Urban Commons: How to Change Grey to Green (part of the LFA 2023)

Studio PDP

Modelling workshop to learn how to design and create biodiversity in the local urban realm

The Blue Bermondsey BID

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Building on the success of last year’s popular workshop session, participants will learn how to create green connections between people and nature. We all have a need for physical and social interactions with the natural world. How can we transform our urban environments so even the smallest spaces become havens for wildlife and biodiversity?Using a <a href="https://pdplondon.com/blog/revealing-the-toolkit-approach-to-achieve-the-low-line-commons-vision" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">toolkit with 12 scalable elements</a> created for the award-winning <a href="https://pdplondon.com/blog/vision-for-a-new-bio-diverse-connected-community" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Low Line Commons vision</a>, we’ll investigate how this approach can be applied anywhere. This year we are collaborating with Blue Bermondsey BID, to explore public realm improvements in South Bermondsey. We will start at 11:00am with a talk and introduction to the concept, followed by a tour of adjacent streets, undertaking a guided site analysis. We will provide lunch and then work together in groups to create a green neighbourhood using the elements of the toolkit. The workshop will finish at 4:00pm after a discussion and presentation.

Low Line Commons was created for Low Line Partners; it is a vision which connects people and nature along the route of the Victorian rail viaducts from Bankside to Bermondsey.There are 12 components of the <a href="https://pdplondon.com/blog/revealing-the-toolkit-approach-to-achieve-the-low-line-commons-vision" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Low Line Commons Design Toolkit</a> which are carefully selected because they support the delivery of the core urban greening and biodiversity targets. Each can be scalable and applicable across small, medium and large sites and diverse neighbourhoods. Appropriate components can be selected and applied to suit each location, making the Low Line Commons Toolkit a transferable enabling framework for collective action.Low Line was coined by Southwark resident David Stephens. Low Line Commons is a strategy and vision commissioned by Low Line Partners – Better Bankside, Team London Bridge, Blue Bermondsey, Southwark Council and The Arch Company.

Itinerary11:00 – Welcome11:10 – Presentation11:30 – Local tour in groups12:30 – Lunch13:00 – Workshop session15:00 – Presentations15:45 – Debrief and feedback

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