Own Work: London Historical Cartography Version 1-3 March 2014

 Historical Cartography was created by compiling historic maps of the London region, which began with the first arrival of the Romans. This was then blended with local knowledge, archeological surveys, area/street names, road and sewer routes to create a fairly precise map of what the area could have looked like in a time around 200BC, when much of the land would have been largely as it was before iron age settlers had began to alter the land with large scale agriculture. This was done in order to create a true opposite to rationalised architecture and the two were juxtaposed with each other in my future models.

It is worth noting that due to the time constrictions this map was unable to be completed using all sources. The next stage would be to incorporate studies on soil types which would alter the sizing of the forests and marshes. I will do this at a later date and create version 4, which I will take into further study and likely come out with several more refinements.

 Plotting information from the map on three dimension contours on the Thames Valley region

 London's Street Map with what is buried beneath it's surface long ago

Final Version For Masters showing these native environments with a street map overlay to pinpoint the original site context for any given site in the region

Own Work - Site Visit: Sydenham Woods Oct 2013

Sunday walk through Sydenham Woods in South East London, to explore an old folly and disused railway line. Objective was to monitor the decay of man made structures and also to take a look at the concept of the folly.

A Folly is constructed primarily for decoration and is purposely made to look like something that is not its intended purpose. An example would be building a castle ruin within a large garden to suggest there once one being there, but it's purpose is now as an attraction or perhaps an area for afternoon tea.

The above example is a folly of a church ruin, its history and presence within the woods suggests that the land may have once formed part of a large estate or garden. Due to lack of upkeep the folly is beginning to crumble at it's edges, showing modern red bricks hidden beneath the concrete made to look like stone.

The above is further evidence of this lost estate or perhaps of previous landscaping within the woods for the public that has been forgotten about, slowly being reclaimed by nature.

Above is the remenants of the old railway line running through the woods. The track is now gone, but the bridges and tunnels remain. Slowly the growth has taken over and clouded the old track paths. Moss growing out of the brick work and timber beams creating a juxtaposition between industrial heritage and natural decay through new life.