjiNa-JZA3f7WriTyRQu726WkcSP20NURRkLAtqpD586/s1600/DSC_0069.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlK1ksIPK4WhQW1psKWbeIQSOIjxqeqykF0F3bmJumdAevBPFzjIff-k3Zhsf6TLJonHuaYiMNUXen79TGNV2RjDYmMNstzbfqxjiNa-JZA3f7WriTyRQu726WkcSP20NURRkLAtqpD586/s400/DSC_0069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579895177159507138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">For the few of us that did not go to Stockholm we took a wander around some interesting sustainable/green/community led projects around the Vauxhall area of London. The first stop was <a href="http://www.vauxhallcityfarm.org/">Vauxhall City Farm (click to access website)</a>; within this hugely urban area you suddenly come across this city farm. The farm invites anyone to explore, and is host to an array of animals (including a paddock offering riding lessons), a community garden, duck pond & much more. The farm is totally sustainable, for example the community garden produces certain plants & vegetables that produce natural dyes, which are then used by the spinning group. The farm is 100% volunteer run & they are always looking for new people to join them.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_8CE4rzkWnm1neItGr6YVdfp5jOx649B596No0gU-0WinE_WAOtaKyPTv7LzAm9gqH850z3Hg8HAkMXtcFR2Mi4PabTvk2zoL4Ef2pKnpLBUP_mW82lzsY3Cq-xSs2n0BSFHk-hY2mYsN/s1600/DSC_0068.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_8CE4rzkWnm1neItGr6YVdfp5jOx649B596No0gU-0WinE_WAOtaKyPTv7LzAm9gqH850z3Hg8HAkMXtcFR2Mi4PabTvk2zoL4Ef2pKnpLBUP_mW82lzsY3Cq-xSs2n0BSFHk-hY2mYsN/s400/DSC_0068.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579899037579631410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWJHIAeG7swOzDMDmbtt2S9drpdVciYuuSE3e4J3h6b4Yjggw0mIqSa6ZGKYX-yIbgT4u9dIM2QtMtIiZxTMTiq9nSG6sq-fOg3D5WpstfXd6nznOwJp2HPEeiVppaFb1Je0I3QdlSJ3F/s1600/DSC_0066.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWJHIAeG7swOzDMDmbtt2S9drpdVciYuuSE3e4J3h6b4Yjggw0mIqSa6ZGKYX-yIbgT4u9dIM2QtMtIiZxTMTiq9nSG6sq-fOg3D5WpstfXd6nznOwJp2HPEeiVppaFb1Je0I3QdlSJ3F/s400/DSC_0066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579898828692675794" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">City Farms such as this one are invaluable to the local communities, without access to the activities & experiences the farm offers some children growing up in the city would never get to experience this kind of lifestyle. The farms enable families living in the city that may not be able to afford regular visits to the countryside a place to enjoy the animals & feel like they have got </span><span style="font-size:85%;">away from the hard urban landscape. There are several others in London, including Hackney City Farm.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_IfNO5_yKRAtWMkbfs_PZrNXR-UIBJWKo83XOzdBx6ie2EtGjwggbOTTQYHpm_Fxc_9x5SUqOVU4k1XZI_OgUemUPPaaSaSJSXP46cPM_XI4ICieKfSCrvZ4a6phOwtCQ4uoqAnO9IIhY/s1600/DSC_0071.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_IfNO5_yKRAtWMkbfs_PZrNXR-UIBJWKo83XOzdBx6ie2EtGjwggbOTTQYHpm_Fxc_9x5SUqOVU4k1XZI_OgUemUPPaaSaSJSXP46cPM_XI4ICieKfSCrvZ4a6phOwtCQ4uoqAnO9IIhY/s320/DSC_0071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579903097148409346" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Later in the day we visited Bonnington Square. Bonnington Square is home to a community garden, the follwoing description is taken from the <a href="http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/">'Bonnington Square Garden Association' </a>website:<br /><br />"The site in which the Pleasure Garden now stands was the result of WW2 bomb damage. In the 1970's the Council erected a couple of swings and seats but then didn't maintain them and seemed to forget the site even existed! Without maintenance the park fell into disrepair; dominated by stinging nettles and dog mess. In 1990 a builder working in the area applied to the Council to use the site as storage, which both alerted the council to the fact that they owned valuable 'idle land' and the Residents to the fact that the land could be sold for development. The Bonnington Square Garden Association was formed by Local Residents to lay claim to the "wasteland". Thus after prolonged negotiations with the powers that be money became available from a joint Government and Local Council scheme and construction began in August 1994 transforming the land into a little slice of paradise that