Southwark Borough cycling strategy
Southwark Council in South London had an amazing transport plan for cycle tracks and cycle lanes. …
Author: Tom Turner
Tom Turner
Movement in Landscape Architecture
Lancelot Brown called himself a place-maker. But what is a ‘place’? The word derives, via French, …
Cycle superhighway proposed for Isle of Dogs
The Isle of Dogs could have London’s first 5-star cycle superhighway. It would be a direct link between …
Is Rotherhithe the best place for the Brunel Bike Bridge?
East London needs new river crossings and a bike bridge would be very welcome. But the location …
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Landscape planning for post-Brexit agriculture
George Monbiot (like most Guardian journalists) is bitterly opposed to Brexit. But he also understands how …
TfL does not recommend Q1 Quietway 1 for cycling for commuting, even from Greenwich DLR to the National Theatre
Quietway 1, the first of its kind, was opened in June 2016. It follows an indirect …
Architecture, Planning, the Collective Landscape and Environmental Impact Design
Architects provide buildings; farmers provide food; foresters provide timber. What do landscape architects provide? Good outdoor …
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The landscape architecture of highways
The current LI President spent eight years, as a volunteer, trying to protect Twyford Down from the M3 …
Bike sharing schemes in London and Beijing
The Flying Pigeon bike (on display in London’s Design Museum) was made in Tianjin and based …
Design objectives, theory and methods for landscape architecture – and for cooking
Definition of the term ‘landscape architecture’ Drawing on Oxford English Dictionary (OED) definitions: Design objectives are …
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