What expansion plans does Woods Bagot have concerning its landscape staff?
We’ve spent a fair bit of time looking at what factors will encourage people to go outside and use the landscape when the summer temperatures get to a point where they are uncomfortable. Shade is an obvious point. We do try to balance that because people still enjoy the sun during winter here so we don’t want a blanket shade over everything but we do want major circulation pathways to be shaded so that when people are walking they can walk in the shaded area. We’ve recently been looking at how we can develop courtyards with retractable roofs. These type of devices affect the dynamics of the space as well so that it may change depending on the climate. We can have a cool shaded environment during the hotter summer months, and then we can change the character of that space during the cooler months so that it is open and light filled. You talked before about sustainability. Do you think new guidelines will help promote more sustainable design in the region? I believe that they should. A l