now beholds you - 'The Pleasure Garden'. The Garden is, of course partly in homage to the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens which existed 100m to the north of here and were a major feature of London for three centuries; a place of curiosity, promenade and play. The garden, surprisingly perhaps was designed ‘by Committee’ - several local residents and an Architectural firm. The intention was to create a gentle and beautiful slice of nature that could serve all sides of the community. A delightful play space for the kids and something of a sanctuary from the big city storm for the adults. It is one of the beating ‘hearts’ of our community and a place of pilgrimage for many more."<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-jiQgMOPGyhyphenhyphenJNQ1WnFkPWM71U3iBJreFZoCbIwERCMPdfax93ChhfcHfdwPyR1qs1N1hTijCl6K4Y7Pxnmb7NM4AXY9CiYvKYbrONUvoJOy1eXttca3bHiGIzVAfDJSFuYwyjXPFUQP/s1600/DSC_0076.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-jiQgMOPGyhyphenhyphenJNQ1WnFkPWM71U3iBJreFZoCbIwERCMPdfax93ChhfcHfdwPyR1qs1N1hTijCl6K4Y7Pxnmb7NM4AXY9CiYvKYbrONUvoJOy1eXttca3bHiGIzVAfDJSFuYwyjXPFUQP/s320/DSC_0076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579903115624316114" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZL4vrYNtJphhuRs6CLcpLFHPvTvw6a6b9fAqERxe2NmGWbiVsKxYU00igIbbJZXfzvIKbLHjUFjhWOXs2UU4SfFxN6rUSDGo_Y0uLocBTM842F6nB6TY4ghvskmw8kDCT3CjsaiOfypo4/s1600/DSC_0074.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZL4vrYNtJphhuRs6CLcpLFHPvTvw6a6b9fAqERxe2NmGWbiVsKxYU00igIbbJZXfzvIKbLHjUFjhWOXs2UU4SfFxN6rUSDGo_Y0uLocBTM842F6nB6TY4ghvskmw8kDCT3CjsaiOfypo4/s320/DSC_0074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579903115709888242" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7VfxjDmXTx50hDzjKBz2Yr-RsjPjEy8-S_tpa1psqldD3mfzvWC-5D_lypcsGwhLsCnf26zDXZ80JjPKrKZJ68SCSvp3bm05GUFv2WywqQNsuWvAox6tUdxxa755CQX6GAk2-xNWeFs3/s1600/DSC_0073.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7VfxjDmXTx50hDzjKBz2Yr-RsjPjEy8-S_tpa1psqldD3mfzvWC-5D_lypcsGwhLsCnf26zDXZ80JjPKrKZJ68SCSvp3bm05GUFv2WywqQNsuWvAox6tUdxxa755CQX6GAk2-xNWeFs3/s320/DSC_0073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579903106448116098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHFfMohsRDul0ckrxcNBNAufeXzWqeaubDwWuelWtNsHsgIX8DMw90Ues__rGHC30XkmTCONlWYGAP0E26O8tBeUV3emXsZc7nK1TJG-L3CC-4ltB4UApxgKwxke1ichCTloUsOlzeg87l/s1600/DSC_0072.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHFfMohsRDul0ckrxcNBNAufeXzWqeaubDwWuelWtNsHsgIX8DMw90Ues__rGHC30XkmTCONlWYGAP0E26O8tBeUV3emXsZc7nK1TJG-L3CC-4ltB4UApxgKwxke1ichCTloUsOlzeg87l/s320/DSC_0072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579903100150182034" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">The garden is open to anyone to enjoy, and the residents are more than happy to discuss the development & maintenance of the garden. After completing the garden the association decided to extend the gardens philosophy by leaving the confines of the garden's hedges & spreading the planting out into the streets. They have pulled up paving slabs & planted tropical trees & plants. They believe the more they can plant the better, using every available space, improving inner city life by surrounding it with nature.<br /></span></div></div>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100545176466477384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569295246381048271.post-75997040732442667872011-03-03T15:59:00.005+00:002011-03-09T20:53:38.908+00:00Ethelburga Estate, Battersea<span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHJEwmyB-1XSOa0vBmnbGAWiY5qUv_bW1Mj0FLiscKLcHKy6d214z70t0OIqbngwuPCxuqyS0FVrijMYDSzNGkyvurP1_QLBbUboMyfrQiWov1Rod73JXGC2b4OUFHDFCcXaXK_SoNMC6/s1600/DSC_0080.JPG"><br /></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">The afternoon part of our London day out took us to Ethelburga Estate. This "estate" lies just to the west of Battersea Park (10metres across Albert Bridge Road), & is a housing estate comprised of both privately owned (90%) & council owned (10%) flats. The estate is considered "dangerous" & "unaproachable" by outsiders, who take much longer detours around the estate to access Battersea Bridge Road. Some of the residents have come together & created an estate action group. Their aim is to improve the aesthetics of the estate to benefit both the residents & the people who avoid the estate currently. They have been offered a £20,000 budget from the local council (Wandsworth) to do so. However, in order to get this money they have to have a certain (& very high) percentage of the residents approval & backing. This has proved much harder than expected. With a lot of residents being tenants & having no financial roots in the estate, they fear that improvements to the area will in turn increase the cost of their rent & so are dubious to support the action. Without a certain proportion of the residents support, no development will take place.