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EDITOR’S LETTER
OVERCOMING DESIGN CHALLENGES
Editor : Michael Northcott
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n this issue Lewis Catchpole caught up with Helen
Kirk, an associate at BD Landscape Architects, on
her involvement with the Beecroft Building project,
a new physics lab located in the UK’s historic and renowned
University of Oxford. The site itself is focused around a landmark
Blue Atlantic Cedar tree planted in the 1880s, which remains
the main focal point of the area. The challenge with this project
was the confined urban site, which was highly constrained by the
location of existing notable buildings. You can find out how the
team tackled this issue on page 20.
Next, Alessandro Carrara spoke with Peter Wilder, director
of Wilder Associates, about his work on the Gui’an Innovation
Park in Guizhou, China. His brief for the project was to develop
a model for a ‘Sponge City’, which is able to absorb water runoff
and prevent pollutants from entering the local drinking water.
It’s an ambitious project, which integrated the remnants of tea
plantation terraces into the masterplan; a conscious design
choice, so that the historic landform could be preserved as a
reminder of its past use. The site was opened by President Xi
Jinping, which meant round the clock work for several weeks to
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complete the design whilst it was under construction. Turn to
page 27 to find out more.
I hope you enjoy the issue.
Michael Northcott
Editor
Landscape Insight
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