A Borrowed Garden

A Borrowed Garden

This is a stunning piece of research and writing by Divyajyoti Sharma – a Landscape Architect in BDP’s New Delhi studio. This piece has recently…

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Global warming and environmental change – designing for the future

Global warming and environmental change – designing for the future

When asked to produce a ‘Pecha Kucha’ presentation at work I was a somewhat puzzled. Not because of the nature of presentation format (although I…

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An attractive external environment

An attractive external environment

With many cities becoming overwhelmed with the monotony of concrete buildings, there is no better time to rejuvenate existing areas making them attractive spaces for…

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Seeds sought to sow a new city

Seeds sought to sow a new city

This year’s Wolfson Economics Prize is inviting entrants to consider how they could deliver a new Garden City, which is visionary, economically viable, and popular. …

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Public Health and the Great Green Uplift of our Urban Ecosystem

Public Health and the Great Green Uplift of our Urban Ecosystem

‘Would you favour schemes which maintain, improve, enhance and increase green space and waterways in and around Manchester?’ Ask most people in Manchester this question…

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Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool

Community and identity

 by Chris Harding The concept of community is as old as civilisation itself . More than a practical necessity , it is fundamental to our…

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Castlefield Viaduct Manchester

Greening the City

by Darrell Wilson The idea of ‘greening the city’ has become synonymous with initiatives that increase and enhance the quality and content of nature and…

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Sabah Al Ahmad City, Cultural Centre, Kuwait

A Cultural Heart

by Richard McDowell It could be said that one way of assessing a society’s degree of civilisation is the extent to which it invests in…

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Somerset House and King's College London

Old buildings – new life

by Tim Leach The richness and diversity of our towns and cities create a visually stimulating, culturally rich sense of place, providing continuity and stability…

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Blackburn Meadows

Lessons from the Moai

by Steve Merridew Our cities are our future. By 2030 60% of the world’s population will live in urban areas.(ref 1) Global economic growth and…

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