Tag: timber
Any domain of knowledge is a treasure trove of jargon. When that knowledge relates to a traditional craft, it becomes a vocabulary deeply rooted in working with the…
This week, I’ve been writing about observation as the starting point for regenerative design. Today, I’ve been working with colleagues at Hazel Hill Wood to envision a year-long…
Sometimes humour serves best to highlight the ridiculousness of a situation. In my last few posts I’ve been exploring the relationship between designers and the ecosystem they draw…
This afternoon I met with two trustees of Hazel Hill Wood to develop some ideas for a funding bid to support more regenerative use of timber to maintain…
The highlight of our visit to Nantes was standing next to the Great Elephant as it set off for one its walks around the former dock yards. The…
This month I am writing an article on that explores what if we restricted construction material use to those from a local catchment. Rather than a global supply…
A quick engineering detour to check out the impressive interior of Coventry Cathederal.
I read an astonishing article this afternoon titled ‘Quantitative Analysis of Culture Using Millions of Digitized Books‘, published early last year in the journal Science. Based on Google’s…