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The Grounding Ritual of a Sunrise Coffee

November 2020

How Small Rituals Connect Us to Bigger Ideas

To drink coffee at sunrise is to honour the balance of nature and one’s place within it. The rising sun, steady and unchanging in its path, reminds us of the cycles that govern all things. With a warm cup in hand, one can reflect on the harmony between the self and the world—the simplicity of the moment, the clarity it offers.

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We are Totally F*cked, or not?

The Climate Crisis, The Herd, and the Landscape Architect’s Role as a Saviour

In the shadow of the the many crises—our era’s ticking time bombs—one question looms large: Are we totally f**ed? To answer this, we must first confront the absurdity of the question itself. What is really being asked is not about the planet or its future. The question instead reveals a deeper existential anxiety: What are we, as humanity, even doing?

Yet, there is one discipline that may offer not a solution, but a way of thinking that leads us beyond despair: landscape architecture. In a world riddled with crises, fragmented thinking, and disconnection, landscape architecture—with its holistic approach and ability to weave connections—may hold the key to reshaping how we see and respond to the world.

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Ruin in Progress - where's it going?

Whats happening here? Should something be done with it (add layers of meaning and process, thereby neutralising its subversive potential)

or

Is it worthless space? best left as it is - land untouched that might actually serve as a more radical gesture than transforming it into a space that conforms to the communal or ecological ideals we are told to believe.

2023

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When I was a carpenter in Kuala Lumpur

August 2023


Reflecting on My Time in Kuala Lumpur: Lessons in Design and Landscape Architecture

I spent four years living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a period that turned out to be one of the most formative chapters of my career and education. During that time, I worked as a carpenter and designer while also studying landscape architecture at Universiti Putra Malaysia. Being immersed in a culture so different from that of the UK gave me valuable insights into alternative design philosophies and a different set of priorities when it comes to the built and natural environments.

August 2024

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What Happens Next Project (WNP) in Bristol

Working with the What Happens Next Project in Bristol

I've worked with the What Happens Next Project for the past 8 years on various projects, contributing to its mission of fostering creativity, collaboration, and positive change through thoughtful design and community engagement. My involvement has spanned a wide range of initiatives, allowing me to explore the intersection of landscape architecture, social impact, and sustainable development.

May 2024

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Planting a green roof on a dutch barge. Greenwashing?

The roof of the barge is exposed with full sun, strong winds and a very shallow soil base made it difficult to establish. Good quality seeds and some maintenance helped the plants grow into what they are. Natural, simple and Good for wildlife.

September 2024

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The Delusion

Is Landscape Architecture a Delusion?

Landscape architecture strives to harmonise the natural and built environments, creating spaces that are both functional and aesthetically pleasing. Yet, there are moments when I question whether the profession, as it currently stands, is caught in a kind of delusion—a disconnect between its ideals and the realities of the world we live in.

July 2023

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Working with the Lawrence Weston Bike Project in Bristol

Working with Lawrence Weston Bike Project (LWBP) designs for an adaptable bike workshop and bike community space in Lawrence Weston, Bristol

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The Lost Forest?

September 2018

The Forest as Ideological Symptom

To speak of England’s forests, rewilding, or landscape management is to enter a terrain already deeply ideological. The idea of a “lost forest”—a pristine, primeval wildwood destroyed by human intervention—seduces us with its simplicity. It offers a myth of original harmony, a state of nature we imagine we can restore if only we erase the traces of history. Yet this narrative obscures deeper contradictions. It allows us to lament the destruction of the past while refusing to confront the entanglement of human and non-human processes that shape the landscape today.

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Proposal: Micro-Woodland for Bristol City Centre

The 10m² Woodland: A Living Pocket of Resilience