Landscape Urbanism | Urban Design Portfolio

Architectural Association

M.Arch, Landscape Urbanism

CEPT University

Bachelors In Urban Design

Portfolio

Parth Mehta

Selected work

2019 - 2023

Name

Date of Birth Nationality

Parth Mehta

July 28, 1998.

Indian

Skills

Exploration

Sketching, Handmade-Models

Drafting and 3D modelling

AutoCAD 2D, Rhinoceros 3D, Blender 3D

Analysis

Arch GIS, Grasshopper, DepthmapX

Virtual presentation

Adobe create Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, After Effects, Premiere Pro.

Physical presentation

MDF - Laser cutting, CNC machine, 3D Printing

Address

Email Contact Languages

Education

4, Brampton Grove, Harrow, London- HA3 8LG.

ud1.parth.mehta@gmail.com

+44 73920 28711

English Hindi Gujarati

Masters in Architecture, Landscape Urbanism

Architectural Association | London, UK

2022 - 2023

Bachelor’s in Urban Design

CEPT University | Ahmedabad, India

2016 - 2021

Work Experience

Landscape Design Consultant

Freelancing, London, UK.

June - December [2022]

Teaching Associate

Emergence: Cities of the Future, CEPT University. January – June [2022]

Urban Designer

CCBA Designs,, Pune

July – November [2021]

Trainee Architect

CCBA Designs, Pune

June – December [2019]

Urban Design Research Intern

Groundwork Architecture, Ahmedabad

June – July [2018]

Academic Experience

Sensor based real-time Data collection for Urban Design. CEPT University, Ahmedabad, February 2021.

Rethinking Campus Design Through Mapping Social Interaction.

Indian Institute of Management- Bangalore, May 2018.

Space Syntax; The Social Logic of Space. CEPT University, Ahmedabad, March 2018.

Documenting Dholavira

Village of Khadir Bet, Kutch, October 2017

Himalayan Raw Architecture

Dhulikhel, Nepal, May 2017

Earth Construction: Hunarshala

Bhuj, Kutch February 2017

Reading And Narrating A City

Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, December 2016

Recent Achievement

CRDF Idea behind Art - Competition [2022]

Project: The Contemporary Touchdown

CEPT Excellence Award [2021]

Project: Ukiyo- End of Anthropocentric Interventions

Art Installation: ConneXions [2019]

Bombay Exhibition Center, Goregaon, Mumbai, India.

CEPT Honours Exhibition – Shortlisted [2019]

Project: Mass Housing for Migrants

Professional Dance Scholarship [2017]

Dance Style: Contemporary and Jazz, Dance Inc., Ahmedabad, India.

Founder Youth Ambassador [2016]

SDG Z: Young Guardians of Humanity, Ahmedabad, India.

Content

Projects Type

Guided by: Prof. Chandrani Chakrabarti + Prof. Melissa Smith

Guided by: Clara Olóriz Sanjuán In Collaboration with: Jinghan Xue + Chao Lei

Guided by: Clara Olóriz Sanjuán In Collaboration with: Runqi Ye + Wenxue Hue + Reshma Susan Mathew

Ukiyo: End of Anthropocentric Interventions

Gandhinagar Riverfront, 23°13’09.5”N 72°40’40.5”E

55% of our total population lives in cities because of which we don’t often appreciate essential ways it sustains our world. For this sustenance biodiversity is important to humans for many reasons. It underpins life as we know it. It provides functioning ecosystems such as air we breathe, the food we eat and the water we drink. It is a web of life and if biodiversity is affected it would directly impact the future of food supplies. Recently, we have seen a huge decline in bee population and bees alone are responsible for over 1/3rd of everything we eat. Similarly mangroves provide vital protection from cyclones and tsunamis for people in coastal areas and are habitat for the world’s sea food supply. Species and biodiversity play essential roles in ecosystems and their disappearance threaten the stability of the ecosystem services provided to us. Biodiversity also has economic value, ecological life support, cultural value, recreational value, scientific value and non-negative value and it’s crucial to think about it now.

The project questions the anthropocentric development and the dominance of human activity that is taking over nature. The stretch of river edge in Gandhinagar is still left unexplored offering a matrix of plantation, villages, and wilderness patch

which should not only be preserved but also enhanced to support biodiversity. This is also a great amenity for the residents to come and explore. Project ‘Ukiyo’ creates almost transient, unobtrusive architectural interventions that will allow for minimal human exploration in a sensitive micro ecosystem, and embed new programs for native plants and animals to take over. Thus the project wants to create a harmonious relationship between human and nature so that they both coexist.

