Abstract
Landscape Interface Studio, Kingston University and ARUP‘s Landscape Architecture team collaborated on an innovative shared project, 'Cities Alive Workshop‘, devised to trial interdisciplinary graduate and practitioner outdoor learning in the context of ARUP Cities Alive research report, undertaken by the ARUP Foresight Group. 12 post-graduate students from Kingston University‘s Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture were invited to take part in the one-day 'Cities Alive Workshop‘ supported by Kingston University‘s Centre for Higher Education Research and Practice (CHERP) to development a project that demonstrates our pedagogic approach.
Pat Brown discussed this project at 'The visual spectacle & tactile texture of urban places (in a changing climate)‘, an event focused on exploring the impact of urban design - its form, morphology, aesthetics and materials used - on city dwellers‘ sight and touch based sensory experiences in public spaces. This included two videos. The first video, Cities Alive: Rethinking Green Infrastructure is a brief discussion of the workshop topic and its importance in Landscape Architecture teaching and includes an interview with Tom Armour, Global Leader Landscape Architecture Arup and co-author of the 'Cities Alive, Rethinking Green Infrastructure‘ research report, 2014. The second video, Cities Alive: Rethinking Green Infrastructure Workshop is a record of the day-long workshop with interviews with participating students, Pat Brown and members of Arup‘s Landscape Architecture team. Arup‘s research report envisages cities of the future as integrated networks of intelligent green spaces, designed to improve the health and wellbeing of citizens. It was undertaken by Arup‘s Foresight + Research + Innovation and Landscape Architecture teams who address global issues such as climate change, urban population growth, resource scarcity and risk of urban flooding.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 29 Feb 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Visual Spectacle & Tactile Texture of Urban Places - London, U.K. Duration: 29 Feb 2016 → 29 Feb 2016 |
Conference
| Conference | Visual Spectacle & Tactile Texture of Urban Places |
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| Period | 29/02/16 → 29/02/16 |
Bibliographical note
Note: These short films demonstrate Landscape Interface Studio, Dept of Architecture + Landscape's pedagogic approach to landscape architecture combining research, teaching, enterprise and practice.Impact: Associate Professor Pat Brown presented 2 videos produced from the Landscape Interface Studio‘s collaboration with Arup at the 'The visual spectacle & tactile texture of urban places (in a changing climate)‘ event focused on exploring the impact of urban design - its form, morphology, aesthetics and materials used - on city dwellers‘ sight and touch based sensory experiences in public spaces. The event examined how climate change or climate disruption could present challenges for these experiences, and how developments in technology and knowledge could help improve urban resilience. Pat Brown introduced LIS‘s pedagogic approach in the context of the recent 'Cities Alive: Rethinking Green Infrastructure‘ research report, undertaken by the Arup Foresight Group.
The 'Feeling good in public spaces' series explored the impact of urban design - its form and morphology, materials used - on the visual and tactile senses. It examined how climate change or climate disruption could present challenges for these sensory experiences, and how developments in technology and knowledge could help improve urban resilience. The event is supported by the Adaptation and Resilience in the Context of Change Network (ARCC) who provide a UK-wide network to develop and exchange knowledge and evidence to inform policy and practice. Funded by EPSRC, the focus is adaptation to changes in the built environment and infrastructure.
Organising Body: Adaptation and Resilience in the Context of Change Network
Keywords
- Architecture and the built environment
- green infrastructure climate change adaptation landscape design landscape architecture