Southwark Council in South London had an amazing transport plan for cycle tracks and cycle lanes. Cycle tracks are too expensive. Cycle lanes should be removed. Natural England called for a specific target on kilometres of new routes for cyclists. …
Lancelot Brown called himself a place-maker. But what is a ‘place’? The word derives, via French, from the Latin word platea. It meant ‘street’ in classical Latin. In post-classical Latin it was used for market places and other public spaces. Brown …
The Isle of Dogs could have London’s first 5-star cycle superhighway. It would be a direct link between a busy origin and a busy destination. What’s more, it would be a beautiful, safe and quiet route with better air quality than the …
East London needs new river crossings and a bike bridge would be very welcome. But the location needs to be chosen with regard to the pattern of cycle movements and the local landscape. The Brunel Bike Bridge was planned as a link …
Is Rotherhithe the best place for the Brunel Bike Bridge? Read more »
George Monbiot (like most Guardian journalists) is bitterly opposed to Brexit. But he also understands how bad the Common Agricultural Policy has been for Britain’s much-loved rural landscape. He therefore makes a similar point to LI President Merrick Denton-Thompson that one of …
Quietway 1, the first of its kind, was opened in June 2016. It follows an indirect and rather shady route that is unsuited to commuter use, especially at this time of year. So most cyclists use the A2 or the …
Architects provide buildings; farmers provide food; foresters provide timber. What do landscape architects provide? Good outdoor space as a public good – for functional, aesthetic and sustainability objectives, in Geoffrey Jellicoe’s phrase, a Collective Landscape. The above video uses public domain …
Architecture, Planning, the Collective Landscape and Environmental Impact Design Read more »
The current LI President spent eight years, as a volunteer, trying to protect Twyford Down from the M3 motorway. Merrick Denton-Thompson’s account of the Battle for Twyford Down is in the above video (8.48 to 21:20). It was lost and Barbara Bryant, …
The Flying Pigeon bike (on display in London’s Design Museum) was made in Tianjin and based on the English Raleigh Roadster (which I hankered after in my teens) The Flying Pigeon Bicycle is on display in London’s new Design Museum. …
Definition of the term ‘landscape architecture’ Drawing on Oxford English Dictionary (OED) definitions: Design objectives are things ‘aimed at or sought; a target, goal, or end’ Design theories are a ‘statement of rules or principles to be followed’ Design methods …
Design objectives, theory and methods for landscape architecture – and for cooking Read more »
