projects and assignments

Design & Community 1: Engagement & Vision

An group project working with a client and engaging key stakeholders in the design development for a site.

Design & Community 2: Detailed Design

Individual work to to produce a detailed design for an area of the community project developed in part 1 of this module.

Contemporary Landscape Theories & Principles

This module explored significant designers, ideas, movements and design processes of the 20th and 21st centuries, leading to the publication of a research report and a short film.

The Cultural Quarter

A design for Bradford city centre to develop and communicate strategic proposals for its ongoing evolution.

Public Realm Design

Development of "The Cultural Quarter" design for Bradford city centre into a detailed landscape design.

A Green Community

The work for this module included the development of a landscape masterplan for a proposed residential layout and principle public open space. The process of Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment was then applied to assess the potential effects of the proposed intervention.

Finding Refuge at Greenlee Lough

This assignment explored the opportunity to develop a structure in the rural landscape of Northumberland. The purpose of the structure was to act as an information centre for visitors providing an opportunity to celebrate the past, present and future importance of this iconic but changing landscape.

Materials and Management

The function and performance of the materials from which a landscape is fashioned and how they are assembled is as important as their aesthetic impact and how their form and character are expressed. This assignment explored materials which create the fabric of designed landscape both SOFT (plants & planting) and HARD (surfaces, structures and furniture, built elements, materials & their fabrication).

Plants in the Landscape

The aim of this module was to explore plant communities in the landscape, their contribution to the landscape and an understanding of the factors (ecological, horticultural and design) which affect their composition and maintenance. The final assignment involved the creation of a simple planting design.

Human Impact on Sand Dune Ecosystems

A study into what extent does human activity impact on the sand dune ecosystem at Summer leaze and Widemouth Bay in Bude, Cornwall?

The Iwakura Garden

Extended Project Qualification - To design a contemporary Japanese garden based on an understanding of Japanese historical, religious and philosophical influences.