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">When we visited we met Peter & Peter! These two men have been residents in Ethelburga estate for some years & are very keen to see change. They do not like the stereotype that has been made of the estate, by it being called an "estate", by the old fashioned, 60's appearance, & by the general unattractive buildings & landscape. They took us for a tour around the estate (which is not very big, encircling the estate took 15 mins), there is little in the way of attractive landscaping or design, rubbish bins are a huge eye-sore, there are large areas of concrete with no purposes, & very little soft landscaping. Back in the community centre we all got together & brainstormed some ideas of how we feel the estate could be improved. There were four categories: security & community, play & creativity (art), movement (& transport), & green infrastructure. The following images show these sheets with all our ideas:</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHJEwmyB-1XSOa0vBmnbGAWiY5qUv_bW1Mj0FLiscKLcHKy6d214z70t0OIqbngwuPCxuqyS0FVrijMYDSzNGkyvurP1_QLBbUboMyfrQiWov1Rod73JXGC2b4OUFHDFCcXaXK_SoNMC6/s1600/DSC_0080.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHJEwmyB-1XSOa0vBmnbGAWiY5qUv_bW1Mj0FLiscKLcHKy6d214z70t0OIqbngwuPCxuqyS0FVrijMYDSzNGkyvurP1_QLBbUboMyfrQiWov1Rod73JXGC2b4OUFHDFCcXaXK_SoNMC6/s400/DSC_0080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579887793115296546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOckMWltGNd_4wsVCKB0oP0HH7H-dKwvG6QlfgXWG7VqDiZT-GHh3Fu3IN-_dC1iSMVH3pz_q9GpMpeCL18pt3pTh1_SY_dA8WvXrIP4XQobxquqp4qZtelIhcmAG9oLnOLl3aoRq5l27/s1600/DSC_0079.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOckMWltGNd_4wsVCKB0oP0HH7H-dKwvG6QlfgXWG7VqDiZT-GHh3Fu3IN-_dC1iSMVH3pz_q9GpMpeCL18pt3pTh1_SY_dA8WvXrIP4XQobxquqp4qZtelIhcmAG9oLnOLl3aoRq5l27/s400/DSC_0079.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579887793817651154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJZZa2dDqYql-zB8KOZCIrGiru5UsLIl7r6ACAW8P2_lHIfAxtewY2x_o5v6DxOLczUmBqKQIIJN9n2mqVR8UqCbmQLgan2R3olcupnRV8aVbdbXRLs-GjId-M9yNOsRdBZqFFYB9EASi/s1600/DSC_0078.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJZZa2dDqYql-zB8KOZCIrGiru5UsLIl7r6ACAW8P2_lHIfAxtewY2x_o5v6DxOLczUmBqKQIIJN9n2mqVR8UqCbmQLgan2R3olcupnRV8aVbdbXRLs-GjId-M9yNOsRdBZqFFYB9EASi/s400/DSC_0078.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579887789232378146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBH2-GAtlB4XlDovwNLBP7Up2NgQYfq8drVn-RTwgcLAMpo4H-O9gjrkbysQW92GHXhUXke23-Alfy93sfZnYJWAOchGeZqk0y1ea0hLadkxmggIXFanSoSxbozT1UnVgm81WXCG0gctIw/s1600/DSC_0077.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBH2-GAtlB4XlDovwNLBP7Up2NgQYfq8drVn-RTwgcLAMpo4H-O9gjrkbysQW92GHXhUXke23-Alfy93sfZnYJWAOchGeZqk0y1ea0hLadkxmggIXFanSoSxbozT1UnVgm81WXCG0gctIw/s400/DSC_0077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579887785086738162" border="0" /></a>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100545176466477384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569295246381048271.post-86045844231843630982011-01-31T15:15:00.004+00:002011-01-31T15:50:52.571+00:00What is Landscape - Sam Johnston<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Thursday 27th January was another afternoon of lectures from guest speakers.<br /><br />Sam Johnston - Gustafson Porter<br /><br />Landscape is...