The interventions are placed in response to the ground condition that make three distinct zones. The proposal plan retains the existing matrix of vegetation and land conditions and introduces new vegetation of nectar rich flowers and growing creepers in areas that are vacant. The plan also weaves the existing village and provides spaces for community farming. And the last layer of light infrastructures are introduced in three distinct zones that would over time be taken over by nature and become a ruin for humans and a house for other beings.

Site plan shows the juxtaposition of various layers – trails, micro catchments, and architectural interventions

Fig 1.1 L-Scale Plan

Ukiyo: End of Anthropocentric Interventions

Fig 1.3 The Masterplan Mechanism

Design Process and site considerations. The structures embedded lightly on the site were markers and viewing points for people to enjoy and acknowledge the mysteries of nature around from afar.

Fig 1.4 Visualization of Upland structure

The Upland structure sits in the span of 25m X 25m – assembled using modular sizes such that the construction process is minimalistic and surrounding is left untouched.

Fig 1.5 Framework for Upland Structure These specific upland structures have connecting decks and ramps for universal access, thus allowing humans to be an audience of evolving ecosystems.

a. Existing built

b. Discovering water catchment areas

c. Exisitng vegetation

d. Trails along existing topography

e. Planted vegetation

f. Introducing transient architecture

Fig 1.2 The Gandhinagar Riverfront Highlighted site area sitting on the edge of river sabarmati, Gujarat, India.

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Ukiyo: End of Anthropocentric Interventions

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Ukiyo: End of Anthropocentric Interventions

Fig 1.6 Visualization of In-between structure

The In-Between structure perches lightly above the ground that provides a continuous landscape on the ground.

Fig 1.7 Framework for In-Between Structure

The accessibility to this structure is limited to certain smaller decks above ground that can become a vantage point for nature enthusiasts.

Fig 1.8 Visualization of River structure

The river edge structure with its large open canopies and framework under water provides foraging and feeding grounds for birds and other animals

Fig 1.9 Framework for River Structure

The idea here is to create a selfsustaining ecosystem where organisms can interact both with each other.

Fig 1.10 Plan - Upland Landscape

These specific upland structures have connecting decks and ramps for universal access, thus allowing humans to be an audience of evolving ecosystems.

Fig 1.11 Plan - In-between Landscape

With geobiological material, the structure itself is enriched with qualities of attracting native species of residing or migratory fauna.

Fig 1.12 Plan - River Landscape

The interface between land and river is rich in terrestrial biomes. The water table in the Sabarmati river fluctuates with the season and hydrophilic vegetation have thrived on the soft riparian edge.

Fig 1.13 Visuals - Upland sturucture

Structure evolves with time and houses varied flora and fauna allowing minimum human interaction.

Fig 1.14 Visuals - Inbetween sturucture

Structure creates an eco-sensitive zone for vegetation and inhabitation of insects birds and other smaller terrestial animals.

Fig 1.15 Visuals - River sturucture

The idea here is to create a selfsustaining ecosystem where organisms can interact both with each other.

Fig 1.16, 1.17, 1.18 The Palette

A native planting palette was selected that can also thrive in specific micro ecosystems. The palette consists of urban meadows with nectar rich wildflower fields which can grow with less maintenance and can attract a large body of urban fauna. Specifically the palette has six nectar rich flower plants and six creepers that grow along the existing vegetation. Also the palette is selected in a manner that throughout the year different parts of the site blooms on different months, creating active food rich patches for other organisms throughout the year.

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Aparijita

Plain Tiger

Ipomea nil

Blue Sun Bird

Wild White Rose

Honey Bee

Mandevilla

Indian Robin

Gold Shower

BlueBee Eater

Thungbergia

little Bee Eater

Intermedia

Clanga Hastata

Neem

indian Silver Bill

Babool

Carmorant

Scripus Grass

Pond Heron

Cordia

Ibis

Ziziphus

Shikara

Basella Alba

Egrets

Ficus Religiosa

Monkey

Chloris Barbata

Knob Billed Duck Fox Grape

Whiskered Tern

Cyperus Haspan

Lesser Flamingo

Ziziphus Jujuba

Yellow Wing Tail

The Pixels: The tool to Re-visualize

United Kingdom, England, 52.3555° N, 1.1743° W

Pixels is an innovative project that re-imagines agricultural practices, aiming to visualize spatial data and juxtapose numerical information with graphic representations featuring spatial capabilities.

