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August 31, 02:59 PM
The Sound of Place 2 - Interview with Tommy Guerrero for Rifflandia Music Festival Magazine
Rifflandia 3 is just around the corner so be sure to grab your copy of the festival magazine at habit coffee and pretty much any other spot in downtown Victoria. This years line up looks awesome and the magazine looks even better, so figure it out.For those of you not privy to get the magazine, please see below for my article...extended version.Interview with Tommy Guerrero for Rifflandia 3 Festival Magazine by Christian Barnard
Tommy Guerrero spent most of the 1980s turning San Francisco into his own personal skatepark. Rolling with the legendary Bones Brigade, he bombed the city’s steep hills, introducing a surfing-style of skateboarding to the existing urban dance of the day. His style flowed like no other skater around and by 1985 Guerrero had signed a contract with one of America’s first skateboarding companies, Powell Peralta, cementing him in history as the world’s first professional street skateboarder.
Flash forward 25 years and you’ll find Tommy Guerrero is a 44-year-young office dude who spends the majority of his time as the art “misdirector” and a “computer monkey” (his words) at Krooked Skateboards in San Francisco. But don’t think for a moment that the dream is dead. What most people didn’t realize during Guerrero’s busy young life traveling the globe signing autographs and teaching actors like Christian Slater how to make it look real for the movies, is that music was as much a passion for him as was four-wheeled fanaticism.
With album titles like Soul Food Taqueria and From The Soil To The Soul, and tunes like “Terra Unfirma” and “Architec,” Guerrero's cerebral, atmospheric music perfectly captures the soul of San Francisco's urban communities. During rare breaks from work and happy domesticity he crafts sounds reminiscent of the playground of his youth: rap beats pumping out of passing cars, street performers jamming, the clamor of passing multilingual conversations; all of it merging into a cinematic soundtrack of the city itself.
But, Guerrero prefers to let people interpret his music in their own manner. Nonetheless, after a certain amount of me being a pain is his ass, he finally agreed to an interview…CB: Offer us some insight into your musical background; where and how did it all start?TG: It came from skating and listening to punk, seeing Sex Pistols on the tube when they played in San Fran. Also when the Ramones played a free show in front of city hall in ‘77 or ‘78... blew my mind. Me, my brother and friends started a punk band called Jerry's Kid’s...(not the later band that people knew of). I was the singer… then I started playing guitar but switched shortly after to bass. Then we formed a new group called Revenge. After that we became Free Beer...that was our last punk band. Last show was in ’84 with Angry Samoans, Suicidal Tendencies and someone else…I was into metal and wanted to play like Getty Lee!! I Love rush! But it all comes from my father’s side of the family. We didn't grow up with any of ‘em but he and his three brothers were all musicians in San Fran. His parents were as well. My grandfather was a jazz git player and violinist and grandmother was a singer. I have some amazing photos of them from the 40s and 50s, but never knew ‘em. So me and my brother inherited it from them...genetics are hard to escape.
CB: How big of a role has the cultural landscape of San Francisco played in your life and career?
TG: In every way I would imagine. With skating it’s the hills...learning to adapt in such a unique environ nurtured a specific style/way of skating: fast. There's so much rich artistic soil in San Fran that some sort of osmosis trip happened and here I am. I don't consider what I do a "career.” I never wanted to burden myself with that load.
CB: If you were to describe the city of SF in sensory terms what does it smell, feel and taste like to you?
TG: Like a pot of stew with all the leftovers thrown in. Soup for the soul...with a bit of a bite.
CB: Being that you were involved in the music scene alongside your skating career, how has the culture of skateboarding informed your music? How have they informed each other?
TG: For me they are one in the same...an escape from the daily grind and bullshit the world hurls at you. They have taught me to count on myself and DIY everything.
CB: What turns you on creatively?
TG: Can be anything. Sounds and life of the city are a good catalyst, so much energy.
People are a great source of inspiration, from any/every walk of life... [I’m] always humbled by those helping others.
CB: Give us an idea on how your sound is evolving and where you see it heading?
TG: More percussive, sonically more interesting...and more about the journey than the destination.
CB: What are you working on now? Any new projects we should know about?
TG: I have an album coming out in October titled "Lifeboats and Follies." It came out in Japan last year. This is a different version though. I finished a "live" album for my Japanese label; it'll be out in September I think. I will be doing a small tour in September there. I have a small line with Levi’s Japan and a shoe coming out on Vans/Syndicate the 1st of next year...all pretty cool stuff.
