| Landscape Architecture
| Landscape Architecture
Last Friday (10th) the group visited the Illman Young practice in Cheltenham. Sue Illman is a former student of ours and a recent president of the Landscape Institute. Her practice embraces all kinds of work but they have a particular…
Most sessions of the module Professional Practice (AD5000) involve either a talk from an invited speaker or a visit to a local landscape practice. The aim is to give the students an insight into actual work practices in the 21st…
Allan Mitchell, Course Leader for the undergraduate programme in Landscape Architecture here at UoG, visited Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University to meet their Landscape Architecture department and give a presentation to their students last year. Allan described it as an inspirational trip, and…
An important component of the Appraising Landscape module is learning about hydrology and the hydrologic cycle, not simply for an understanding of the science but to see how it can be applied in landscape architecture. It is well known that…
The post-graduate students went on a trip to Bristol to view the four sites they can choose for their Landscape Design Studio module. Lecturer Robin Snowdon led the group from Bristol Temple Meads station, along the floating harbour to the first…
National Poetry Day was celebrated on Ravensgate Hill overlooking Cheltenham last week when our new first years on their second Appraising Landscapes field trip had ‘Up There’ by Ivor Gurney recited to them. Gurney (1890-1937), a local poet, drew much…
As part of the Historic & Contemporary Landscapes module, we travelled to Rousham Gardens in Oxfordshire and Througham Court Gardens in Gloucestershire. With the module focusing on the human influences on landscape design and the importance of precedent informing design…
Bob Moore recently gave a talk on the application of drone technology in landscape architecture site survey to the local branch of the British Computer Society. To a large audience of mainly computer specialists, he first outlined the nature and…
As part of our third Enhancement Week, we travelled to the Hockerton Housing Project (HHP) in Nottinghamshire. With the theme being Principles of Sustainable Design, the self-sufficient co-housing development appeared an ideal choice. Operating as a community business, HHP welcomes…