<br /></span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size:85%;">..." everything under the sun" Neil Porter (Gustafson Porter)</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size:85%;">... Out there; an understanding of the other</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size:85%;">... In here; an awareness of self</span></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Sam talked about some of the projects he has/is working on:<br /></span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Lake Balaton: Create a new public space/park by the side of the lake. Elements used in the concept; Heart, Body & Mind</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Hooke Park: Human consciousness; reality vs. imagination</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Milan City Life: New central park. Three architects created central tower blocks surrounded by a residential area, the new park weaves between these structures</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Woolwich Squares: Two square nodes between the river & the common. The two themes for the areas are 'Ballroom' & 'Gardens'. The 'Ballroom' is a hard landscaped area where there is a market, the 'Garden' space is a soft landscaped area designed to create an inner sity garden effect</span><br /></li></ul>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100545176466477384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569295246381048271.post-70865843909320744522011-01-31T12:31:00.000+00:002011-01-31T16:13:20.424+00:00What is Landscape - Will Sandy<span style="font-size:85%;">Will Sandy - Three Green Dots<br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Focus on social theory & communities</span></li></ul><span style="font-size:85%;">Will talked about how the world today is changing for the bad, he used several examples to show how this is happening:<br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Automation: this is taking away social interaction; the use of things such as oyster cards, self service checkouts, online banking, all of these which reduce the need for human interaction. Soon it will be possible for us to go through a whole day without needing to talk to anyone.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Reduction of public trust: public spaces are no longer really "public" due to constant CCTV coverage watching everyones every move, private security companies patolling public spaces with the authority to ask people to leave without question. All of these things reduce the enjoyment & feel of trust that we have as a "public" body</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Tesco vs. Denmark: Will showed a clip of a video that has been produced as a comical, but true representation of companies becoming monopolies, reducing the ability for small businesses to become successful.</span><br /><br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lfSi0D7KESk" width="640" frameborder="0" height="390"></iframe><br /><br /></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">How Many Stops??</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">This was one of the projects Three Green Dots did in London. It was a observational project to see if they could influence the way people use public transport vs. walking. They wanted to see if they could change peoples' daily routines by simply adding signs to the bottom of bus timetables. The installations were cocky & could be considered rude by some, but I think they were very clever & hopefully did encourage some people to choose to walk instead of hopping on a bus. The stickers lasted about 2 months in central London (along Oxford Street & nearby streets), & some in other areas lasted more than 6 months<br /><br />Parking Tickets<br />Another of their small projects was "parking tickets". They produced 200 "tickets" & placed them on cars around the Kensington area. The tickets looked legit, they were contained in a plastic sleeve & had the same text & print as normal parking tickets, however when the car owners opened them, instead of being faced with a fine, they were congratulated for their good parking, & other things. The project was done to bring a surprise smile to people's faces when they would normally suspect the worst. We are constantly being condemned for doing things wrong but we are never congratulated for doing things right. Three Green Dots are trying to turn this around for the few people that have experienced their projects.<br /><br />Three Green Dots encourage people to think outside the box & be creative in a way that will make people smile!!