15. Testing-Ground
Description: TESTING-GROUND is an independent design research journal focused on research, experimentation and design of landscapes, cities, and territories. It provides a platform to critique established urban theory and a place to investigate emerging architectural, political, and ecological concepts. The focus of each issue emerges from collaborative workshops which explore specific ideas and concerns. >>>
“What… is landscape?” Asking questions of landscapes through design drawings
‘Several years ago one of my students encountered an architect who dismissively asked, “What the fuck is landscape?” He was taken aback [...]‘ >>>
Cartographies of Complexity
Ed has written a short book chapter, illustrated with drawings by three University of Greenwich Landscape Architecture students, for Nadia Amoroso’s coming publication, Representing Landscapes: Analogue. >>>
Guest editor of AD: Architectural Design
Ed has signed a contract to guest edit a future landscape issue of Architectural Design. Over the coming year Ed will be working with Helen Castle and the team at Wiley to develop the issue of invited articles focused on advanced forms and practices of landscape. >>>
Design Agency within Earth Systems – Call for Projects/Papers
Ed is co-organising, with Alfredo Ramirez (Architecture Association) and Lindsay Bremner (University of Westminster), a symposium exploring ‘Design Agency within Earth Systems’. >>>
Teaching Landscape
Ed has contributed a chapter for the coming The Routledge Handbook of Teaching Landscape >>>
Landscape Citizenships
Ed is organising a symposium on Landscape Citizenships with Tim Waterman (University of Greenwich) and Jane Wolff (University of Toronto). >>>
Lecture at Columbia University, New York
Last week Ed lectured at Columbia University focusing on the relational aspects of landscape, public space and cities.
International Seminar at NYIT
Ed was invited last week to join an international seminar at NYIT.
In the public interest – current dilemmas
Ed has been invited to present his research into public space at the University of Greenwich. In the Public Interest – Current Dilemmas seeks to explore how different disciplines understand the term ‘public’ >>>