Moreover, it seeks to establish rules for specific scenarios and general policies through an interactive platform. Utilizing this tool, users can create diverse maps, comparing various scales and parameters that influence the urban fabric.

The project’s core idea revolves around the agricultural revolution and its impact on the landscape. Throughout history, as we cultivated productive lands for agriculture, we inadvertently created wastelands that affected biodiversity.

Drawing inspiration from the Nature-Friendly Farming Network’s policies and ideas, this tool is designed to foster the development of more nature-friendly farms. Its ultimate goal is to provide visualizations of “future farms.”

During the research process, the tool is developed to gain insights into people’s participation, ideas, resource availability, and tool accessibility. In the present day, approximately 69% of England’s land is dedicated to farmland, presenting a significant piece of the global puzzle we face. These agricultural lands in England are categorized into five grades, with Grade 1 being considered as high-yield output land. Notably, around 50% of the land falls under Grade 3, offering potential opportunities for intervention.

To achieve these objectives, algorithms are thoughtfully developed, resulting in a structured process to create, compare, and visualize datasets. The tool also offers alternative visualizations to craft an ideal landscape for the future.

The agricultural revolution around 10,000 years became a turning point in human history that enabled people to settle, built, and create. In short, agriculture enabled the existence of civilization.

The Aftermath

The first agricultural revolution was characterized by expanding and exploiting forests, wildlife, and water.

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2.3 The Change we need

There is need to increase the output of our existing farmland while protecting biodiversity, conserving water, and reducing pollution.

The Pixels: The tool to Re-visualize

fig 2.1 The Agriculture Revolution

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Strategic grazing in help to improve conditions for environment and rewild.

Wetland to improve biodiversity and attract tourism

Native plants planted in marshes to improve the soil

Hydroelectricity

New Energy Power Plant

Organic Food

Food Marketing

Food processing Unit

Trading with High Environmental Standards

fig 2.4 The Pixels of England

The development of the ‘Pixels’ is based on two important land layers. Firstly agriculture grade classification from Grades 1 to Grade 5 on the basis of their crop productivity. While another layer is existing land use categorized into 10 parts from Broadleaf Woodland to Builtup areas and Gardens.

fig 2.5 Nature Friendly Farming Network

NFFN tackles climate and ecological crises with a conceptual land division: Productive, Agro-ecology, and Restorative. Pixelated for varied land uses, promoting soil fertility, rewilding, and net-zero logistics. Connecting with nature-friendly farms and reducing food waste reinforces their goal for a reliable ecosystem and healthy food.

Restorative Pastures

Land ideally suited for agriculture

Farms that provides raw materials for flooding

Wetlands to purify sea and protect against flooding

Natural pastures

Confireous Woodland

Broadleaf Woodland

Arable

Improved Grassland Semi - Grassland

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The tool performs proximity tests and applies rules, overlapping Agriculture land classification and Land use data. It’s rule-based, aligned with NFFN’s ambition for biodiversity preservation and diversified croplands, generating an illustrated mosaic.

Mountain, Heath and Bog

Saltwater

Freshwater

Coastal Builtup area and Gardens

Fig 2.6 The Rule Mosaic

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//select block to retrive layer information

//select layer to isolate

//codes for landtype

1 = broadland woodland

2 = confireous woodland

3 = arable

4 = improved grassland

5 = seminatural grassland

6 = mountain heath and bog

7 = salt water

8 = freshwater

9 = coastal area

10 = urban areas + gardens

//command prompt find other layers (open source)

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2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10

STEP

01 SELECT

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fig 2.7 The Tool Development - A This part allows to select patch and layer for developing pixel image. Here each pixels carries spatial information and selected layer information. It is land use type here. The layer selection is user based and can be customized as information available from open source network.

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Broadleaf Woodland

Confireous Woodland

Arable

Improved Grassland

Semi - natural Grassland

Mountain, Heath and Bog

Saltwater

Freshwater

Coastal

Builtup area and Gardens

fig 2.8 The Land-Use Pixel Map A land-use dataset generates a pixel map: 10523 broadleaved woodland, 2701 coniferous woodland, and various other areas at 1km distance.

