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Kids, business & COVID-19

What happens when your family comes first but you also can’t let your career take a back seat? A challenge Sarah is resolved to tackle head on!

Creating opportunities from challenges: edge vs COVID-19

In this article, edge take a moment to share the story of how our team is dealing with the challenges and new opportunities we find ourselves tackling during the Coronavirus pandemic. Always the optimists, this is our take on a brighter view of these unforeseen and difficult times.

It’s gonna be okay

It's amazing what happens when the world stops.

Impact of Coronavirus on Urban Design Practices

On the 14th April, The Urban Design Group shared a snapshot survey of Registered Practices. edge take a moment and share their findings.

edge on the National Design Guide symposium

The quality of our streets and places has never been higher on the agenda. With this in mind, edge discusses the National Design Guide symposium.

Thame, a place to thrive?

With Thame being the new home of edge, we wondered: What makes it such a vibrant and thriving place?

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Another #throwback to our 2020 Surviving Isolation

Another #throwback to our 2020 Surviving Isolation tips this morning - lockdown 3.0 has definitely felt much tougher than its predecessors but a return to some normality is on the horizon! 🙌 In the meantime though we've found that it definitely helps to enjoy the little things and treat ourselves to whatever makes us happy... CAKE is always the answer 💖

#lockdown #dowhatmakesyouhappy #cakeistheanswer #survivingisolation #treats #cake #embracewhatmakesyouhappy #hope #illustration #graphic #tbt

Creating urban design principles as a team and liv

Creating urban design principles as a team and live drawing is the best!!! #urbandesign @uos_archiscape @archiscape_uos @ssoa_architecture @theuniversityofsheffield @landscapesheff @edge_ud @sophiesophie24

Erm... look what's up for sale! Fancy moving your

Erm... look what's up for sale! Fancy moving your 'bubble' to an actual bubble house? 😍 The Bubble Palace was built between 1975 and 1989 by Hungarian architect Antti Lovag, and was designed to mimic prehistoric cave dwellings. The undulating lines, circular spaces and lack of corners are all trademarks of Lovag, who said he considered the straight line to be ‘an aggression against nature’. Famously bought by fashion designer Pierre Cardin in the early 90's and sitting on the French Riviera near Cannes, it's on the market for a bargain £305 million! 😉💖 ⠀
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#onwednesdayswesharepink #sortofpink #pinkaesthetic #bubblehouse #cannes #frenchriviera #pierrecardin #architecture

2020. What a year. For us, it was a variety of int

2020. What a year. For us, it was a variety of interesting and exciting projects... along with lots of new ways of working to learn! Head to the @edge_ud website where we've summarised a selection of the projects we submitted as planning applications in 2020, be it in outline or in detail. These smaller ones are just as important to us as the larger strategic thinking ones that we love to get stuck into, so check out the way we think about them – the importance of the context and our inspiration behind each design. Link in bio! 💕 ⠀
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#lookingback #urbandesign #masterplanning #placemaking #placesforpeople #2020

Thank you to all of you who have made a donation t

Thank you to all of you who have made a donation to our #fitfeb adventure! We've so far raised £730 for the Oxford Hospitals Charity which is AMAZING! 💕 It's not over yet though! Last week we covered an amazing 177 miles, bringing our total to 516! How many can we cover this week? 💪🏻

#charity #fundraising #oxfordhospitalscharity #oxfordshire #fitnessjourney #raisingmoney #teamwork #edgemagic #thankyou #nhs
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“I love and admire towns and cities that have a