CB: What can Victoria expect to see and hear from Tommy Guerrero?
TG: Good question!! If nothing else, honesty.
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August 26, 03:42 PM
The Sound of Place
The sonic qualities of our environment, that is, the soundscape that is ever-present in our daily lives, helps to reinforce our sense of place. This post considers the potential of composed music's influence on creating the sound of place.For the sake of this post the term "Music" will refer to anything man made in its sound structure.For me, music can have a powerful memory trigger, it has the ability to transcend me to a place once visited. Memory is created around certain musical styles and specific tracks. Certain musical forms have distinct relationships to the places in which they were created. For example London UK, and the phenomina of dubstep, drum and bass. In my opinion the English sound in these musical genres is so unique. The artist and tune below awake my memory and senses which trigger the remembrance of paths once travelled. I can smell the city, see the faces, hear the bustle of the street, feel the pace at which the city moves.The Sound of PlaceBurial - Archangel -
August 06, 01:05 PM
Precipitation Harvesting in Antiquity
The CisternSince the dawn of early cultures people have not only used natural water resources but also improved them by artificial methods. Based on observations of nature they constructed small and large storage vessels for temporary storage and transfer of water.Cisterns were originally constructed in the region around the Mediterranean since the 3rd millennium B.C. Typically early cisterns were shaped into the natural rock with an inlet being covered by stones or wooden plates. In Roman times the use of stone as structural building material was introduced to cistern design. To avoid seepage and water loss the joints were filled with plaster. Population numbers of entire regions were dictated by the local cistern storage capacity. Modern cisterns range in capacity from a few litres to thousands of cubic metres, effectively forming covered reservoirs.
Umayyad Cistern, Jordan.Vaulted Roman cisternsCistern chambers on the La Fourvière hill in Lyon (France)Cistern Prachinburi Province, ThailandCistern, Iran.Sketch of Nabataean cistern in Auara, Jordan. Built for private use by individual families. Storage capacity 200 m3.Chandra Baori step wellThis step well is located opposite Harshat Mata Temple and is one of the deepest and largest step wells in India. It was built in the 9th century and has 3500 narrow steps in 13 stories and is 100 feet deep. -
August 01, 02:34 PM
Photographic Evidence
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July 27, 01:11 PM
Green Streets Victoria BC
I am currently working on a project with a scope of work that extends beyond the boundaries of the site. The idea is to work with the city of Victoria to include a Green Streets concept to the development's adjoining streets.What is a Green Street? Well it includes but is not limited to a sustainable stormwater strategy that meets regulatory compliance and resource protection goals by using a natural systems approach to manage stormwater, reduce flows, improve water quality and enhance watershed health.The project brief looks something like this:- Traffic calming- Improving pedestrian and bicycle safety- Reducing the demand on the city’s sewer collection system and the cost of constructing expensive infrastructure / pipe systems- Diverting stormwater from the sewer system- Reduction of impervious surfaces so stormwater can infiltrate to recharge groundwater and surface water- Increasing urban greenspace- Enhancing community and neighborhood livability.Can't tell you much more about the project at this point but I have included similar projects in the Portland and greater Victoria area to get you thinking.NE Siskiyou Green Street, Portland, Oregon. Photo by Kevin Robert Perry.
