Hello everyone!
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| Hexhamshire in Northumberland |
As a child playing by the stream and in the woods in rural Northumberland I studied the natural world. After leaving school I went overseas. There I got my first horticultural work and experience of different landscapes – city, desert, ocean, and mountains. In an attempt to develop a career I did a course in linguistics. Half way through I realised that I wanted to find work related to horticulture – I finished the course and thought lots about innate human patterning. Next I became a horticulturist, working on estates, private gardens, a wonderful nursery and a city-centre community garden project. Finally, I discovered landscape architecture which offered me the chance to incorporate many of my interests into a varied and interesting whole.
I spent six years working with my wonderful colleagues at BCAL on various projects [angel field, drift park, cockermouth, burscough, garden of light...], whilst simultaneously teaching at manchester metropolitan university [MMU]. Two years ago I became a senior lecturer in landscape architecture, and am now focussing on that.
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| Angel Field by BCAL |
I'm looking forward to Hardrock Revision and to meeting you all. I hope to develop new ways of collaborating and to find common enthusiasms and surprising inspirations.
Last Monday I went to see a talk by the Office for Subversive Architecture here in Manchester. I loved their playful approach to projects, especially the vertical car park. And if anyone can find their accompanying text in English I'd appreciate it...
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| Anwohnerpark Cologne by OSA |
Well done, Becky.
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