Two of Laurie’s works have been selected for this year’s Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition.  The wall-hung architectural models are on display in the architecture gallery.

Xiaowan Bay, China – Green City is a pen and ink drawing printed on layered acrylic.  It represents a conceptual masterplan for a new green city on the coast of the South China Sea – a ‘Blue Zone’ coastal settlement, designed to combine seascape, beachscape, streetscape and landscape into a holistic community, where people can flourish at work, rest and play; a place in which every element contributes to the health and wellbeing of its residents.

A curved spinal wave form embraces and protects the community, while creating connections through it between land, beach and sea; cultivated, agricultural and natural landscapes; and working, living and recreational zones.

Based on the historic city in Beijing, the other model Forbidden City explores the relationship between public and private spaces in a fanciful way.