Checkdams made from packed earth and river rock are used in each curb extension to slow and retain stormwater runoff.NE Siskiyou Green Street, Portland, Oregon. Photo by Kevin Robert Perry. NE Siskiyou Green Street, Portland, Oregon. Photo by Kevin Robert Perry. -
July 23, 10:20 AM
sketch
Lately my studio work has been filled with detailed renderings and construction drawings.I find a great way to loosen up from hours in front of the computer is to produce a series of quick sketches. Unhindered by the rigidity of CAD, the idea is to let the eye and hand work together seamlessly. The image below was produced in 10 minutes. -
July 09, 01:08 AM
Olive tree and Spaniel
Old friend and London based garden designer Jonathan Snow sent me this image he captured while on a plant buying trip for a client.When you visit a nursery it usually never hurts to take an image of specimen trees they have in stock that you may want to use on future projects.When appropriate, these select images are great for giving your clients a visual idea of what you are intending to plant."Notice the architectural branching structure of this mature Olea europaea". -
June 29, 02:09 PM
design development
Although this is still work in progress I thought I would post some design development work completed for one of my new projects. The visuals below are snapshots of my massing model. The green indicates planting strategy zones including a series of tiered green roof planting areas. More to come, click images for a closer look....overview westclose up of tiered roofing system -
June 22, 01:46 PM
1:1
I just finished reading Michael Pollan's A Place of My Own: The Architecture of Daydreams.The book recounts Pollan's process of designing and constructing a small one room structure on his rural Connecticut property. But please do not get the wrong impression here. This book is by no means a step by step or one of those painful DIY manuals. Pollan's almost poetic writing explores the complex relationship between the language of landscape, architecture and the human spirit.Although his approach to site selection, design and construction can be applied to any scale of project his book left me with a deeper appreciation for compact spacial design. Enter in.......1:1 Architects Build Small Spaces at the V & AUsing the landscape of the Museum as a test site, the V&A invited nineteen architects to submit proposals for structures that examine notions of refuge and retreat. From these nineteen concept submissions, seven were selected for construction at full-scale.Small spaces such as these can push the boundaries and possibilities of creative practice. A shift in scale towards smaller, bespoke structures encourages a heightened sensitivity to materials, texture and proportion. A renewed clarity emerges, allowing architects a freedom of expression that often struggles to survive in larger building projects.Terunobu Fujimori
Tokyo, Japan
Beetle’s House
Much of Terunobu Fujimori’s architecture aims to reconfigure our view of the natural landscape around us. Reaching this ‘floating’ teahouse via a ladder, visitors are rewarded with an elevated view of the surrounding galleries. The charred, blackened timber exterior, with its textured and tactile surface, represents an extreme of materiality. The process of burning the wood also acts to preserve the building material, thus increasing the structure’s lifespan.Rural Studio
Newbern, Alabama, USA
WoodshedRural Studio is an architectural education programme dedicated to building affordable housing for poor rural communities in Western Alabama. This noble, utilitarian and extendible shed is constructed entirely from forest thinnings. ‘Thinning’ is a forest management practice where small, constricted trees are removed from among larger, more ‘viable’ trees. At a market cost of roughly £2 per metric tonne, thinnings provide a plentiful, renewable, affordable – and underutilised – source of construction material.Helen & Hard Architects
Stavanger, Norway
Ratatosk
This climbing structure excavates our half-forgotten memories of childhood play and exploration. Ten ash trees will be cut along the length of their trunks and planted face to face. The resulting two rows will allow visitors to enter the ‘interior space’ of the trees. The branches will be handwoven and then grafted onto the tree stumps to form a delicate canopy that hangs over a soft play-surface.Rintala Eggertsson ArchitectsOslo and Bodø, Norway
Ark
Situated by the V&A’s National Art Library, this freestanding wooden tower re-evaluates the concept of the ‘archive’. Its walls are made up of hundreds of shelves, holding thousands of second-hand books. Accessed via a spiral staircase, each floor includes a secluded reading chamber. Positioned to face inwards, the book spines form an exterior façade of monotonous white, whereas the interior view consists of a rich collage of colours and typographic textures.Tokyo, Japan
Inside / Outside Tree
This structure creates a space where notions of ‘inside and outside’ and ‘nature and artificiality’ are inverted and convergent; it explores the crucial duality and ‘in-between-ness’ that defines traditional Japanese architecture. The interior surface of the hollow, transparent tree is continuous with the exterior of the cube form that surrounds it. Thus, one can stand outside the cube and inhabit the same space as the tree’s interior, and vice versa.This project did not get to actualizing stage but would I have loved to see it built.Sou Fujimoto Architects