<br /></span></div>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100545176466477384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569295246381048271.post-60187358615899466342011-01-25T17:51:00.010+00:002011-01-31T15:11:48.895+00:00What is Landscape by Heather Ring<div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Today we were lucky enough to have an afternoon of lectures from some very interesting & inspiring people, representing their companies & giving us a look into their work. The question raised was 'What is Landscape?' All the guest speakers gave their own interpretation of what they believe Landscape Is.<br /><br />Heather Ring - Wayward Plants</span><br /></div><ul style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Plant Exchange</span>: unwanted plants to create gardens.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Plant adoption</span>: ability for the public to "adopt" unwanted plants</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Guerilla Gardenin</span>g: Planting/creating gardens without permission. Wayward Plants created a Guerilla garden on the corner of Upper Street next to the infamous Foundry.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Union Street Urban Orchard</span>: created using all recycled materials (ie. palettes), contained a number of interactive elements, including; cider making shed, greenhouses, outdoor cinema, plant exchange & much more. There were a number of people who actually lived on the site in "eco-pods", these people helped manage & look after the site. </span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Garden for medicine</span>: another interactive garden to promote the history & information behind plants used for mecidinal use.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Algae Garden (proposed)</span>: algae is a potential bio-fuel, this garden will celebrate the beauty of algae which main people do not realise.<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Little known history of Kensington Gardens - Camoflague</span>: the use of plants & natural processes as a camoflague.</span></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">A brief rough quote from Heather on her views of What is Landscape? - "Landscape is an exploration at small scale...a way to see how people interact. Due to the economy small scale & temporary is often all you can do, are allowed to do."</span></span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5mFCbU-P6U-tnJ7Zxi5fOGMygiEv1lwB_P2Mym35PHUrEOoZ9W0PCvm3jBaoixr1i9wgQ0Z3aeV9DPWLo1Pc4dw9sof2o7n87v43JIoAZ2jwjoq9WsX18ydXr3TAWr4OojzASJJ4DIU2z/s1600/header_3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5mFCbU-P6U-tnJ7Zxi5fOGMygiEv1lwB_P2Mym35PHUrEOoZ9W0PCvm3jBaoixr1i9wgQ0Z3aeV9DPWLo1Pc4dw9sof2o7n87v43JIoAZ2jwjoq9WsX18ydXr3TAWr4OojzASJJ4DIU2z/s400/header_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566186513917570882" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I found Heather's presentation very interesting, it really opened my eyes to the way that small scale, temporary projects can really make a huge difference & attract such attention. I had seen the Union Street Urban Orchard on a website last summer & had fully planned to go....I'm now upset I let it slip my mind. I think she will offer a lot of inspiration to a lot of us, who maybe have worried about the prospect of working in an office with several layers of superiors, never feeling you are working towards what you really feel drives your enthusiam & inspirations.<br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://www.waywardplants.org/">Click here to find out more about Heather & Wayward Plants' work</a><br /></span></span></div>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100545176466477384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569295246381048271.post-86160912624207347252011-01-25T17:08:00.000+00:002011-01-31T15:09:39.273+00:00What is Landscape - Christian Spencer Davies<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Christian Spencer Davies - AMODELS</span></span><br /></div><ul style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Architectural model makers: majority of their work is for contemporary architectural companies</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Unconventional model making: no realistic models, no white models, no "model railway style" models. They do not like to work as conventional model makers who create life-like representations, their work is individual, creative, imaginative & abstract</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Models by AMODELS can be made from a variety of materials, including: timber, metal, embroidery, perspex, paper & many more. All of which are quite conventional model making materials, however AMODELS use the materials in ways that others do not.