IntroductionThis project outlines the research into the relationship between farming and nature in the current era, and how the design of farmland in a more ecologically conscious way might benefit the landscape and address existing issues in the context of Rathcroghan, Co. Roscommon. The research examines how we may use a more appropriate and sensitive architecture in a rural landscape, where preserving and encouraging native habitats are at the forefront. The project outlines the benefits and uses of native planting and hedgerows in the creation of safe passageways and boundaries across the broader landscape, which in turn may allow for more resilient and sustainable farming practices in a problematic landscape.
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RathcroghanThe project has evolved to experience colour, texture and material using planting as infrastructure in a response to the declining ecology and biodiversity in Rathcroghan and examining the experience of moving through such spaces.
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Design ResponseThe methodology of research by design has be used through the methods of sketching, mapping, modelling, and painting. This design process has formed a pathway through which new insights, knowledge and practices came into being.
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FindingsThe research conducted provides a framework for Rathcroghan farmers to implement measures of improving the local biodiversity which is currently in decline while also solving the issue of the lack of access, safe pathways and destruction of property from visitors to the monuments.
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