Spacial IntegrityLandscapes · Scotland

Journal

Notes from the studio, the site and the long grass.

Writing on landscape, ecology, craftsmanship, community and the parts of this work that are argued about rather than drawn.

Against the Finished Garden

Design · March 2026

Against the Finished Garden

The photograph is taken on the day the contractor leaves. It is the least interesting moment in the life of a landscape.

6 minutes

Ecology · January 2026 · 5 minutes
The Case for Doing Less
Most ecological restoration is not addition. It is the careful, expensive removal of interference.
Craftsmanship · November 2025 · 4 minutes
Stone and Time
A drystone wall has no adhesive, no reinforcement and no design life. It is expected to stand for two hundred years.
Wellbeing · September 2025 · 7 minutes
Landscape as Healthcare
The evidence stopped being contested a decade ago. The design question is now purely one of access.
Community · July 2025 · 5 minutes
Who a Square Belongs To
Every public space encodes a decision about priority. Most towns made theirs in 1968.