| Landscape Architecture
| Landscape Architecture
Last week’s three-day workshop explored the possibilities of rewilding one of Cheltenham’s green corridors – the former elevated Honeybourne railway line, now a cycle and public footpath linking areas to the north of Cheltenham with the current mainline station Cheltenham…
Yesterday the Appraising Landscapes class ventured into the wide open country of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, undertaking a five-mile walk which took us up the back-slope from Seven Springs (source of the Thames) onto Wistley Hill which…
This three-day workshop aims to regenerate vulnerable areas through rewilding. We will develop rewilding scenarios aimed at mitigating barriers and challenges, alongside realising opportunities in different socio-economic and landscape contexts. 1-3 March 2023 Francis Close Hall campus, University of Gloucestershire,…
Yesterday, 31st January 2023, the Appraising Landscapes class undertook some basic surveying practice on the front lawn of FCH campus. On our way there we spotted two interesting phenomena: one possibly disappearing from, the other becoming more common in the…
According to Wikipedia, a dérive is an unplanned journey through a landscape, usually urban, on which the subtle aesthetic contours of the surrounding architecture and geography subconsciously direct the travellers, with the ultimate goal of encountering an entirely new and…
A recent article in the Guardian by Alys Fowler recommends that we reassess our relationship with weeds. As rewilding is very much centre stage at the moment, should we go further than using just wildflower mixes and let nature have…
Texture and pH are important attributes of soils, determining infiltration capacity and availability of plant nutrients, among other things, arguably very relevant information for landscape architects determining suitable planting schedules. Analysis of various local soils was undertaken this week to…
Our new first year students explored a part of the Cotswolds last week, partly to orientate themselves in the broader Gloucestershire landscape but also to study at close hand some features that make up the scene: local rocks and soil,…
For me, I suppose it’s the geology that makes the Forest of Dean unique. As an earth scientist, my interest is always fired by a knowledge of the strata underground and how that influences the surface relief. The Forest of…