Oxford Brookes University Build Talk 8 (The Landscape Architect - Ed Phillips and Richard Hannay)
The eighth in the series of Build Talks is by Ed Phillips and Richard Hannay, the Landscape Architects for Oxford Brookes #39; campus redevelopment. This video w...
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In this weeks Arts my guest is New York-based landscape architect Martin Barry who last year launched a new festival and conference in Prague called reSITE, focussing on urbanism and rethinking the public space. To this aim, he and organisers involved everyone from internationally recognised designers and urban planners, to students of arts and architecture, and last, but not least, politicians.
Martin Barry, photo: archive of reSITE festival Speaking to Martin Barry on a line to New York, I asked him what first brought him to Prague.
I came to Prague in August of 2011 on a Fulbright scholarship. My field is landscape architecture and I am a practising designer in New York. I took a year off from my job there and the intention of the Fulbright was to teach in Prague and expand the understanding of contemporary landscape architecture and urban design in the Czech Republic. As it stands, in practice and education landscape architecture is really a garden profession in the Czech Republic, whereas the things I have been involved in around the world have really been improving waterfronts, improving urban plans - more of an urban profession.
But you also founded reSITE...
Thats right. We were talking about contemporary practice and expanding on that and as part of the mission, rather than just teaching at the Faculty of Architecture, I began talking to people about the issues of public space and realised that it wasnt be discussed that much. There was a budding interest but it was a matter of re-phrasing the questions. The initial idea was only to have a small symposium to address the issues in the region but the interest was so great that within five months we went from holding a half-day symposium to a six day festival and three conferences looking at public space, complete with all kinds of events, a free pavilion and screenings and so on.
Do you take, as sort of a launching point, the fact that are always elements of living in cities that can be improved or should be changed?
Yes. I think that the city is an organism that is always evolving and as designers, politicians, financiers, community members... we always need to be re-thinking the cityscape and making sure that it is keeping up with contemporary demands, be they ecological, economic or development demands. Cities always need to be changed and I think that all those groups that I mentioned have a stake in it.
reSITE festival, photo: archive of reSITE festival Many problems probably overlap some are unique to certain areas... but before we get to that, what kind of city is Prague positives first?
Well there is no question that Prague is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Being in the centre of Europe it benefits from an amazing amount of energy and architecturally it is exquisite. Prague sees itself as an architectural gem, with centuries of different styles preserved as it was minimally bombed during the World War. It has intact its medieval core and I think that people really enjoy this. It is easy to walk through this medieval centre and this is definitely very attractive. Its not surprising visitors fall in love with it and come from all over the world to experience it. There is an amazing amount of intellect in the city, always has. So I see the city very positively in this respect.
Of course, it has also gone through many trials, being occupied, 40 years of communism... which was a disaster. It has taken almost 20 years how to get out of it in terms of forming a modern city. The good thing is that the new generation which has no experience with communism that is determined to introduce change and have a positive impact on the city.
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For the first time New Zealand will host the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) World Council meeting and World Congress . The World Council meeting on April 11 at SkyCity in Auckland will be the Federations 50th World Congress, and is hosted by the NZ Institute of Landscape Architects. The Federation represents 70 landscape architecture institutes and associations world-wide. An International Indigenous Workshop for Landscape Architects will also be held as part of the congress.
"Shared Wisdom is the theme of this World Congress" said Phil Wihongi, the workshop organiser. "There is a body of unique knowledge which stems from the Mori connection to our whenua and landscapes, and sits alongside that of our indigenous whanau from Australia, Canada and other places. The purpose of this session is to discuss how this knowledge can be shared with our delegates, and ways that their professional practice and relationships can be enriched by a deeper understanding of their indigenous landscape, irrespective of their country of origin. I would expect this session to contribute to IFLA policy on the matter of indigenous landscapes. The workshop will take place over half a day led by iwi leader Antoine Coffin; with panellists Rau Hoskins, director of architectural practice Design Tribe; Haare Williams, poet, author and exhibiting artist; Jacob Scott, artist, designer and educator; and Josephine Clarke and Dr Diane Menzies, landscape architects.
The World Congress on 10 April starts with keynote speaker Malcolm Paterson, heritage and resource manager for Ngati Whatua o Orakei, as a scene setting day. In addition, Aboriginal Landscape Architect Paul Herzich and film maker Vincent Ward will also give keynote presentations.
Prior to the World Congress an International Student Charrette will take place at Unitec with some 65 students attending from Sunday to Tuesday. Their project is a landscape design for a waka (canoe) landing for Ngati Whatua o Orakei. The students will present their work at SkyCity on Tuesday at 4pm. This is the first time New Zealand has hosted the student charrette.
Information on the World Congress, International Student Charrette and Indigenous Workshop can be obtained from the World Congress website http://www.ifla2013.com.
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Gainesville landscape architect Larry Teague, of Zamia Design, is the winner for North Florida at the recent Florida Association of Native Nurseries Real Florida Landscapes Design Competition.
Teagues winning residential design explored the possibilities of landscaping using Florida native plants, and has been selected as one of three demonstration landscapes at the Native Plant Show to be held Thursday and Friday at the Osceola Heritage Park Exhibition Building in Kissimmee.
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William L. Grant, a freshman at Morehouse College in Atlanta, has been nominated for membership in the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, which honors high achieving first- and second-year college students. Grant, who is the son of Tammy Williams of Gainesville, graduated last year from Eastside High Schools International Baccalaureate program.
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Martin Wegman, a student in the University of Florida College of Medicine and chief quality officer of the College of Medicines Equal Access Clinic, is one of 20 medical students, residents and young physicians in the country receiving the 2013 Medical Student Leadership Award from the American Medical Association.