Tokyo, Japan
Silent Gardens
Eleven acrylic boxes contain a series of meticulously reproduced plant and flower forms. Despite their formal geometry, the boxes are liberated from any sense of order and stacked with a spirit of spontaneous logic. The imperceptible thresholds between the boxes would allow the structure to resemble an organically grown elevated garden, resulting in a delicate balance between reality and fiction.for more info check it out 1:1 V&A -
June 14, 12:23 PM
beyond the hive
I guess I wasn't the only one thinking about planning for biodiversity.Thanks to my UK subscribers for sending in the link below."The Beyond the Hive competition, run by British Land and the City of London Corporation, sought proposals for an ecologically sustainable and creative insect habitat. The hotels were designed to attract stag beetles, solitary bees, butterflies, spiders, lacewings and ladybirds and will be built at Bunhill Fields, West Smithfield, Postman’s Park, St Dunstan’s in the East and Cleary Garden, all in the City". via www.britishland.com
"The shortlisted projects are: the Inset Hotel by Arup Associates; Brookfield Bug Buddies by Brookfield Europe and the Pinnacle team; Bumblebee City Nesters by Fisher Tomlin; Inn Vertebrate by Metalanguage Design; and Beevarian Anstel and Gretel Chalet by German Women in Property. Two “golden beetle” awards will be presented – one to the winner of the public vote and one to the judges’ favourite – during the London Festival of Architecture. Sue Ireland, the corporation’s director of open spaces, said: “We are absolutely delighted with the high standard of design and presentation that went into all the entries. “Ultimately this will enhance the City’s biodiversity, through the provision of well-crafted, sustainable and beautiful insect hotels.” via www.britishland.com -
June 08, 04:51 PM
insect hotel planning
Our house is nestled on the edge of a protected 7.1 hectare park here in Victoria BC. Being on the edge of this urban green space affords us a unique opportunity to view a diverse mix of local flora and fauna. The garden is alive with bird and insect activity all year round and I felt fortunate to be immersed in nature so close to downtown. While sitting amongst the buzz of hummingbirds, bees and butterflies I was thinking about how I could achieve this level of biodiversity in the densely populated urban context. I grabbed my sketch book and quickly produced my ecological strategy to enhance and support future insect populations of the world........enter in the Insect hotel? The example below was designed for our local mason bee. -
June 04, 12:24 AM
the architecture of sport
On June 11th the world will converge on South Africa for the Fifa 2010 World Cup.
With that said South Africa has stepped it up in the venue department check it out and........Come on England!
Soccer City stadium in Soweto just outside Johannesburg. Designed as a giant "Melting Pot".This will be the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies.
Interior of Soccer City stadiumNelson Mandela Bay stadium North end veiw of petal like structures.
The Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban. Visitors are able to ride a funicular over stadium grounds, apparently not during matches though.
interior view of 105 high arch.
Green Point Stadium Cape Town SA
The building skin adapts to light conditions, offering shade during the day then becoming translucent at night.
Green Point Stadium was designed by GMP Architekten joined by numerous Cape Town practices.
Slick Green Point Interiorimages courtesy of via The Guardian -
May 28, 06:07 PM
Victoria Modern
Thought I would post some of my research findings for a new project I am currently working on in Victoria BC.
The highly inventive Trend House, Saanich, 1954, a demonstration house for the lumber industry, was tremendously influential. Modest in size (825 square feet), it was the smallest of the eleven Trend Houses, but easily the most dramatic, with an angular floor plan and soaring roof anchored by a massive central chimney. Throughout his career, Di Castri retained a singular vision of modernism, one that did not shy away from historical references or decorative elaboration.
article courtesy of Modernism In Victoria 1945-1975 by Donald Luxton and Associates.Trend House brochure
About the ArchitectBorn in Victoria, John Di Castri showed an interest in the Arts from an early age, becoming a talented architect, writer, musician and skillful painter. As a young man, Di Castri admired the work of Frank Lloyd Wright and went to study with the formers most eminent pupil, Bruce Goff, at the University of Oklahoma. See below for some of my favorites Di Castri works.Returning to Victoria and opening a practice in 1951, Di Castri became the architectural brains behind the modernist movement, displayed in some of Victoria's most well-trodden landmarks; including the addition to the Royal B.C. Museum, Centennial Square, the CNIB building, several local churches, the Trend House and University of Victoria campus buildings.