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//codes for agriculture grade

A = grade 01

B = grade 02

C = grade 03

D = grade 04

E = grade 05

F = urban areas

//pixel resolution 25m | 100m | 1km

//select second layer to evaluate //generate rules A

B C D

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new type A

new type B

new type C

new type D pixel division

agriculture grade classification rule based pixel developed

STEP 02 EVALUATE

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The part utilizes evaluation criteria to generate rules following NFFN’s policy. It overlays a layer above the chosen patch, redefining pixels through the juxtaposition of another layer. The pixel division is subject to change by modifying the defined rules, adapting to different criteria as required.

fig 2.9 The Execution - Part B

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Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

Non Agriculture

Urban

fig 2.10 The ALC Pixel Map Agriculture land classification dataset yields a pixel map with various grades: 3580 Gr.1, 18478 Gr.2, 62801 Gr.3, 18460 Gr.4, and 10984 Gr.5. Non-agricultural/ urban pixels (16256) excluded.

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Note:

//exceptional pixels

//information about generated pixel

forest 25% grassland 10% pasture 10% crop 20%

freshwater 10%

saltwater 10%

marsh 5% wetland 0%

//information overideon generated pixel

forest 25% grassland 10% pasture 10% crop 5%

freshwater 25% saltwater 0% marsh 0% wetland 20%

X Y Z U V

exceptional pixel (on river edge)

STEP 03 RECALCULATE

Proximity text (pixels near river)

//new rules 3 1 5

waterway layer

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population density layer

livestock density layer

create your own layer

Overlaying ALC and Land use with rules generates image 2.12, defining interventions at pixel level (e.g., Grade 4 + Arable = 20% crops, 40% Forests, 40% Pasture). 50 rules accommodate diverse conditions, fostering nature, agriculture and NFFN engagement via open-source contributions from farmers.

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This tool also lets you develop exclusive rules for certain spatial condition making it more inclusive and creating bottom-up approach.

2.11 The Visualization Plan

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Forest

Grassland

Pasture

Crop

Freshwater

Saltwater

Marsh

Wetland

fig 2.12 Algorithm - Generated Map Algorithm tests pixel overlaps, creating 8 outcomes: Forests, Grassland, Pasture, crops, Freshwater, Saltwater, Marsh, and Wetland, encompassing land and water.

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Spatial awareness begins with the river layer, establishing buffer zones at 50 and 100-pixel resolutions around nearby pixels. Illustrated diagrams showcase potential pixel distributions along the river edge, examining the implications of these layers on the landscape..

G1.A + B

G2 A + B

G1. C G2. C

G1. D G2. D

G3 . A + B

G4, G5 A + B

G3 C G4, G5 C

G3 D G4, G5 D

G3 E G4, G5 E

fig 2.13 The Spatial Scenario

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The Pixels: The tool to Re-visualize

/imagine prompt: Broadband Weaveland in England’s grade 3 agricultural land with 20 percent crop, 40 Percent forest and 40 percent pasture land. Visualise a realistic render.

/imagine prompt: Freshwater in England’s grade 3 agricultural land with 20 percent Wetlands, 40 Percent forest and 40 percent crops. Visualise a realistic render.

fig 2.14 Plugin to Rethink The concept reinterprets data for visualization, pattern recognition, and proactive intervention. Linked with AI drawing tools, it creates captivating images from pixel data, enabling quick data processing, overlap, and rule design for diverse applications.

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Under Construction: Contemporary Touchdown

Rakhiyal, Monogram Mill Lands, 23°01’25.6”N 72°37’23.9”E

The cities of today can only increase in population density at the expense of the open spaces which are quite the lungs of the city. Now we need to understand if we want to increase the density of the cities without urban Sprawl in order to diminish distance between places we need to go ‘Vertical’.

The Idea here is to construct water tight formula to arrive at the fundamental principles of site development and introducing variant typologies to reflect the surrounding which can adapt to the changes and which change in context can become potential for the new place. The Design questions Idea of Underutilized space and space pressurised as a balance enforced by the fabric. ‘The contemporary touchdown’ – Occurring on the site ; tries to bring new skyline in the city, the skyline that is dynamic due to always under construction process with concerns of site and changes that needs to be addressed. The development strategy of such typologies links with parameters to be preserved or respond deriving potential location for the built fabric which will always be in the harmony with open spaces ; currently are perceived as just VACANT plots.