Wegman, who was named a National Quality Scholar by the American College of Medical Quality, serves as a board member for the local nonprofit Southwest Advocacy Group, or SWAG. He also founded the Health Outreach Quality Improvement program, a partnership with the Equal Access and UF Mobile Outreach clinics.
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Khary Khalfani, a sixth-grader at Oak View Middle School in Newberry, is one of three winners of the 2013 Black History Month Essay Contest, sponsored by the office of Gov. Rick Scott.
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Late architect John Hopkins leaves a legacy in his Shelby Farms vision.
When it's finally enlarged and improved, Patriot Lake will spread out to form the sparkling centerpiece of Shelby Farms Park a scenic gathering point for visitors and a place where concessions, stage events and other attractions generate revenues to fund operations throughout the 4,500-acre park.
That's the plan, at least. But one of the key architects of the lake project and other park improvements won't be around to see his ideas become reality.
John Hopkins, an internationally renowned landscape architect, died unexpectedly at 59 late last month in Philadelphia. Although he was best known for the books he authored and his leading role in the development of innovative parkland at the site of last year's London Olympic Games, Hopkins also was a guiding force in the effort to transform Shelby Farms into a world-class park.
As park officials see it, the lake project in particular will be a large part of Hopkins' legacy.
"He was really a genius in the field," said Jen Andrews, director of development and communications for the Shelby Farms Park Conservancy, which operates the park. "He changed the way people look at landscape architecture, making the landscape play a pivotal role."
The British-born Hopkins, who was engaged to conservancy executive director Laura Adams, helped lead workshops in which details of the design of the lake were "stress-tested," as park officials put it, to see whether they were truly feasible.
Now encompassing 54 acres, the lake will be expanded and enhanced as part of a $75 million park master plan, which also envisions an ambitious tree-planting program and the development of diverse landscape "rooms." Several improvements, including the $3.5 million Woodland Discovery Playground, already have been completed.
So far, conservancy officials say, fundraising efforts have netted $52 million. Their goal is to reach the $75 million total by the end of June.
The excavation of the larger lake bed should start in 2014 and take a year to complete, Andrews said, with another year required for adding amenities.
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James Fondren, a landscape architect whose projects ranged from schoolyard plantings to such vast undertakings as Lafreniere Park in Metairie and Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in six sites around southeast Louisiana, died Feb. 3 of complications from kidney failure and cancer at River Region Hospice in River Ridge. He was 79.
A Morgan City native who lived in the New Orleans area for about a half-century, Mr. Fondren earned degrees in horticulture at McNeese State College, now McNeese State University, and in landscape architecture at LSU.
Mr. Fondren, who started his own business in 1961, was hired by Tulane University to be its resident landscape architect. He wound up directing a staff of architects and engineers, and was appointed the assistant director of the physical plant for facility planning and construction. He also taught landscape architecture.
At the request of Tulane's Board of Administrators, he prepared a preliminary master plan for the university that served as a prototype for additions to the Uptown campus in the 1980s and 1990s, said Herta Fondren, his wife.
Working with state and federal officials, Mr. Fondren garnered about $56 million in grants for Lafreniere and Jean Lafitte parks. At Jean Lafitte Park, Mr. Fondren not only did the master plan but also designed the park's buildings, his wife said.
On a much smaller scale, he also designed a garden for blind people at Temple Sinai with Braille signs that would tell them what they were sniffing and touching. It was sponsored by the Temple Sisterhood.
For more than 40 years, Mr. Fondren was a member of the Magnolia School's board. In addition to being a member, including a stint as chairman, Mr. Fondren also worked on plants, shrubbery and the school's namesake magnolias, said Joan Dodd, the school's former director.
Because of the contacts he had developed, Mr. Fondren was able to get more than $100,000 for the school from foundations he had worked with, Dodd said.
How he came to be a Magnolia School volunteer was a fluke, his wife said. When Hurricane Betsy hit in September 1965, he was driving along River Road when an oak tree fell across the road, entangling Mr. Fondren and his car in its branches, Mrs. Fondren said. To make matters worse, there was a downed live power wire, too, forcing him to stay in his car for hours until help came.
"While he was trapped, he promised God that if he escaped alive, he would do something good for the rest of his life," she said. "He realized he was in front of Magnolia School, and started working there."
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One of the seven display gardens at the 2013 Yard Garden & Patio Show bears a definite local touch.
The Through Our Ages Thrive Outside showcase garden was designed by Aurora landscape architect P. Annie Kirk.
Its her debut, Kirk says. This was her first time designing a display garden for the Portland show, which runs Friday through Sunday at the Oregon Convention Center.
Kirk holds a masters degree in landscape architecture and has operated her Red Bird Restorative Gardens for more than 15 years.
Her partner in bringing her design to life was another Aurora enterprise, Living Color Landscape.
I designed this space to draw from the local talents we have in the Aurora-Canby-Woodburn area, Kirk said. They have been our suppliers or loaned their craft or energy to help furnish or build the garden. Its a cooperative in that way.
Not only did the 40-by-40-foot garden have to be built, it had to be built so that it could be broken down and trucked into Portland. They built the garden last week at the Living Color Landscape property on Boones Ferry Road. They started Monday and delivered it to Portland the following Monday.
Kirk chose Through Our Ages Thrive Outside as the theme for her garden, a space showing lifestyles and an interaction with nature.
It speaks to the restorative powers of nature through our lifetime, she said.
Elements of the garden include a sand fort, wishing trees, a garden gym and a swing. The elements converge in the center, which she calls the garden heart.
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