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><li><span style="font-size:85%;">They often work with big names, such as; Gustafson Porter, Zaha Hadid, Will Alsop, working with these designers to create individual & striking pieces.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Projects they have created models for include; 'Diana Princess of Wales Memorial' in Hyde Park, 'Gardens by the Bay' in Singapore, models for films,</span> including a huge model used in the 'Landscape Architecture studio' of Jude Laws in the film "Breaking & Entering"</li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Below are a couple of my favourite models by AMODELS:</span></span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsoj413wYQcbYVMYea4TwT8ORXyQxBcxLcud-a8zL5lCTkph4s8bSpWRWSRP9yqQBvxLz0cvz8GRPmFlY0F4736xXAtkdRnEJMu2hWgAiEl8fADGwNKqm-ZyvJ1Y96G0pJ4kJpbd2t5QCC/s1600/portfolio_02-portfolio_ordr.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsoj413wYQcbYVMYea4TwT8ORXyQxBcxLcud-a8zL5lCTkph4s8bSpWRWSRP9yqQBvxLz0cvz8GRPmFlY0F4736xXAtkdRnEJMu2hWgAiEl8fADGwNKqm-ZyvJ1Y96G0pJ4kJpbd2t5QCC/s320/portfolio_02-portfolio_ordr.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566500866193774498" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdEGhcD6qdv9AjneHmZn_CtThGs3_36pnyl4FDzpAsTBDAeEyLsgSgX9VpQVVWL7-gXtZuoHMuppHMIdnBrCmqVxAHt_MmmqwT6LLF7Ham4Wzmc155kxn148yrtL5HhQES65i2fdRnavZc/s1600/portfolio_02-portfolio_bdp_.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdEGhcD6qdv9AjneHmZn_CtThGs3_36pnyl4FDzpAsTBDAeEyLsgSgX9VpQVVWL7-gXtZuoHMuppHMIdnBrCmqVxAHt_MmmqwT6LLF7Ham4Wzmc155kxn148yrtL5HhQES65i2fdRnavZc/s320/portfolio_02-portfolio_bdp_.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566498572347457026" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >Christian had very interesting & inspiring views on his client relationships, which really stood out to me. He has little interest in being told what to do throughout a project, & prefers to be allowed artistic licence of his own to create a beautiful model of what he has interpretted from the architects/designers ideas.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><a href="http://www.amodels.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Click here to see more of AMODELS portfolio</span></a></span><br /></div>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100545176466477384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569295246381048271.post-86728949438302601852011-01-25T14:47:00.000+00:002011-01-31T15:09:57.316+00:00What is Landscape - Studio Weave<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Studio Weave - Architects<br /><br /></span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Their work includes: public spaces, shelters & cabins, landscapes, play spaces, furniture, structures, art installations.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size:85%;">They work in an unusual & individual way; creating stories to inform their designs<br /></span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size:85%;">"We aim to create places through playing into and exploring the narratives of spaces. It is important to us that our projects grow from the unique aspects of a place, through its physical and geographical qualities, its use both currently and historically, as well as its myths and legends. We particularly appreciate the quirky and eccentric characteristics that make somewhere distinctive. We have used stories as a way to personify landscapes and design proposals, and have even realised designs that fictional characters have designed themselves!" <a href="http://www.studioweave.com/">Studio Weave.com</a></span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Studio Weave were the people behind the "Longest Bench" in Littehampton (see earlier post)</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Another of their projects is 'Freya & Robin' at Kielder Water. This is a few extracts from the story created to inform this project; "Not so long ago, not so very far from here, there lived a beautiful lady named Freya. Freya loved flowers. She loved the Wood Aven with its little strawberry flowers that smell like