| Landscape Architecture
| Landscape Architecture
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…
here The first public lecture of the year will be given by Rasmus Astrup of SLA, Copenhagen, on 11th October 2016. SLA are one of the most innovative landscape architecture practices in the world, and Rasmus Astrup is a partner in…
From 28th Sept the Landscape Architecture department will be offering AutoCAD evening classes at the University of Gloucestershire for anyone interested in learning or refreshing 2D AutoCAD. Please share with anyone who may be interested. See flyer or website for details
The internationally renowned architect Stefano Boeri will be making an exclusive visit to the UK to talk about his project Bosco Verticale, two residential towers in Milan which represent a technical leap forward in integrating nature in the built environment.…
The landscape architecture section of the library has been expanded even further this year – a small fragment shown in the image above. Many thanks to Rachel Reid, our subject librarian, for organising this. Use the following link to access…
The University of Gloucestershire Landscape Architecture course, with support from CCRI, would like to announce their Urban Futures symposium. The full title of the symposium is Urban Futures : Researching the territory between Space, Heritage, Living and Environment in the 21st century…
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…