ADAM DOBSON
AAM AD2 // REGENERATIVE DESIGN - RESEARCH BLOG
An Urban Escape // Bringing Balance to Bristol
"Radical Retrofit & Adaptive Reuse" / Master of Architecture Design Research Unit #2
WELCOME
I am a master of architecture student at the University of Reading and this is my personal website related to my 4th year design and research unit.
This research project focuses on regenerative design through radical retrofit and adaptive reuse, with a particular focus on increasing biodiversity.
Understanding Regenerative Design: Past, Present & Future
System Thinking
A Regenerative Design Response to the Site and Project Brief
Reflective Project Report
Project Approach
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With the increasing pressures of modern-day life combined with the demise of natural habitats and the climate emergency, this project looks to create an outlet by repairing, re-purposing and re-wilding Bristol’s Temple Church. The proposed public mental health and well-being service provides ecotherapy whilst subsequently increasing the biodiversity within the urban context.
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Full Project Manifesto Can be Found [Here]
"The complexity of a proposition raises the question of whether it might discourage members of the public from participating at all"
"One of the best strategies for getting people involved is the public spectacle: it attracts people’s attention. If a public spectacle is engaging, it encourages people to observe, ask questions, occasionally even to participate."
"People need make no long term commitment –sometimes they just do it because it is “fun”. And sometimes that’s enough to get people to make the first step."
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- Usman Haque
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