The Field Office recognises that new landscape practices are needed to address challenges, from community action to climate justice. It organises biannual workshops – hybrid between situated and online – in partnership with local organisations, residents, and specialists. The research, design, and knowledge exchange workshops aim to support students and young practitioners who endeavour to experiment with alternative methods, investigate original approaches, and establish new models of practice.
It has been initiated by a working group, including: Antonella Contin (Politecnico di Milano), Alfredo Ramirez (Architectural Association), Christina Geros (Royal College of Art), Dorothy Tang (National University of Singapore), Ed Wall (University of Greenwich), Gareth Doherty (Harvard University Graduate School of Design), Sandip Patil (CEPT University), Tim Waterman (The Bartlett, University College London), Yu Ye, (Beijing Forestry University). Partners, to date, include: Arup, Furtherfield, Local Works Studio, and Sayes Court.
From the biannual workshops, each in a different location working with local partners, the Field Office will share an archive of research, methods, and designs produced by workshop participants for the benefit of local communities. A published book will be produced from the series of workshops exploring new site-specific practices.
Seed funding for the collaboration has been provided by the New Centre of Spatial and Digital Ecologies (University of Greenwich).
Field Office Workshops 