exterior architecture ltd. august 2010 newsletter

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Exterior Architecture is committed to the achievement of strong, legible, innovative landscape design. We aim to produce appealing and appropriate designs that enhance the health and well-being of the existing landscape, for today and for the future. Recent Office Events NEW ZEALAND GARDEN, SAVILL GARDEN, WINDSOR GREAT PARK The New Zealand Garden, located in Windsor Great Park's Savill Garden is the largest collection of native New Zealand plants in the UK, and was the design inspiration of Exterior Architecture's director, Sam Martin. It is home to about 3000 plants in total, incorporating many rare and endangered species such as Muehlenbeckia Astonii (shrubby totoraro) and Chordospartium Stevensonii (weeping broom) of which only a few hundred remain around Marlborough's Awatre valley area. The original garden, planted with a selection of New Zealand plants given to the Queen during a visit in 1986, had fallen into disrepair so a design competition was launched. Sam's winning design took its inspiration from the look and feel of the sub alpine tussock grassland of central North Island and South Island. As a recent visit back to the park showed, the NZ garden really comes into its own in late summer due to the abundance of grasses, combined with rare and unusual shrub and sub-alpine tree species. www.exteriorarchitecture.com PRIOR PARK LANDSCAPE GARDEN, SOMERSET. Members of the EA team went in search of inspiration to the Prior Park Landscape Gardens just outside Bath. Created from 1784 onwards by Bath Entrepreneur and philanthropist Ralph Allen, with advice from Alexander Pope, this 28 acre 18th century landscape garden lies in a sweeping valley with the stunning city of Bath set high on the surrounding hills, and is a great example of the English Landscape Movement. Of particular significance is the Palladian Bridge, allegedly one of only four in the world. Also the Serpentine Lake which features a Sham Bridge, giving the appearance to a pool of water of a bridge with a stream running beyond. Its definitely recommended as a place to visit. Diary of Events That We Think Are of Interest August 2010 Until 6 August Installation: Moss Your City www.architecturefoundation.org.uk Until 15 August Oscar Tuazon: 'My Mistake' www.ica.org.uk 20-23 August 50 Buildings, 50 Years: Great Modern Architecture in East Midlands www.architecture.com 21 August Greenwich Summer Walk, The Twentieth Century Society www.c20society.org.uk Until 28 August 'Prototypes & Experiments V Architectural Elements' The Aram Gallery www.thearamgallery.org 28 August Open City Architecture Walk: East End Transformation www.open-city.org.uk Until 30 August Picasso, Peace & Freedom, Tate Liverpool www.tate.org.uk Until 5 September Urban Africa: David Adjaye The Design Museum www.designmuseum.org

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Exterior Architecture is committed to the achievement ofstrong, legible, innovative landscape design. We aim toproduce appealing and appropriate designs that enhancethe health and well-being of the existing landscape, fortoday and for the future.

Recent Office Events

NEW ZEALAND GARDEN,SAVILL GARDEN, WINDSORGREAT PARKThe New Zealand Garden, locatedin Windsor Great Park's Savill Gardenis the largest collection of nativeNew Zealand plants in the UK, andwas the design inspiration ofExterior Architecture's director,Sam Martin. It is home to about3000 plants in total, incorporatingmany rare and endangeredspecies such as MuehlenbeckiaAstonii (shrubby totoraro) andChordospartium Stevensonii(weeping broom) of which only afew hundred remain aroundMarlborough's Awatre valley area.The original garden, planted witha selection of New Zealand plantsgiven to the Queen during a visit in1986, had fallen into disrepair so adesign competition was launched.Sam's winning design took itsinspiration from the look and feelof the sub alpine tussock grasslandof central North Island and SouthIsland. As a recent visit back tothe park showed, the NZ gardenreally comes into its own in latesummer due to the abundanceof grasses, combined with rare andunusual shrub and sub-alpine treespecies. www.exteriorarchitecture.com

PRIOR PARK LANDSCAPEGARDEN, SOMERSET.Members of the EA team went insearch of inspiration to the PriorPark Landscape Gardens justoutside Bath. Created from 1784onwards by Bath Entrepreneurand philanthropist Ralph Allen,with advice from Alexander Pope,this 28 acre 18th century landscapegarden lies in a sweeping valleywith the stunning city of Bathset high on the surrounding hills,and is a great example of theEnglish Landscape Movement.Of particular significance is thePalladian Bridge, allegedly oneof only four in the world. Alsothe Serpentine Lake whichfeatures a Sham Bridge, givingthe appearance to a pool ofwater of a bridge with a streamrunning beyond. Its definitelyrecommended as a place to visit.

Diary of Events That WeThink Are of Interest

August 2010

Until 6 AugustInstallation: Moss Your Citywww.architecturefoundation.org.uk

Until 15 AugustOscar Tuazon: 'My Mistake'www.ica.org.uk

20-23 August50 Buildings, 50 Years:Great Modern Architecture in EastMidlands www.architecture.com

21 AugustGreenwich Summer Walk, The

Twentieth Century Society

www.c20society.org.uk

Until 28 August

'Prototypes & Experiments VArchitectural Elements'The Aram Gallerywww.thearamgallery.org

28 AugustOpen City Architecture Walk:East End Transformationwww.open-city.org.uk

Until 30 AugustPicasso, Peace & Freedom,Tate Liverpoolwww.tate.org.uk