Committed to the fulfillment of man's need for a significant environment, Di Castri injected modernism, low profile, and organic design into Victoria's architectural landscape. - May 19, 02:40 AM
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May 13, 12:45 AM
Urban Animals
ROA started painting abandoned buildings and warehouses in the isolated industrial outskirts of his hometown, Ghent, in Belgium. Fixating on the animals he found there, the wildlife became the central subject matter of his work, inspired by their clever ability to adapt as scavengers in order to survive. via www.arbuturian.com -
May 04, 05:02 PM
CBLstudio to Judge New Orleans Based Design Competition
The Emerging Green Builders program of Cascadia Green Building Council in conjunction with the USGBC have invited me to be a Juror for Cascadia's chapter level competition of the Natural Talent Design Competition (NTDC). I feel fortunate to be given the opportunity to provide input on the promoting and shaping of affordable, future friendly architectural and landscape development in post Katrina New Orleans.The Salvation Army joins US Green Building Council this year in hosting USGBC's 2010 NTDC. Entrants will design an affordable ($100,000), 800 square foot green home for an elderly client in the Broadmoor, New Orleans neighborhood. Winners will be announced after the top four entries (2 student teams + 2 emerging professional teams) have been constructed, inhabited and evaluated based on performance.
Judging Rubric
1. Broadmoor Neighborhood Context – 30 pts.
For the Cascadia Judging, emphasis will be placed on the Living Building Challenge v 2.0 Site Petal imperatives: 01 Limits to Growth, 02 Urban Agriculture, 03 Habitat Exchange, and 04 Car Free Living
2. Interior Design and Smart Flow – 20 pts.
For the Cascadia Judging, emphasis on the interior design will be placed on the following Living Building Challenge v 2.0 imperatives: 10 Biophilia, 11 Red List, 13 Responsible Industry, 14 Appropriate Sourcing, and 16 Human Scale + Humane Places
3. Cost Estimation – 20 pts.
For the Cascadia Judging, credible, replicable tax incentives are encouraged as part of the $100,000 budget. – where LBC systems require greater initial capital cost than the $100,000 budget allows
4. Achieving LEED for Homes Platinum – 20 pts.
For the Cascadia Judging, Living Building version 2.0 will be the ideal certification standard – highlight how at least one petal (all seven are encouraged) of the Living Building Challenge has been incorporated into the project
5. Inclusive Design for Elderly Occupants – 10 pts.
For the Cascadia Judging, inclusive design for the elderly will be considered as part of Living Building version 2.0 imperative 17 Democracy + Social Justice.
6. Educating Occupants – 10 pts.
For the Cascadia Judging, emphasis will be placed on Living Building version 2.0 imperative 20 Inspiration and Education.
7. Hurricane Resistance – 10 pts.
For the Cascadia Judging, projects are expected to be resilient in many ways, to survive natural disasters as well as economic.Site Context
Broadmoor is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Uptown/Carrolton Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Eve Street to the north, Washington Avenue and Toledano Street to the east, South Claiborne Avenue to the south, and Jefferson Avenue, South Rocheblave Street, Nashville Avenue, and Octavia Street to the west. It includes the Broadmoor Historic District which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003 and increased in its boundaries in 2007.
Broadmoor is low lying ground in New Orleans, and was only substantially developed beginning in the early 20th century after improved drainage was initiated.Before being developed, the area was a large marsh and was a fishing spot for Uptowners. Early construction were mostly high raised houses for fear of repeats of historic floods, but after decades with little problem more low lying residential structures were built in Broadmoor.Broadmoor flooded badly in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. A Bring New Orleans Back Commission preliminary report map showed Broadmoor as a suggested area to be turned into park land; this suggestion is strongly objected to by residents, hundreds of whom were already back in their homes by January 2006.Fellow Panelists:Alistair Jackson - O-Brien & CompanyDr. Andrea Frisque – Krieger SRM
Jennifer McDougall Watt - GGLO
Margaret Sprug – The Miller Hull Partnership
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April 28, 10:23 AM
Landscape as Muse
This exclusively Canadian series captured by 291 Film Company documents Canadian environmental artists engaged in the philosophy, process and use of materials in their art.The selected sites are always captivating and filmed well, some artists/locations are better than others...I guess you could say I was partial to Clayoquot Sound with Fae Logie and Haida Gwaii with Shirley Wiebe. Nice one Knowledge Network. -
April 19, 02:39 PM
The role of Social Media in Landscape Architecture, and Urban Design
Urban Interventions is the theme at the 2010 British Columbia Society of Landscape Architects Annual General Meeting this weekend in Vancouver. I will be contributing to the round table discussion on Trends in Social Media, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design. This years conference is full of stimulating topics including Plant Species for Urban Environments presented by Wimm van der Zalm, Kris Fox on Economics and Modularity In Sustainable Landscape Construction and Hell Burlingame on Reclaiming the Outdoor Space for the Digital Generation. See below for the social media round table section from the conference program, and be sure to visit the website to download the full agenda. I will let you know how it goes as soon as I get back, enjoy! -
April 10, 03:40 PM
Landscapes of Future
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March 30, 12:34 AM
Between Art and Landscape: Roberto Burle Marx (1909-94)
Roberto Burle Marx was Brazil's most influential landscape artists and is internationally recognized as the "creator of the modern garden".
