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The Spring Line

David Knight

The Spring Line is a collection of illustrated writings by David Knight. It mixes fiction and non-fiction to explore the built environment and how it is made.

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Marianne in Cheiron’s Cave

Greenwood Camp, Godchild - a Cheiron’s Cave in the New Forest. Drawing by David Knight.

There are persistent, recurring motifs and beliefs haunting our alternative cultures. One is a deep commitment to nature, the parameters of which shift...

a month ago
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The Hand in the Wall

I have a short essay in For the Love of People, a collection of writings edited by painter Bella Bacon celebrating the significance of art to the human experience. Bella’s paintings are also a testament to this.

My piece - illustrated with...

2 months ago
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The Wenlock Bollard

I returned to the School of Architecture and Landscape at Kingston University yesterday to attend Bernd Schmutz’s guest lecture, Long Time Exposures. Bernd, myself and Adam Khan taught postgraduate architecture Unit 2 at Kingston between 20...

2 months ago
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Arts and Crafts 'To-day'

This month’s RIBA Journal (March/April 2026) is a special issue on craft, and my contribution takes the form of a collectively-authored summary of a roundtable exploring the relevance of the Arts & Crafts to contemporary practice - particul...

3 months ago
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Other Plans #5: Hedgerow Encroachment

A drawing by David Knight (2011, modified 2026) showing, in diagonal hatch, the settlement of East Bolder. The dotted territory to the east is the Beaulieu estate, the white territory to the west New Forest heathland.

Other Plans is an occ...

4 months ago
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    Designer, teacher and writer. DK-CM/London School of Architecture. Co-editor 'Public House: A social & cultural history of the London pub' (2021).

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