Nate Eisenstadt’s reflections on the first Cultural Mapping conference, "WHY MAP? – REFLECTIONS ON CULTURAL MAPPING FROM COIMBRA TO BRISTOL”, is available here:http://knowyourbristol.blogs.ilrt.org/2014/06/18/why-map-reflections-on-cultural-mapping-from-coimbra-to-bristol/ 


Graeme Evans

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Middlesex architecture and design final year students presented their design charrettes to staff and local venues on the platform theme of Boundaries: Edge around Hackney Wick, one of Hydrocitizenships case studies sites in the Lee Valley. This work is the culmination of two months intensive site work in the Lower Lea Valley around waterside buildings and spaces adjoining the Lee Navigation Canal and tributaries in Hackney Wick + Fish Island. On the Boundaries theme, design students were asked to design temporary spaces for the contemporary circus. With the rapid redevelopment of this area, a high concentration of artists and cultural organisations and pressure on waterfront development, the students produced a creative range of design solutions and imaginative use of water/building space and occupation including live work accommodation for circus performers and waterside events.

An exhibition of selected design presentations will be held in Hackney Wick in 2015.


Graeme Evans

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The Park Authority (LVRPA) is in the process of preparing a suite of documents, the Park Development Framework (PDF), which will establish their aspirations and specific proposals for the future use and development of the Regional Park. 

This is a phased process with priority being given to areas where significant change within or adjacent to the Park is planned.  Once it has been completed it is intended that these area proposals will completely replace the 2000 Park Plan. 

The LVRPA  are now consulting on our proposals for the northern sections of the Park; Areas 6, 7 and 8 which start with the River Lee Country Park in Waltham Abbey, and continue through to the northern most tip of the Park adjacent to the Lee Navigation in Ware, East Hertfordshire.  

Comments on these important proposals for the future of the Regional Park are now invited.  The consultation documents below include the written schedules of Proposals for Area 6 River Lee Country Park, Area 7 Spitalbrook, Nazeing and Roydon and Area 8 Stanstead, Amwell and Ware, together with their respective thematic proposal maps.

Baseline documents include the Landscape Sensitivity Study (2014), the Carthagena Environmental Strategy (Sept 2012), the Spitalbrook Environmental Strategy (Nov 2012), the Wharf Road Environmental Strategy (Feb 2013), and the 6 Thematic baseline maps for each area. 

Comments are welcome by email to planning@leevalleypark.org.uk

Draft proposals and Thematic maps can be downloaded from:

http://www.leevalleypark.org.uk/go/678consult/

The proposals/maps can also be viewed at the following libraries where you can also have your say:

• Saturday 10 January 2015, 11:00 – 15:00 and Tuesday 13 January 13.00 - 17.30 at Ware Library, 87 High Street, Ware SG12 9AD
• Saturday 17 January 2015, 11:00 – 15:00 and Monday 26 January 12:30 – 17:00 at Epping Library, St John’s Road, Epping CM16 5DN
• Tuesday 3 February 2015, 11:00 – 16:00 and Saturday 7 February 11:00 – 15:00 at Waltham Abbey Library, 37 Sun Street, Waltham Abbey EN9 1EL

Graeme Evans

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