Here the vacant plot is developed with series of processes which can be applied to other sites with different constrains. Here the plot is connected across edges with points where potential development can take place and is in the proximity yet avoiding densification in fabric. The relationship thereby is created without hindering wall across market and slum residence. The process is likely to be used as a program to understand possible location whereas development of the site can be done in process still left incomplete with creating relationships across developed anchor points.The intent here is to create a stable environment with respect to the need for instability. The idea is to bridge the gap. The vacuum is the catalyst by the walled element. To decentralize the density pressure and create the bridge between existing Archipelagos.

There are sets of new typologies that needs to be introduced in the existing fabric – vacant here. Picture a platform that can be workshop, discussion room, commercial block, housing unit or production unit, designed to be an architectural experience and engage city surrounding it.

Fig 2.1 Lay of the Land The design parti diagram shows preserved patches, designated built zones and the overall network in Monogram mill land.

a. Site voronoi diagram for desired anchor points

As mapped white lines in the south of vacant plot marks built up space occupied by Monogram Mills in relationship to red line in the plot portraying current built up space of hospital – created as public infrastructure. Drawing out relationship there is an overlap of landscape in 2000s and current built up space. This indicates the landscape in past was hampered for development observed in present.

The site development strategy focuses on preserving potential and history of the site.

The intent here is to bridge the gap between density and vacancy. The vacuum is catalyzed by the deployed structure walled element. To decentralize the density pressure and create the bridge between existing archipelagos of density. Different typologies can be added to engage the city, based on the particular surrounding.

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c. Scoring of each cell and selected buildable cells

d. Proximity test and final buidable grid

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Fig 2.2 Issues and concern map

Fig 2.3 Design development process

Fig 2.4 Space Interpretation

b. Plots generated with possible

Things that evolved in one context suddenly find their potential when they are moved into another context. Exploring how society can be manifested into physical form. The form seeks to connect the tangible and intangible and inform change for the positive. The form that will be always under construction with changing context will be always at the most beautiful state,halffinished. Over time it becomes more about the magic of the structure and its emergent qualities.

Fig 2.5 Visionary Image of structures with site context

Under Construction: Contemporary Touchdown

a. Foundation + Plinth construction

b. Crane vertical column assembly

c. Crane assembled core construction

d. Vertical extension assembly - element 01

e. Rotating pulley unit

f. Vertical circulation group

g. Exploded view of module - Integrated elements

h. Module attached together with frame structure

i. Eight module assembly extension - 128 sq.m

j. Sixteen module assembly extension - 288 sq.m

k. Thirty two module assembly extension - 448 sq.m

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Fig 2.6 Visuals of eight module form the feasibility of the project in terms of how will it be constructed, what scale will it be and what materials will be used

Fig 2.7 Visuals of sixteen module form Tower Crane assembly is used to attach modules that creates coherent form without function

Fig 2.8 Visuals of thirty-two module form Flexible enough to allow variant activities.

Fig 2.9 Across the Vacant plot The more denser the cities ae there are less distance to be covered by people. The mortal is therefore that the density of the centres must be increased in cities. Now with the logic of where to place, there is a system which allows to address need of the context. System is deployable and flexible with functions it can inherit and now with the locations on spatial basis the structure system can be utilized with changing context.

One Planet Development: The Policy

United Kingdom, Wales, 52.1307° N, 3.7837° W

The One Planet Development is a planning policy implemented under the guidelines set forth by numerous Welsh parliamentary legislations and international conferences on climate action. The Welsh government introduced this policy with the aim of reducing its environmental impact, which currently exceeds permissible levels, by encouraging individuals to take responsibility for reducing their ecological footprints. The government hopes that this collective effort will also lead to positive changes in national consumption patterns. As part of this policy, individuals who sign up are allowed to live on farmlands, provided they can sustain themselves while adhering to a reduced ecological footprint allowance of 1.88gHa per person. This allowance is calculated based on the Welsh population and national ecological footprint.

Aptly named the ‘One Planet Development’, the policy provides detailed guidelines for various occupants of the Welsh landscape. However, it currently remains incomplete, having only specified ‘Practice Guidelines’ for applicants from the ‘open countryside’ category (Wimbush 2023). Initially, the intention was to create separate Practice Guidelines for those seeking to build an OPD on the ‘edge of settlement’ as well as a ‘multi-unit OPD’. Unfortunately, these alternative models were scarcely elaborated

on, and without the necessary policy provisions, the ideas were eventually abandoned over time.

Under the single-unit OPD scheme, the general principles remain the same. Each applicant must convince the Planning Authorities of their commitment to the following goals:

A) Reducing their ecological footprint to 1.88gHa

B) Constructing an eco-house on the land with net-zero emissions, operating under zero carbon upon completion.

