INFORMALITY IN DERELICT PUBLIC SPACES OF THE CONTEMPORARY CITY
Ed Wall and Sam Johnston presented the paper, Informality in Derelict Public Spaces of the Contemporary City, at the ECLAS (European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools) 2009. This presentation was generously supported by the School of Architecture and Landscape, Faculty of Art Design and Architecture at Kingston University.
GASHOLDER 8
The Gasholder 8 Competition was held in 2009 as a major public space component of the King’s Cross Masterplan. This proposal was a collaboration between Ed Wall and Room 60 (Leo Thom and Matt Parker). The proposal was exhibited at the Building Centre (New London Architecture) and at the German Gymnasium at Kings Cross.
BISCAYNE BEACON: DAWNTOWN 2008
This competition entry proposes a grid of kinetic structures set across the geographic area of the Biscayne Aquifer that respond and indicate the changing level of the aquifer.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dawntownmiami/sets/72157610710392698 / http://dawntown.org/
INFORMAL PUBLIC: LONDON FESTIVAL OF ARCHITECTURE 2008
This research project, with Sam Johnston, explores the informal activities of public space in global cities. The project was conceived for the London Festival of Architecture 2008 and continues as an ongoing research investigation.
This project involves the presentation of the paper “Informality in the derelict spaces of the contemporary city” at the ECLAS conference in September 2009.
www.informalpublic.org / www.samueljohnston.net / www.eclas.org
THIS IS LIVING: BIRNBECK ISLAND
Competition entry with Helena Rivera for the design of Birnbeck Island in Weston-Super-Mare.
www.urbansplash.co.uk / www.asmallstudio.co.uk
Image: Unknown
MIGRATION TRIPTYCH: VATNSMYRI
An urban design master plan for a former airport in Reykjavik, Iceland.
This 2007 competition entry was a collaboration with Mike Dring and Christian Gabriel.
PHILADELPHIA’S CATALYSTS: URBAN VOIDS
This project was a competition proposal developed with Daphne Kao. The design involved a matrix of innovative solutions for vacant land areas in Philadelphia, PA.
IDENTIFYING PUBLIC SPACE
Ed wrote an article for Green Spaces magazine on the importance of design elements for identifying public space.
In: Green Spaces (October 2005) Landscape Design Trust