A painter, designer and self taught botanist, Burle Marx treated the landscape as a living work of art.
Burle Marx's tapestries, on view at Paco Imperial museum
Garden Design Seanz Pena Square, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1948
Garden Design Plan, Duque de Caxias Square Rio de Janeiro 1948
Site Plan of Ibrirapuera Park Project, Sao Paulo, Brazil 1953
Detail 5, Ibrirapuera Park Project, Sao Paulo, Brazil 1953
Just a few of Burle Marx's realized works
Brazil's Civic Square
Terrace garden rio de Janeiro
Brazil
A passionate proponent of Brazillian native flora and fauna Burle Marx is also recognized for his discovery of some thirteen plants that bear his name, see my 5 selected below.
Heliconia hirsuta 'Burle Marx'
Calathea burle-marxii
Neoregelia burle-marxii
Philodendron 'Burle-Marx'
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March 16, 02:06 PM
Parisian photograffeur JR
The work of Parisian photographer and street artist JR
"Women are Heroes"
Here JR visits the slums of Kenya where he covered 2000m2 of rooftops with the images of the women who live there.
JR at the Tate Modern London
Rio de Janiero
London
Ile Saint-Louis, Parisfor more JR visit jr-art.netgreat interview with JR here via The Guardian -
March 10, 12:19 AM
art made by walking in landscapes. photographs of sculptures made along the way. walks made into text works.
"Art as a formal and holistic description of the real space and experience of landscape and its most elemental materials" Richard Long. Artist.
Cornish Slate Cross
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Edinburgh 2007
Furth of Forth Mud Arc
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Edinburgh 2007
White Chapel Slate Circle
White Chapel Art Gallery London 1981
Five Paths
New Art Centre Roche Court England 2002
River Po Line
Italy 2001
Hemisphere Circle
Tokyo 1968
Six Paths
Dialogue: Richard Long / Jivya Soma Mashe
Museum Kunst Palast, Dusseldorf 2003
Walking a Line in Peru 1972
Stone Line
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Edinburgh 2007 - March 05, 02:41 PM
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March 01, 09:35 PM
bastion square parkade
The Bastion Square Parkade has recently added a series of native plant profiles to each of its parking levels.
Each level contains a circular panel which includes an image with the latin and common name of the chosen plant species.
This is a great educational tool for the public but why stop at simple signage.....why not increase urban biodiversity, see below for a street level sketch of my green facade concept. -
February 22, 04:30 PM
musical moments in landscape architecture
Song title: "Park Life"Artist: blurAlbum: Modern life is Rubbish (1994)Rumour has it "Park Life" was created while blur front man Damon Albarn was sitting enjoying watching the world go by in London's Hyde Park. Albarn also credits Martin Amis' novel London Fields (existing park in East Hackney, London) as a major influence on the song and album. For me Park Life is a lyrical observation of city life in London. Albarn is simply commenting on English society and as the inner city park acts as a hub for all inhabitants to gather what better place to get a true sense of a cities culture and "Park Life."I have added the instrumental version complete with lyrics for your enjoyment.aerial view Hyde Park London
Christian Barnard is Principal and owner of christian barnard land studio in Victoria, BC. A landscape designer, urbanist, educator and writer who has resided and practiced on the Canadian West Coast for over 10 years, Barnard runs a diverse portfolio covering everything from small garden plots to large public spots.
His creative energy and passion for landscape design and ecological urbanism lead him to create inspired solutions for projects including stormwater management, green roofing, building integrated agriculture systems, and environmentally responsive planting strategies.
These investigations have redefined different project typologies, and brought opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration, which are all captured in his blog. From within the space of this social media platform, Barnard intelligently writes on trends in landscape design and urbanism, as well as the relationships between landscape, architecture, nature theory and practice.
In addition to running a responsible landscape design practice, Barnard is actively involved in the West Coast community, lecturing, teaching, writing, and offering internships and mentoring through his studio.
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