I see landscape architecture practice as a chance to sensitize and improve our culture of sharing urban and natural environments. The essential focus of my work lies in the marriage of different disciplines aimed at helping to mitigate environmental risks and increase life quality in cities. I believe that the boundaries of spatial design can and should be expanded through encouraged collaborations between architects, real estate developers, politicians, citizens, artists, scientists, and other actors aspiring to create healthy inspiring spaces.
THE BUILDING SITE
London, UK
2018
art installation, landscape architecture
Featured as one of the highlight events of London Festival of Architecture 2018, focusing on the subject of ‘Identity’, The Building Site was imagined as a section of secluded forest located next to St Paul’s Cathedral. This immersive environment seeked to confront rapid urban development and its impact on human society.
The installation occupied a significant area of public space, creating an alternative construction site - a signature mark for London in transition. Utilising the aesthetic of a temporary hoarding from the outside, the pavilion offered an unexpected forest-like experience from within. Open daily, The Building Site raised questions about the ownership of public space in London and invited its visitors to reflect on the consequences of urbanisation on local communities and natural ecosystems.
Project author - Sigita Simona Paplauskaite
Project coordinator - Juste Kostikovaite
Planting specialist - Xoan Perez
Graphic identity - Agency Agency
Photography - Lukas Mykolaitis
Video - Vytautas Rimkevicius, Johnston Sheard
Thanks to -
Agne Nemanyte, Agustin Cobo, Aiste Dirziute, Amelia Prazak, Anees Ahmad, Britta Herold, Cecilia Chan, Elena Ruikyte, Elia Habib, Emilija Skarnulyte, Emma Austin, Emma Powell, Erika Lastovskyte, Giedre Apanaviciute, Gintare Guzaviciute, Giulia Delprato, Goda Marija Norkute, Inesa Ivanova, Jamal Husain, Jonas Mekas, Juned Ahmed, Katy Mendosa, Kayla Cohen, Lily Bakratsa, Maliha Haider, Milda Lembertaite, Nerijus Damasevicius, Olga Bucelnikova, Omar Khelifi, Paul Bourel, Rory Johnson, Ruta Vitkauskaite, Sarah Boukaddour, Sarah Moakes, Silvija Ciuladyte, Skaiste Sumskaite, Tomas Savaitgalis, Trudi Moakes, Ugne Marija Makauskaite, Valero Doval, Vejuna Zalalyte
Double thanks to -
Bruns Pflanzen, Coles Nurseries, Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to the UK, Indorama, Lithuania. Real is Beautiful, Lithuanian Culture Institute