ASBP Patron Members, Architype, will be joined by researchers from UK Treescapes for a co-hosted contribution to the Architecture Fringe Open Programme. The screening of the recording of the play, Three Words for Forest, will be followed by discussions around research on adaptation in forestry, regenerative material choices and designing for the future.
Three Words for Forest is a new play that draws on interviews with 30 forest practitioners, ecologists and policy-makers from across the UK and Europe to understand the challenges of making decisions in the face of multiple risks and deep uncertainties. In a context of changing climate, increased threats from pests and diseases, timber shortages, shifting governmental priorities, global inequities, and emergent research, what actions do, can or should we take? And what are the options and barriers?
Engaging with a range of urban and rural treescapes, including production, agroforestry, community, and continuous cover, Three Words for Forest shares the complexity and urgency of the challenges faced, and how these are felt and acted on by those committed to nurturing the treescapes of the future.
The screening of the recording of the play will be followed by an informal discussion facilitated by Rachel Clive and Dee Heddon, with drinks and networking afterwards.