edgant: Bromley-By-Bow tube station is the arrival point of my site. The surrounding area will be a residential quarter arranged on an axial grid. This will allow views down to the river / canal side, and the local landmarks (Olympic Stadium, Bromley-By-Bow Gas works (the amenity “Hub”) and the Urban Forest to the South East) and also mitigate the effect of micro climate created by the buildings.
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edgant:

Bromley-By-Bow tube station is the arrival point of my site. The surrounding area will be a residential quarter arranged on an axial grid. This will allow views down to the river / canal side, and the local landmarks (Olympic Stadium, Bromley-By-Bow Gas works (the amenity “Hub”) and the Urban Forest to the South East) and also mitigate the effect of micro climate created by the buildings.

Have you checked out ASLA’s Year of Public Service? Plenty of wonderful projects, beautiful designs, and stories of incredible volunteerism inside: http://yps2013.asla.org 

New Year of Public Service Story: En la grama… (In the grass…)

“As part of the celebrations of landscape architecture week in Puerto Rico, many members of the public joined landscape architects in an underused, abandoned park and spent the day making an art installation.”

Answering Colette’s Wish

Answering Colette’s Wish (via Year of Public Service)

“Eleven months ago, the Make-A-Wish family approached our chapter with a wish from a beautiful little girl named Colette. Although Colette is unable to communicate directly with us, her wish is well understood. Her dream of a garden where she can be outdoors with her family was the perfect fit for our very talented and giving members. The design developed by our Chapters Emerging Professionals accomplishes the many criteria needed to help improve the quality of life for this very special child.”

Read more at the link above.