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Arups

Two Landscape architects from Arups came and gave an in depth talk into some of the work they do and the processes and outcomes from the minute details, to the grand scale. Arups is a multidiscipinary practice and it was nice to see what projects a practice like this can take on and the designs they can develop.

Martin Kelly - Capita Lovejoy

Trees lecture

What would London be like without trees? A scary thought no doubt. Martin Kelly from Capita Lovejoy gave great insight into the importance of trees, not just in the rainforest, but even closer to home. The invaluable presence trees present is becoming more and more desired, with trees being valued in the Million mark.
Kelly presented a convincing talk ad also some photo realistic visualisations of the Thames waterfront without trees providing a colourful canopy in the summer, and breaking up and distorting buildings in the winter.

Long live trees!!!

Detail Lecture - Old Market Square, Nottingham, Gustafson Porter

Old Market Square, Nottingham

We had a talk on the huge amount of detail required for even the smallest of jobs. Sam from Gustafson Porter, cam in and discussed detail in old market square, nottingham. The site fountains were modeled to understand the way in which the water would flow. It is a good example of how and why models are still needed in landscape architecture. The predominant material on the site is granite

Christoph Lueder - Detail Lecture

This remarkable lecture was very compelling. It was presented by our own Kingston University Lecturer, Christoph Lueder(First Year Lecturer). It challenged the way in which detail is represented in everyday life and situations.

The most compelling for me however was the detail that wen t into an elevator shaft, by the Architect Ian Ritchie. It simply amazed me!! The contemporary structure is quite complex with a series of steel wires, which vary in size, and have completely different jobs, which are unique in keeping the shaft alive. There are also a series of connections, shown in the second image which are holding the glass in place, and resisting compression and tensions forces. Sublime!!!


Fig.1 Top. https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfyTTJIhVfCPfZFyNK3jsf6wjv9RL0-SdH2vmLipTbnd67YowXPVWpW1j0DTeKuC9BkvkNSfrIeLbzQG_EGOQ8gIILlgDvPv3KlWeE3QVCk8Y9as5HRN6J0wdRm4KmLFljsIaAFWCdp38/s1600/ianritchieMNCARS.JPG
Fig.2 Bottom. http://image44.webshots.com/44/9/15/42/2190915420091984539CCBflK_fs.jpg

Concrete Slabs

During one of the focus days, I came across the laying of concrete slabs. The process is quite simple(as you can see). The gentleman kindly demonstrated for the camera. The slab is being laid on aggregate. The tool for laying the slabs speeds up the process dramatically.

Job DONE!!

V&A Illustration Awards

9 June 2009 - 21 March 2010

The illustration awards are held annually to exhibit the best book and editorial illustration, it is exhibited also by students.

It is exciting to see the similarities in design development and concepts we hold with the larger design community. As you can see the image with four separate sheets shows a flower, a stem, a blazer, and the following images show how these images synchronise together to create a whole. It is similar to Landscape projects which taken many influences and create a greater whole.

Detail In Contemporary Landscape Architecture

This book illustrates the need for detail in landscape architecture. It uses some of the biggest, well known projects and illustrates the details, which make the design. Detail is not always easy to been seen in a project, unless it was the designers intention. this book is a great start in understanding detail. Unfortunately it doenst explain why the detail is designed in that way or why the inparticular materials were used.

Introducing 3ds max 2009

I undertook this book to gain a greater understanding in 3d design concepts. More and more today 3d realisation is advancing, and the best way to understand elements such as shade and sunlight is through 3d modelling, either by had or digitally. This book outlines the processes of construction. It discusses the basics such as polygon modeling and spline modelling(more complicated). All the way through to lighting with the suns parameters and reflection and shadow, quite complicated stuff. Its a very useful tool for beginners, and for anyone who would like to take a step further in 3d it is a handy tool. Software like 3ds max is daunting without it.

Site Model

Exploring a site with a model is one of the best ways as you can analyze the entire site and from many different views. It is also good to understand the topography of the site as show here.