“I love and admire towns and cities that have a unique design, as well as offering a variety of experiences, activities and exciting places to explore - both as a local and as a visitor. In my opinion, my hometown of Palanga is exactly that kind of place. It’s vibrant and exciting with a lot to offer - and a good example of great urban design, where a combination of traditional and contemporary architecture work together in harmony.⠀
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The town is full of vibrant and attractive outdoor spaces with beautiful landscaping and lighting. Palanga is also the busiest summer resort in Lithuania, attracting tourists who come to enjoy the sandy beaches and laid-back atmosphere. There are plenty of bars and cafés on the beach to enjoy during the day that come night-time, transform into a place for people to gather and enjoy the evening looking out over the sea. The town is also full of small parks and squares, as well as a large botanical garden with a palace and museum tucked away inside.⠀
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Palanga encourages connectivity through walking and cycling, with picturesque footpaths and cycle trails weaving their way through woodland and alongside the beach leading straight into the town. Recently the town’s main street has been transformed into a two-way cycle route, with only one side of the road left for cars. This initiative has been really successful and helped to promote more sustainable transport methods in the town as well as reducing traffic. Here are some pictures to enjoy!” Greta x⠀

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#urbandesign #masterplanning #sustainableplaces #placesforpeople #lithuania #palanga #bts #meetheteam #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #edgemagic #edgeinsight

“I believe in finding positivity in everything y

“I believe in finding positivity in everything you face in your life. One of the positive things about the current lockdown and being stuck at home is that you suddenly have so much time to think about your life - your past and the future. I’ve found myself feeling nostalgic and thinking a lot about my university days in Lithuania, when I started studying Landscape Architecture and finding my path not knowing what the future had in store. I’ve also spent the time going through my old projects, and revisiting some of my earlier work.⠀
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I love designs that have meaning and can tell a story. My final year project 'PASAKA', was a design based on Kindergarten Environment Management and was inspired by Alice in Wonderland. I used popular, magical themes from the well-known fairy-tale and incorporated them into the design of the play areas, social zones and other open spaces. I also asked children to draw what they would like to see in their kindergarten environment and the drawings they produced helped me to decide what elements were the most important when it came to their space. They also helped influence the colour palette of the final design.” Greta x

#landscapedesign #landscapearchitecture #conceptualdesign #illustration #placesforpeople #sustainableliving #aliceinwonderland #designconcept #bts #meettheteam #edgeinsight

“From a very young age I have always been intere

“From a very young age I have always been interested in nature and green spaces, so during my time at University I spent a lot of time learning about their importance when it comes to designing for people, communities and cities. I always try to make sure that my work focuses on bringing nature and biodiversity into urban space design wherever possible, because it’s so important not only for people but it’s also vital for wildlife.⠀
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Pop-up urban parks (PUPs), or ‘temporary green spaces,’ are one of those unique ideas that I love, which bring people joy and excitement, benefitting their wellbeing, enhancing biodiversity and bringing nature back into cities - and who doesn’t like to be surprised by the unexpected - especially when walking through a big city? Pop-up parks are usually installed on public streets to transform grey spaces into something more exciting and enjoyable and are a great way to encourage locals and visitors to come together. More importantly they help to reduce traffic, increase public life and create places for people – not cars, something I’m particularly passionate about.” Greta x⠀
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#popupparks #placemaking #PUPs #excitinggreenspace #peoplefirst #streetsforpeoplenotcars #streetlife #urbandesign #meettheteam #girlgang #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #bts

“Today my home country of Lithuania celebrates I

“Today my home country of Lithuania celebrates Independence Day, which marks the act of independence from Germany in 1918. The holiday is celebrated with an amazing festive spirit, and sees the whole country festooned in the national colours of yellow, green and red. 🇱🇹⠀
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It only seems right to mark this memorable occasion with some beautiful examples of the country’s traditional and very distinctive wooden architecture, which gives Lithuania its unique architectural personality. ⠀
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If there is a forest, there is a house. Lithuanians have followed this rule for centuries, and wood has always been one of the main construction materials. Time, wars, fires and modern life have destroyed many of Lithuania’s architectural masterpieces but some of them still stand today, representing the country’s unique identity. Referred to as a cheap, ‘progress hindering’ material during the Soviet period, today wood is once again featuring in modern Lithuanian architecture, creating cosy, healthy and sustainable environments. Some of the country’s most beautiful examples of traditional wooden architecture, and even entire villages, are now carefully protected.” Greta x⠀
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#lithuaniaindependanceday #woodenarchitecture #traditionalarchitecture #identity #traditionalheritage #urbandesign #bts #meetheteam #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #girlgang

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