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Pastoral Manoeuvres: Ecologies of City, Nature and Practice
Author(s) -
Berntsen Duncan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.1602
Subject(s) - greenwich , architecture , architectural engineering , greening , sociology , civil engineering , engineering , environmental ethics , geography , political science , law , archaeology , environmental science , philosophy , soil science
In the 21st century, the greening of public open spaces has proved one of the most compelling marketing teasers, but also one of the biggest ‘elephants in the room’. Architect, educator and urban designer Duncan Berntsen describes how students within the School of Architecture, Design and Construction at the University of Greenwich were encouraged to tackle this by developing ‘measurable innovative disruptions’ that could contribute positively to an urban sense of place.