E Oldroyd: Edible Opportunities (LEC Seminar)

7/30/2019 E Oldroyd: Edible Opportunities (LEC Seminar)

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Breakthestudyareadown intotypesofopenspaces

Someofthesetypescouldoverlap

One

of

the

things

were

going

to

be

asking

you

to

do

is

to

verify

the

work

that

Lindsays

studentshavedoneindeterminingatypologyofopenspacesintheare

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But howdoweknowwhichspaceshouldbegivenwhichlabel?

We

read

the

landscape

and

townscape

like

were

reading

a

book.

In

a

snapshot,

we

analysethewayitlooksandwemakedecisions,baseduponwhatwealreadyknow

abouturbanspacesandtherulesthatareattachedtothem,aboutwhetherwere

allowedtouseitornotandhow.Welookoutforcertainpatterns,styles,materials,

structures.Theyreallclues

Someofthesortsofcluesandcharacteristics welookforarelistedhere.

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Andwhatsthisspace?

Although this

playground

has

a

ship

in

it

I

think

we

all

know

its

actually

a

playgroundFromthesand,thesizeoftheship,thepresenceoftreesinthebackground,peopleand

children.

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And whatsthis?

An

allotment

yes,

we

know

this

from

the

way

the

land

is

organised,

from

the

scattered

locationofthestructuresandgreenhouses,thesenseoforganisedchaos!Thelackof

boundariesbetweenplots,theflatnatureoftheland,thediversityoftheplanting,the

extentoftheplanting,thehomemadelooktotheplantingbedsanddrainagesystems.

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Thesecluesstopus fromdoingthingsthatothersmightfindabitsilly,disrespectfulor

inconvenientlikehavingapicnicinthemiddleofthepavementorparkingourcarsin

cemeteries.

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Ivehadagoatlistingsome ofthecharacteristicsthathelpedmedistinguishonetypeof

spacefromtheotherinIECC.

Soweknow whenaspaceispedestrian by:Linearspace|Paved|Nokerbs|PeopleWedescribespacesassquares whentheyareenclosedbybuildingsWeknowthatverges arenotformalplantingbeds,evenwhentheyareplantedup,by

theirUncontained|Irregularshape|LackofotherfeaturesAndsoon

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Thisspace

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Thisspace

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Thisspace

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Andthisisimportanttothinkabout.. Because

There

are

tonnes

of

ways

to

make

the

campus

corridor

Edible

and

productiveBUTitsimportant togettherightsortofsolutionandstyleintherightplace.Initialquestionsmightbe

WhichsolutionsCANhappenhere?

WhichsolutionsWILLwork?

WhichsolutionsareAPPROPRIATE?

Shortterm/longtermsolutions

Butthereareprobably more.

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Annuals Many vegetablesgrowonannualplants quicktogrowandlookattractive

BUT

they

need

a

more

maintenance

and

watering

in

summer

so

they

need

to

be

plantedinaplacewhereitwillbeeasyforpeopletotakecareofthem

Also,theymaynotgrowveryhighorbig theyneedtobeplantedinaplacewherethey

wontgetlost.

.

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Perennialsaregoodformorecontinuousplanting althoughtheplantsmaystilldieback

inwinter,dependingonmicroclimateandplantselection.Buttheplantsgrowbigger

and

fruit

bushes

and

trees

can

be

used

for

seasonal

structural

planting

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Inshady,dampareas

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Thisimagecannotcurrently bedisplayed.

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There couldwellbeasolutionthatcombinesedibleelementsthatthereisntan

exampleofyet thatwemightjustcomeupwith.

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Wildflowermeadowsadddiversityand colourtotheurbanlandscape.Theyattract

pollinatinginsectsandreducetheneedtomowlargeswathesofgrass.

ThisisclearlytheOlympicPark,whichofcoursewasintensivelymanagedandcaredfor

upuntilthegames.

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Sojustincaseanyofusarefeelingcynical,heresamoreestablished atMileEndPark.

Theresmownsectionsforpeopletowalkthroughandpicnicin.

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Waterisanimportantconsiderationwhenwerethinkingaboutedibleplanting.Storing

waternearbymoreintensivebedswillcertainlysavelabour. Adding watertoany

landscape,

even

in

the

form

of

a

swale

or

a

ditch

(the

more

ornamental

versions

are

calledraingardensthesedays)isgreatforbiodiversity butcouldbeintegratedintoa

watercollectionsystemtoo.

Augustenborg,Malmo,residentiallandscaperetrofittedwithanattractivestormwater

attenuationsystem

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Notalltreescanbefruittrees.Somedontgrowbigenoughforthecitylandscape,and

even iftheydo,itsthenhardtopickthefruit.

Buttreescreate microclimate,createawonderfulrangeofexperiencesaswepass

throughandbytrees,theyaidurbancooling,boostbiodiversity,cleanthe airandare

generallygoodforthesoul.

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Theycanbe evergreen

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Theydonthavetobelaidoutinaline

Theydontevenhavetobegreen

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Buttheywillcertainlyhavealongtermandlastinglegacy

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Sosomehowwehavetobringallthistogetehr sowecangettherightsortofsoution in

therightplace.

GooddesigninabalancingactbetweenFunction|Placeand ideas.

Goodlandscapeandspatialdesigners,sometimesinnately,choreographconceptsof

creatingasenseofunityoroneness,balance,grouping,varietyandrhythmtocreate

places.Theythinkabouttherelativesizeofelements,therelationshipbetweenspace

andformandhowline,textureandcolourcombinetocreateanimpact.

Whenalltheseelementsarecombinedwell,wemakeplacesthat notonlyfunctionand

providewellbutaddrichnesstothecity,provideaseriesofinterestinganddelightful

experiencesfortheuser,andcomplimentthecitysarchitectureandstructure.

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Thismeanswemovewaybeyondrandomly placed,dullraised bedsthattogetherwith

itscontents,failtopositivelycontributetotheurbanexperience

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Wecanmove towardsedibleexcellenceandIwanttofinishonsomefinalexamplesof

gooddesignandgooduseofspace.

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