Journal Archive
February 2006 Issue
Let's make some noise. We're ready to take landscape architecture forwards in 2006. Take a look below at some of the top articles from this month's Landscape.
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Boundaries
Out on the perimeter, Oliver Bennett walks the lines that define the limits of the idea of boundaries and asks why it's so important to us to mark out our territory. Burning bright
Now that the last echo of the opening fanfare has fallen silent and the dust settled Alex Albans returns to Coventry to critically evaluate the success of the Phoenix Project. Czech Republic
As Czech Republic landscape architects balance the reclamation and regeneration of former industrial landscapes with the need to preserve historically sensitive sites, Layla Dawson finds a profession rediscovering its design heritage. Keeping the rain on the plain
Sustainable drainage design began as a method of controlling site runoff at source in order to reduce the effects of development on flooding and pollution of urban watercourses. While the benefits of SUDS have been widely accepted, there has been a gradual recognition that rainwater runoff is just one of many natural resources that should be conserved and re-used thoughtfully in the development process. Peter Wilder discusses the movement from source control to resource control. Moor than a feeling
Steve Maslen and Dave Renwick discuss the restoration of the UK's largest raised mire landscape and the opportunities for biodiversity, nature conservation and community involvement it has brought. 