LATEST NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
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Truly inspired by amazing spaces, we want to share with you our views and ideas on everything to do with outdoor landscaping and architecture. You will also get an insight into what our team has been up to and share company announcements.
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A room with a view
September, 2018
The latest ‘must have’ for residential and commercial properties is a roof terrace. It’s easy to see why. Buildings that offer only humdrum views of other similarly dull buildings from their lower levels are magically transformed into hot properties when they can boast spectacular terrace views across a city skyline.
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Goodbye trowel and error, hello 3D printing
August, 2018
Back in 2014, the Strand Gallery in London hosted an exhibition that shone a light on the future of landscape architecture. Called miNiATURE, it featured 10 leading landscape designers from around the world who’d created life-like miniature gardens using 3D printing.
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FABRIC at the Shard event: Let’s explore better workplaces for people
July, 2018
Encompassing the ingenious in modern architecture and with iconic views of London, the Shard was the perfect scene of our recently share-hosted event for the Fit-out, Architecture, Build, Refurbishment, Interiors and Construction industry (FABRIC).
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Anti-slip ratings explained*
July, 2018
There’s nothing that could ruin a carefully and meticulously crafted landscape design quite like the inability to actually use and appreciate the end result. Which is why, when choosing an external floor tile or decking option, you need to consider the practical application as well as the aesthetics. Every open space demands something different, so it’s essential to be aware of the slip resistance necessary for the specific project.
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The garden design books every architect must read this summer
July, 2018
Rather than Andrew Morton’s biography of Megan Markle or the latest mind, body and spirit best-seller, why not take a busman’s holiday this summer and treat yourself to some of the finest literature on landscape and garden design?
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CorTen steel – attractive and enduring
May, 2018
Landscape architects have been fans of CorTen weathering steel for many years now. They like its burnt-orange tones, which blend well with greenery and vegetation and offer lots of elegant and contemporary design solutions. And they also like its strength and longevity, which can deliver significant time- and cost-savings.
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Why would I use aluminium edging rather than steel edging?
May, 2018
Both can be used for stunning effect but how to choose. Architects in search of something more exciting than concrete pin kerbs for dividing different surfaces have been turning to steel and aluminum edging for years. Both metals allow a far more bespoke and creative approach, as well as coming in a range of standard products, but which one works best?
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Discover new online resource for innovative landscape architectural solutions
April, 2018
Kinley have launched a new website www.kinley.co.uk, designed to give designers, architects and specifiers of landscape environments, including parks, roof terraces, podium gardens and public realm areas, the product information required to create outstanding places for people to enjoy.
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Why has aluminium displaced traditional edging products?
November, 2017
Kinley, with their ExcelEdge aluminium edging systems, anticipated and worked hard to capture the opportunity afforded by huge urban regeneration projects coinciding with the urgent drive to eliminate wasteful use of scarce timber resources.
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Skyscrapers designed for everyone
January, 2017
It seems that each week, plans to build a new skyscraper in London are announced. 1 Undershaft, nicknamed “The Trellis”, got the green light at the end of last year and is set to be the tallest tower in Square Mile. But with every new project comes a series of questions about the impact another tower will have on the capital’s skyline.
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Improving street design for communities
October, 2016
As the UK population continues to expand, as does the demand for stronger, more durable streets and pathways. Improvement of infrastructure is a major focus for local authorities with many towns and cities currently undergoing massive projects to redesign streets to ensure they are more pedestrian friendly.
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FSC & PEFC: What is the difference?
July, 2016
RIBA noted in 2012 that the level of environmental requirements in project briefs had steadily increased since the early 1990s. In its report, RIBA states that sustainable development ties together the concern for the carrying capacity of natural systems with social challenges facing humanity.
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Kinley sponsors University of Greenwich’s Department of Architecture and Landscape Exhibition 2016
July, 2016
Landscape Architecture and Architecture students from the University of Greenwich held a brilliant exhibition throughout June, displaying their work for friends, family and the public to view and enjoy.
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The value of roof terraces
June, 2016
We are witnessing the upward expansion of residential buildings in London and across the UK as demand for housing surges. With available space becoming more and more limited, developers have pursued the option of raising the height of buildings, rather than increasing the footprint, to boost available residential potential.
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Perimeta Corten Planters Featured in Award Winning Chelsea Rooftop Garden Design
November, 2015
The roof terrace garden design is crafted by landscape architects Aralia who won BALI’s Design Excellence Award (over 50K) through a design that epitomises innovation and luxury, as part of the company’s Penthouse Collection.
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Design Featuring Raaft Terrafina Support Pedestals Wins Young Gardener of the Year Awards
April, 2015
The hugely popular show, now in its 100th year, attracts thousands of people to London and was held at new venue, Olympia this year, having been held at Earls Court for many years previously.
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Our Landscaping Materials Getting The Recognition They Deserve
January, 2015
It’s good news for our ExcelEdge range of aluminium edging this week. We’ve just visited one of our contractors in Aberdeen to oversee a trial installation of edging which is being installed at a large new housing estate project in Chapelton, near Stonehaven.
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BALI Landscape Awards and a First Rate Landscape Architectural Project in London’s Brentford Waterside
December, 2014
Over 110 entries received a total of 79 awards at BALI’s 38th annual awards ceremony, hosted by journalist, broadcaster and former Conservative party politician, Michael Portillo.
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Why a Career in Landscape Architecture Has Never Been So Appealing
December, 2014
But expansion of the landscape industry and strong employment levels and prospects are making it more appealing than ever before. As well as this, salaries across the landscape architecture industry are very good, especially for individuals who progress their career to acquire chartered landscape architect status, in which case, can easily expect to earn well over £40,000 per annum.
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Playground Design Patterns for the Park
November, 2013
Children’s play areas are a fascinating place, one that is often viewed entirely differently through the eyes of a child. Gone is the arbitrary collection of items that we perceive, the rather odd shapes and patterns of a typical play area; replaced with the full force of a confluent stream of vibrantly bubbling, bursting and billowing imagination.
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