Oliver Chapman, an early passing for a very generous and kind-spirited person, who brought this to the fore in his working relationships and to his architecture.

OCA (Oliver Chapman Architects) Architects’ Journal
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First up is “How Buildings can Save the World”: Jeffrey in conversation with Chris Magwood (@EndeavourCentre ) about the potential of buildings to do environmental good on the Building Sustainability Podcast.

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Heads up Edinburgh Bldg Retrofit and Improvement Collective The City of Edinburgh Council ESALA Climate Action Architecture Fringe Scot Gov Planning, Architecture and Regeneration Campaign launched to help homeowners switch factors Scottish Housing News scottishhousingnews.com/articles/campa…

Day 22 is a celebration of the joyful experience of creating Archifringe TV with Rebecca Davies for Architecture Fringe - Hailed as ‘Day-time TV for architects.’ The show included music vids, architectural aerobics, ads and social commentary with presenters Bill and Hayley.

I am really looking forward to this final event of the season, with a great group, chaired by Andy Summers of Architecture Fringe - booking now open and free to all - clr.ie/135267

Artwork spotlight 💡 ‘Soil Horizons’ by Neil McGuire and Andy Summers for Architecture Fringe.

Soil Horizons seeks to recognise the contemporary condition of Ravenscraig as a place of authenticity and value, as a resurgent natural landscape full of wildlife, memory, and stories.

We’re so excited to be bringing our exhibition from the Venice Biennale - A Fragile Correspondence - back to Scotland to V&A Dundee next year 🎉

Thank you so much to ArcSoc ESALA for the invitation to present A Fragile Correspondence and for looking after us so well 🌿💛

The pioneer asks: What if exploration and discovery were about understanding unfamiliar spaces rather than conquering or taking ownership of them? What if a pioneer was someone who tried to merge with nature through empathy and care rather than seeking to dominate?

Thirty years after the closure of the vast steelworks, a resurgent natural environment is now being challenged once again by human development of roads, housing and other amenities.

Pioneer is a series of 22 silver gelatin prints tipped-in to a hand made artist’s book. These photographs were originally made as pinhole paper negatives. Each exposure typically lasted several minutes. The views are of the landscape of Ravenscraig and a pioneer figure exploring.

Artwork spotlight 💡’Pioneer’ by Frank McElhinney and Hamshya Rajkumar. (🧵)

Using contemporary film & archive footage of the steelworks, it considers changes in place over time, drawing attention to the minutiae of mosses, lichens & the often overlooked but remarkable nature & value of plants & wildlife that have reclaimed the site & made it their home.

The work explores the traces of the former steelworks that remain and how new communities of plants, and how they grow, re-inscribe what was there before, revealing a legacy grain to the land.
Here is a short extract from the film ⬇️

Artwork spotlight 💡 'Boundary Layers' by Dr Amanda Thomson (Dr. Amanda Thomson)

Boundary Layers is a dual screen filmwork, projected onto a steel table, that takes as its starting point the landscape of Ravenscraig as it is now (🧵)

How can we engage with existing places without causing destructive erasure?

Explore the words tied to Ravenscraig, and more, through the Lexicon on this website: afragilecorrespondence.org