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Urban & landscape design, planning & research | Psychology | Public Mental Health | Wellbeing | Co-production of places
Ours is an anti-fragile approach, mixed with a little disrupting of the status quo
Graham Marshall + Prof Rhiannon Corcoran
Ours is an anti-fragile approach, mixed with a little disrupting of the status quo
Graham Marshall + Prof Rhiannon Corcoran
The real thing involves irrational humans and the development and maintenance of social negotiation rules. Real life is much more interesting...
August 28, 2025 at 7:44 AM
The real thing involves irrational humans and the development and maintenance of social negotiation rules. Real life is much more interesting...
To be honest, it still feels uneccessarily cluttered with cars
April 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
To be honest, it still feels uneccessarily cluttered with cars
There were young adults at best, and with such bitter disposition towards their fellow human beings, I'd be very surprised if any were alive now
The few that are, will likely be in nursing homes being cared for by people they don't like!
The few that are, will likely be in nursing homes being cared for by people they don't like!
April 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
There were young adults at best, and with such bitter disposition towards their fellow human beings, I'd be very surprised if any were alive now
The few that are, will likely be in nursing homes being cared for by people they don't like!
The few that are, will likely be in nursing homes being cared for by people they don't like!
I think the people who threw rocks at Ruby Bridges are all thankfully dead now...
April 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I think the people who threw rocks at Ruby Bridges are all thankfully dead now...
As it's not April 1st, what about this clown... all that money, and it's likely to eat him!
dogtime.com/news/171615-...
dogtime.com/news/171615-...
'Wolfdog' Sold for $5.7 Million, Becomes World's Most Expensive Dog
Cadabomb Okami, a rare "wolfdog," became the world's most expensive dog after an Indian enthusiast bought him for $570 million.
dogtime.com
April 3, 2025 at 7:26 AM
As it's not April 1st, what about this clown... all that money, and it's likely to eat him!
dogtime.com/news/171615-...
dogtime.com/news/171615-...
It isn't a street, it's a road!
March 28, 2025 at 7:51 AM
It isn't a street, it's a road!
Government agencies even promote it on their report covers
March 28, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Government agencies even promote it on their report covers
I very much doubt that
March 27, 2025 at 9:40 AM
I very much doubt that
Isn't 66% of 4% 2.6%? Far worse if my maths is correct
March 27, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Isn't 66% of 4% 2.6%? Far worse if my maths is correct
It was 2.6% of eligible Parisiens Brent - which might indicate a top-down decision without proper engagement with disenfranchised communities
March 27, 2025 at 7:45 AM
It was 2.6% of eligible Parisiens Brent - which might indicate a top-down decision without proper engagement with disenfranchised communities
But it shouldn't be about for or against. It needs to be about engagement with the affected communities and the inclusion of them in the changes to their environments
Without taking people with them, and dare I suggest codesigning, there are likely to be problems down the line in individual streets
Without taking people with them, and dare I suggest codesigning, there are likely to be problems down the line in individual streets
March 27, 2025 at 7:41 AM
But it shouldn't be about for or against. It needs to be about engagement with the affected communities and the inclusion of them in the changes to their environments
Without taking people with them, and dare I suggest codesigning, there are likely to be problems down the line in individual streets
Without taking people with them, and dare I suggest codesigning, there are likely to be problems down the line in individual streets
Wasn't this obvious with their stance against Corbyn?
March 27, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Wasn't this obvious with their stance against Corbyn?
Cars are a major problem that is causing the climate crisis regardless of the type of motor they have.
Public transport and active travel in denser cities is what we need alongside a reduction in population
Public transport and active travel in denser cities is what we need alongside a reduction in population
March 27, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Cars are a major problem that is causing the climate crisis regardless of the type of motor they have.
Public transport and active travel in denser cities is what we need alongside a reduction in population
Public transport and active travel in denser cities is what we need alongside a reduction in population
Well, 2.6% of them did! It's hardly a mandate...
March 27, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Well, 2.6% of them did! It's hardly a mandate...
Where are all these imaginary jobs that you can just go out and get on a Saturday to top up your additional living needs as a disabled person
I know... helping the government process action against all those covid profiteers
I know... helping the government process action against all those covid profiteers
March 27, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Where are all these imaginary jobs that you can just go out and get on a Saturday to top up your additional living needs as a disabled person
I know... helping the government process action against all those covid profiteers
I know... helping the government process action against all those covid profiteers
The business model isn't the right way of running these institutions, especially where they have an obsession with building programmes with the best architects!
March 24, 2025 at 8:06 AM
The business model isn't the right way of running these institutions, especially where they have an obsession with building programmes with the best architects!
My wife has been through a lot of academic strikes over recent years. I think that they are winning out, but it's costing us a lot, saving the university money and affecting students!
March 24, 2025 at 12:15 AM
My wife has been through a lot of academic strikes over recent years. I think that they are winning out, but it's costing us a lot, saving the university money and affecting students!
They're running a business, though, and have successfully engaged a workforce willing to work for peanuts and out of hours to keep up with the workload
March 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
They're running a business, though, and have successfully engaged a workforce willing to work for peanuts and out of hours to keep up with the workload
Our son got a first in landscape architecture & spent a year in practice, which didn't suit him. He's now designing & building gardens
Looking over his shoulder & nudging, I'm teaching him about the dynamic nature of lines colliding, overlapping, & creating spatial comfort. It's the subtle X-factor
Looking over his shoulder & nudging, I'm teaching him about the dynamic nature of lines colliding, overlapping, & creating spatial comfort. It's the subtle X-factor
March 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Our son got a first in landscape architecture & spent a year in practice, which didn't suit him. He's now designing & building gardens
Looking over his shoulder & nudging, I'm teaching him about the dynamic nature of lines colliding, overlapping, & creating spatial comfort. It's the subtle X-factor
Looking over his shoulder & nudging, I'm teaching him about the dynamic nature of lines colliding, overlapping, & creating spatial comfort. It's the subtle X-factor
Saw a video of a kestrel hovering this morning. Its head ws perfectly still in the space while its body fluttered to maintain that stillness. It was turning its head to scan the ground as if the air was solid
Lots to think about from a design perspective
Lots to think about from a design perspective
March 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Saw a video of a kestrel hovering this morning. Its head ws perfectly still in the space while its body fluttered to maintain that stillness. It was turning its head to scan the ground as if the air was solid
Lots to think about from a design perspective
Lots to think about from a design perspective
Always been a fan of broken slab paving
March 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Always been a fan of broken slab paving