public engagement
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Emotional spaces
“Where is your favourite green place? How does it make you feel?” Brandishing post-it notes and crayons, these were the two questions I asked people who were trying to enjoy a quiet Sunday afternoon in August. I was participating in the festival of nature at the Manchester Museum on Oxford Road and competing (or at Continue reading
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Experiencing Arcadia
Update December 2016 Experiencing Arcadia via the Senses Designed landscapes have always been multi-sensory spaces. Just think of an orchard. Over the course of a year it gives the scent of blossom, the taste of ripened fruit, the sound of birds, the touch of bark and as well as the more obvious visual delight as Continue reading
Dr Clare Hickman 