From Idea to Site: A project guide to creating better landscapes

241 Pages·2020·87.821 MB·English

by  Claire Thirlwall

A project guide to creating
better landscapes
Claire Thirlwall
© RIBA Publishing, 2020
Published by RIBA Publishing, 66 Portland Place, London, W1B 1NT
ISBN 978-1-85946-843-2
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‘Land really is the best art.’
Andy Warhol
(America, 1985)

For Paul – my favourite landscape architect
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements IX
Preface X
Introduction XI
Chapter One 1 Chapter Two 31 Chapter Three 69
DEFINE PLAN DESIGN
21 Case Study 1.1 51 Case Study 2.1
THE LIVING BUILDING MAGGIE’S CENTRES
CHALLENGE Architectural
and landscape briefs
61 Case Study 2.2
CLOUD POINT
Scans of historic Broads
drainage mills
Appendix 214
Further Reading 216
References 217
Image credits 224
Index 225
Chapter Four 87 Chapter Five 145 Chapter Six 183
THE DESIGN TEAM CONSTRUCT AND MANAGE MAINTAIN AND EVALUATE
129 Case Study 4.1 173 Case Study 5.1 207 Case Study 6.1
WHITEHALL, LONDON NEW LUDGATE CITY OF LYON
Terrorism and security City of London Sustainable landscape
programme
137 Case Study 4.2
MERTON BORDERS
Planting for a drier,
hoter future

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
M
y thanks go to; Will Burchnall, Paul F, Professor Chad Kennedy, Steve Maslin, Hal Moggridge, Professor
James Hitchmough, the Maggie’s Centre media team, Graham Rook, Alan Turner and Ben Ward for allowing
Donncha O’Shea and colleagues at Gustafson me to use extracts of their work.
Porter + Bowman, and Howard Wood for so generously Jeremy Barrell, the Centre for the Protection of
providing the information and many of the images for National Infrastructure, Considerate Constructors,
the case studies. The case studies make the book – sorry Jackie Cross, David Jarvis Associates, Hani Hatami
there were quite so many questions. at Humanscale, Ilex Paysage + Urbanisme, the
Martin Brown (who persuaded me this was a good International Living Future Institute, the staf at the
idea), Dr Jenni Barret, Penny Burt, Jennifer Forakis, Landscape Institute archive and library, the Phipps
Paul Gibbs, Alexander Quartly, Anneli Thomson Center for Sustainable Landscapes, Talley Associates,
and Paul Wilkinson for advice, moral support, and Lucy Wiltshire and colleagues at Morgan Sindall
distracting me away from the computer when needed. Construction & Infrastructure Ltd and what3words
Stephen Alderton, Andrew Dobson, Kenny Duncan for so generously providing photographs.
and colleagues at Crest Nicholson, Rob Donald, Mark The Get It Done Group – Barrie Atkin, Chip
Farmer, Stewart Gilmour, Lynda Harris, Andrew Capelli, Gwyneth and Winifred de Cavia, Marlyn
Kinsey, Vanessa Jukes, Colin Moore, Tom Oulton, Sue Keating, Bridget Keller, Catherine King, Joyce
Palmer, Jake Robinson, Duncan Read, Keith Rowe, Kristjansson, Beth Perry and Stever Robbins for
Mike Shilton and Brit Warg (my Swedish translation being such wonderful cheerleaders and proving that
checker) and those on Twiter, Stackfow and LinkedIn collaboration doesn’t need to be face to face to work.
who answered my numerous and sometimes obscure Charmian Beedie, Richard Blackburn, Clare
questions with patience and enthusiasm. Holloway, Susannah Lear, Sian Parkhouse, Liz Webster
Elaine Cresswell, Henry Fenby-Taylor and Ian and everyone at RIBA Publishing for expertly and
Lanchbury for reviewing the initial proposal – your reassuringly geting this book from idea to
comments made an immense diference – and David publication.
Jarvis for reading the frst draf. My wonderful clients who allow me the privilege of
Annemarieke de Bruin, Michael Clinton, Anna working on their landscapes
Dekker, Catherine Eldred, Professor Paul Ekins, And my family – no, I won’t be selling the flm rights.
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