The final focus week was used for helping to evolve my understanding of urban design and landscapes and in doing so help improve my landscape projects.
The new City Hall building on the Thames riverside was a good example to me of a public space with a distictive urban landscape surrounding it, the ampitheatre known as The Scoop with steep steps surrounding the entrance create a sense of focus and grandure and also can double up as seating, while the rest of the surroundings are contemporary with street art and sculptures to improve the asthetics.
Another site I visited was Triton Square, the Home of Abbey National bank and some award winning Urban Landscape design.
The Square has some of the most interestng shapes to help captivate the busy space it inhabits. There is a wave form lawn set in granite boxes, parallel on eithe side of the square and the most unusal tree planter, which is suspended above the square in a steel box and contains four small identical trees.
The new City Hall building on the Thames riverside was a good example to me of a public space with a distictive urban landscape surrounding it, the ampitheatre known as The Scoop with steep steps surrounding the entrance create a sense of focus and grandure and also can double up as seating, while the rest of the surroundings are contemporary with street art and sculptures to improve the asthetics.
Another site I visited was Triton Square, the Home of Abbey National bank and some award winning Urban Landscape design.
The Square has some of the most interestng shapes to help captivate the busy space it inhabits. There is a wave form lawn set in granite boxes, parallel on eithe side of the square and the most unusal tree planter, which is suspended above the square in a steel box and contains four small identical trees.
The seating is also interesting spiralling like a snail shell into one giant bench. The lighting at night is one of the most dramatic features and brings a new dimension to the site.
The site is an inspiring design and shows what can be done with such a small urban space, using shapes and patterns as well as lighting to bring a space to life.