C) Successfully operating a land-based business that can financially support the occupants.

Each OPD project is granted a 5-year incubation period during which they can work towards achieving these goals in a sustainable manner. The planning process also outlines the improvements to be made to the biodiversity of the land and the benefits to be brought to the local community (Trust 2012).

Fig 4.1 Individual OPD Diagram of a typical individual One Planet Development Site highlighting 7 point well-being goals

Fig 4.2 Multi-unit OPD Diagram of a multi-unit OPD Site with shared resources.

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Ownership Data

RSPB

Crown Estate

National Trust

Ministry of Defence

Proximity to Settlement

0Km to 1Km

1Km to 6 Km

6K to 11Km

11Km to 16Km

16Km to 28Km

Agriculture Land Productivity

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3a/3b

Grade 4

Grade 5

Landuse Reclassified

Builtup Marine

Coast-land

Rock exposure and waste

Open Water

Mosaic, Mire/Swamp

Woodland Scrub

Cultivated/Marginal Land

Grassland and Marsh

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Multi-criteria Scoring Grades

Priority 1

Priority 2

Priority 3

Priority 4

Priority 5

Misleading Standards

Studying One Planet Council’s planning applications reveals key factors influencing OPD site selection: affordable land near settlements and specific government land classifications. Suitability index shows potential areas, but accessibility remains limited. Effective management can restore unsuitable land, but unknown factors also influence availability.

Fig 4.4 OPD uitability Map Suitability Map indicating all areas available for an OPD if parameters from previous figure are accepted as standards

Data Source- DataMapWales, Welsh Government. Landmap Landscape Habitats, 2017 Edition. Downloaded [March 2023] DataMapWales, Welsh Government.Predictive Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) Map 2, 2019 Edition. Downloaded [March 2023]

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Fig 4.3 Multiple criteria to determine suitability of an OPD

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Contradictions in Landcover X Agricultural Productivity

National land classifications based on agricultural productivity and land cover are widespread but have limitations and omissions. Individual land management, like OPDs, must acknowledge these contradictions and prioritize development typologies that restore landscapes beyond scientific formulas. To reduce the ecological footprint, strategies should focus on landscape health beyond imposed classifications.

Data Source- DataMapWales, Welsh Government. Landmap Landscape Habitats, 2017 Edition. Downloaded [March 2023] DataMapWales, Welsh Government.Predictive Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) Map 2, 2019 Edition. Downloaded [March 2023]]

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Fig 4.4 Landcover variations in Agricultural productivity Class High.

Fig 4.5 Landcover variations in Agricultural productivity Class Medium

Fig 4.6 Landcover variations in Agricultural productivity Class Low

Disclaimer

The work in this portfolio includes work from acedemic studios undertaken during the Bachelor’s of Urban Design program at CEPT University and Masters in Architecture, Landscape Urbanism at Architectural Association. All drawings and text shown in the portfolio are produced by the author.

If i was part of wilderness [monologue]

Forsaken fallen bud into wilderness says,

I was learning how to steadily walk, but my very self was fallen on a patch of barren land, we are not supported here, but I reach by my own sum and substance, in foreign land I m yellow-eyed daisies, sticking into someone’s hair and I am inevitably small but I hold highest essence. A bunch of me makes a story that is retold so many times. And while I don’t remember taking those first steps, the smell of fresh grass is still with me. I stop in front of every freshly mowed lawn, close my eyes and immediately get transported into the backyard of my childhood.

I remember long summer afternoons entangled in forbidden bushes under the protective spell of the forest, And hours spent wandering through those captivating woods.

That never-ending covet for connection is what pulls me out of sleep before the crack of dawn, pushes me to the mountain tops and drives me into the woods, onto remote lakes and backcountry trails, Perpetual search for beauty, is always exaggerated and overwhelming, I will stand resilient for that is my only nature and so far the strongest.

At times that beauty is understated, Unfailingly satisfying, soothing, invigorating. You never let me down, Nature, always go out of your way to make each encounter special. You choreograph most exquisite of dances with twirling autumn foliage and frolicking butterflies. You compose stirring rhapsody of crashing waves and howling winds… Especially for me.

You take me as I am: tired, happy, exhilarated, sad. You send rainfalls to quench my thirst and pour sunlight over my wounds, You lift me up all the way to the skies and firmly root me in the ground. You inspire and never cease to amaze.