pEople,
pLace, sPace |
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elp:rdu Experiential Landscape Place Research and Development Unit |
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Kevin Thwaites BA, Dip LA (Dist), PhD University of Sheffield , UK kevin.thwaites@elprdu.com |
Ian
Simkins BSc, Dip LA, PCHE, FHEA, MI Hort,
MLI Chartered Landscape Architect ian.simkins@elprdu.com |
| current research - URBAN RESIDENTIAL SETTINGS
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The quality of the environment where people live has perhaps the greatest influence on well-being. It is where there is a complex relationship between what is perceived as private and what is public and where territorial impulses are likely to be heightened. |
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ELP
analysis can be used to reveal the experiential anatomy of existing
and proposed residential settings and this can help show how the
spatial configuration might influence the development of inhabitants’
sense of neighbourhood and local identity. |
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To read more on this research please see the following article: Thwaites.K. and Simkins.I.M. (2005) Experiential landscape place: exploring potential in neighbourhood settings. Urban Design International (2005) 10, 11-22. |
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SITE
DESIGN: Kevin Thwaites & Ian Simkins |