Christmas and protect against evil. She loved the Red Campion with their hoof-like petals stretching from the tips of magenta pods, decorated with tiny white curls. But most of all, she loved Foxgloves, tall figures dressed in soft bells, some in pink, some in white, and some spotted with the fingerprints of elves. Freya liked to think of the foxes ringing the bells to warn each other of danger and insects sheltering from the rain under their gentle parasols...Not so very far away from her, lived Robin. Robin lived in a wooden hut in the woodlands over the water from Freya. He spent his days walking through the woods, looking after the trees and the animals that lived in them. He liked climbing trees and building little wooden houses for the birds to lay their eggs in. He dashed about the forest playing swift and intelligent games with the deer and scrambled about helping the squirrels find their buried nuts...While she was making the cabin, she noticed that Robin spent more and more time dreamily looking across the water. She was thrilled for she thought he must be looking to see what she was up to. She was so excited that she went and collected as many tall, straight flowers as she could find and proudly balanced the cabin up on a thousand of the tallest straightest stems to be sure that Robin could see it properly. But Robin couldn’t see it properly; he couldn’t see it at all...So at sunset, having loaded Robin’s boat with some more food and Freya’s flower press, they set off on their adventure.<br />They didn’t leave very long ago, so they are still away adventuring, but if you can find them, you can see Robin’s wooden hut and the golden cabin that Freya made for him, facing each other across the lake, awaiting their return."</span></li></ul>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100545176466477384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569295246381048271.post-9078864790604248182011-01-24T20:47:00.006+00:002011-01-24T21:23:54.760+00:00Graphic communication & techniques in Landscape Architecture 'masterclass'<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Today we had a 'masterclass' by an employee of Bernard Seymour Landscape Architects. We all created our own renders of an AutoCAD courtyard plan, using photoshop. The 3 hours we had was hugely helpful, taking us through all the stages from exporting the CAD plan to PDF, to creating a finished (almost) render. </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">A lot of the techniques I was already familiar with, but Colum either showed us better ways of creating the same effect, or faster ways to produce the same things. </span></span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwAbU94OKRCzM-Iu46q4BHhJu9i4p8xzncN_qo0YLK7MLBkPSfBaXKdds-OA9bCkyHdgyKzssuQw9YwRM1rl3VublVD-6uXLWQdmFEP1Z1xUjQgqtR9kFvUiSBrqq-CtEwqoexatnrhnLg/s1600/Practice+courtyard+render.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 336px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwAbU94OKRCzM-Iu46q4BHhJu9i4p8xzncN_qo0YLK7MLBkPSfBaXKdds-OA9bCkyHdgyKzssuQw9YwRM1rl3VublVD-6uXLWQdmFEP1Z1xUjQgqtR9kFvUiSBrqq-CtEwqoexatnrhnLg/s400/Practice+courtyard+render.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565857250029089042" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The image above is my render as done in the 3 hour session, more could be added & altered, but this shows the stage I got to today. </span></span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitz_PoCreT_NvhkLxKRpmRhyeWF0kwq7ObHz3K8DXbK3QRU52hyphenhyphengkinXwvqJVAU24nIakl-EV2UCMkz4lfaFELVDpVxqcvcS9P5uC6rvRURFoT23PNvUkMeKaqdoZCor8UOD4Um5qvomDi/s1600/render+zoom.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitz_PoCreT_NvhkLxKRpmRhyeWF0kwq7ObHz3K8DXbK3QRU52hyphenhyphengkinXwvqJVAU24nIakl-EV2UCMkz4lfaFELVDpVxqcvcS9P5uC6rvRURFoT23PNvUkMeKaqdoZCor8UOD4Um5qvomDi/s400/render+zoom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565858365521034178" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">This shows a closer section of the courtyard render I completed today. It uses a combination of images to create a complete image. The trees I created from scratch in photoshop, as a start to a new Image Library I am making to help speed up the process of drawings in the future. </span><br /></span></div>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100545176466477384noreply@blogger.com0