Emma Atkinson: Landscape Architect & Garden Designer

TASK 4: LINE- Colour COLOURFIELDS The purpose of this task was to focus on the idea of layering. The aim was to represent each colour on a different layer, considering the hierarchy of the colours in the landscape.  Below are my two attempts at representing the hierarchy of colour in the landscape of my two chosen sites which I have revisited.  COLOURFIELD 1: Layer 1: Brown Layer 2: Grey  Layer 3: Blue  Layer 4: Green Final composition with the multiple layers. This view is standing from the Greenwich Reach Swing Bridge.   COLOURFIELD 2: My second colourfield is made up of 4 layers. The first layer is green, the second grey, third orange and fourth brown. This view is from standing in front of the Old Greenwich Maritime, looking over at the Isle of Dogs Foot Tunnel with Canary Wharf looming in the background.  POEM: Time & Tide "The waves, they lap upon the shore in time...

PLANTING PLAN PRACTICE  Planting Plan 1 Planting Plan 2  Planting Plan 3 Planting Plan 4 These planting plans were designed as initial ideas for a project I am helping to work on based near to Stratford.

The Serpentine  After a visit to the Serpentine it is evident how the Galleries and Pavilion have become so internationally renowned for the works displayed, inspiring so many generations. This years Pavilion was designed by Selgascano, the first architecture practice to have been invited from Spain. Characterised with colour and light, the Pavillion was designed in a beautiful style with a purpose of connecting it with nature and ensuring it fit within the landscape of the Royal Park. Selgascano’s concept behind the design was led by visitor experience, aiming to entice the public to want to explore architecture through the medium of simple forms  such as, light, colour, transparency and sensitivity.     The current exhibition displayed in the Sackler Gallery is Rachel Rose: Palisades with an interesting display of sound and videos that present humanity’s common anxieties. Her style of work and the way she captures emotions through the use of sound a...

TASK 3: LINE - MOVEMENT   VIDEO 1: TIDAL MOVEMENT LOCATION: In front of the Maritime Greenwich Campus.  This short video captures the tidal movement of the River Thames, and the movement of the water. The video was filmed over two days, one during high tide and the other during low tide, showing the difference in pattern and force of the water crashing against the side. I have filmed the river from a variety of different angles. VIDEO 2: WILD GRASS MOVEMENT: Location: Cutty Sark & Dreadnought Wharf In this video I captured the delicate movement of wild grasses blowing in the wind. I love the smooth texture of the grass and the way they move so beautifully in the wind as a single collective. 

Task 2: LINE- Horizontal /Biography  As part of our on going investigation into drawing straight lines, this week we focused on the use of horizontal lines. After a much inspired visit to the Agnes Martin exhibition, I realised just how powerful some compositions look from using straight horizontal or vertical lines only. Below are some of my horizontal line sketches, inspired by Agnes Martin's style. I re visited my 5 previous sites in which I drew my vertical lines, and focused this time on the horizon lines of each.  Site 1:  Location Plan The first sketch was taken looking across the River Thames onto the oppostite horizon. I was an approximate 10 minute walk away from the Stockwell building. Above is my horizontal line sketch, of the horizon across the River from me.  Site 2:  Location Plan I was an approximate 12 minute walk from the stockwell building. My sketch was focused on the flats opposite.  ...

TASK 1A: LINE- Sense of place Cutty Sark to Island Gardens As part of my second task I spent time studying the area around the Cutty Sark, the interior of the foot tunnel, and the Island Gardens to begin to create a sense of each place. Each 3 locations varied quiet dramatically as I discovered during my visit.  Cutty Sark: Sounds: The sounds which stood out prominently here were firstly, the sound of a local band playing to the public, laughter and chatter of children and people as well as the hustle and bustle of traffic and sirens. Here is a pencil rubbing of the paving used around the location of the Cutty Sark, along with a few descriptive words that add to the feel of the location. Examples include: Neat, Structured, Man Made, Prefabricated, Practical and Smooth.  The beautiful tall grasses captured in this photo portray a sense of calm and serenity, and add a sense of beauty to this side of the Thames.   Foot Tunnel...

Each week I spend two days working in a multidisciplinary practice, working alongside the landscape team gaining invaluable knowledge and skills on my journey to becoming a landscape architect. Today I focused on creating a constraints and opportunities diagram for a site in Croydon in which  we are working on. Using illustrator I managed to create the two diagrams below: Opportunities Diagram:  Constraints Diagram: