MONTH IN REVIEW
The creation of a safe and attractive green network of spaces
will provide a healthy range of parks, gardens and connections to
facilities and attractions in the broader locality, with the aim of
positioning Stonedale Crescent as a neighbourhood renowned for
healthy green lifestyle opportunities.’’
A statement by landscape architecture firm Gillespies
COMPETITIONS
LONDON FESTIVAL
OF ARCHITECTURE
LAUNCHES ‘RIVER
VIEW’ COMPETITION
The London Festival of
Architecture (LFA) has invited
landscape architects, architects,
designers and artists to create
project ideas for its ‘River View’
competition, focusing on how
the public can engage with the
River Thames.
The winning commission
will deliver a structure for the
Thames Riverside Walkway
(North Bank) that will be
used during the ‘Festival and
Illuminated River Project’ in
June 2019.
LFA has identified a number of
problems with the walkway, and
is seeking creative solutions to
the lack of:
•
Public seating.
•
Invitation for the public to
linger, enjoy or spend time
by the river.
•
Designed space and
structures to support
outdoor events.
•
Inclusion and accessibility.
170
That’s how many
homes will be
created as part of
transformational
master plan that will
replace the post-war
Stonedale Crescent
estate in Liverpool
MASTERPLANS LANDSCAPE PROJECTS
HS2 REVEALS DESIGN
VISION FOR SOLIHULL
INTERCHANGE STATION GILLESPIES REVEALS
FIRST IMAGES
FOR STONEDALE
CRESCENT
REGENERATION
PROJECT
HS2 and Arup have released images
of Interchange station at Birmingham
Library as part of a series of public
engagement events during October to
give people the opportunity to see the
new designs and give their feedback.
The Interchange station will be a
new major gateway station for the
region, part of a new public transport
interchange serving Solihull, the
West Midlands, Birmingham Airport
and the NEC. The station will will
be designed to deliver longer term
development and growth proposals for
the area around the station, including
new homes, business space and jobs.
Kim Quazi, lead architect, at Arup,
said: “Interchange station sits within
a unique setting, on the edge of the
urban landscape in a currently rural
location. The station building has been
designed to reflect its surroundings
and in context with the natural
landscape and topography.
“The station roof has been designed
to fit in with the surrounding
landscape, and to optimise natural
daylight using an integrated, efficient
structural form and rainwater
management system. We have also
focused on a number of objectives
including creating a positive
experience for future users and rail
passengers by including open space,
parkland and views to green spaces,
and constructing a green building
with low energy consumption and low
maintenance.”
Gillespies, supported by
partners Hemingway Design,
Cushman & Wakefield and
Ekosgen, has created a high-level,
transformational master plan
that will replace the post-war
Stonedale Crescent estate in
Liverpool.
The overall masterplan includes
the regeneration of existing homes
and the introduction of around
170 high homes, new community
facilities and open spaces, as well
as the remodelling of a number of
connecting streets and alleyways.
A statement by the group read:
“Stonedale Crescent has the
potential to become a sustainable
community with a strong local
‘heart’ that will serve an integrated
neighbourhood.
“The creation of a safe and
attractive green network of spaces
will provide a healthy range of
parks, gardens and connections
to facilities and attractions in the
broader locality, with the aim of
positioning Stonedale Crescent
as a neighbourhood renowned
for healthy green lifestyle
opportunities.”
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