| Landscape Architecture
| Landscape Architecture
The Post-graduate students exploring the Forest of Dean as part of the Planning Module, investigating the possibilities for sustainable new housing within this historic landscape.
Students taking the postgrad module Landscape Design Studio visited their potential sites in Bristol last week. The four sites to choose from are Cumberland Basin, Redcliffe/Phoenix/Bathurst Wharves, Temple Quay / Temple Meads, and Castle Park. We took the ferry from the…
The third year Landscape Architecture students spent the day in Bristol this week as part of their Philosophy & Creativity module. We visited the Richard Long exhibition at the Arnolfini to explore how his projects demonstrate aspects of landscape, philosophy and…
Before arriving at the university, all new 1st year students were asked to do a couple of exercises … produce a a sketch a day for 40 days, and create a beautiful piece of work solely from a book. The resulting work…
As part of the Induction week for our new 1st years and Conversion students we spent the day at Hidcote Gardens in Gloucestershire, one of the best gardens in the country. A couple of photos to share…
First Year Appraising Landscapes trip to Wistley and Ravensgate Hills in the Cotswolds Last week the students were led on an introductory tour around the immediate urban locality of Francis Close Hall campus. This took in a range of built…
Carmen Fiol and her partner Andreu Arriola of Arriola & Fiol Arquitectes in Barcelona gave the second John Simpson Memorial Lecture this year. Their presentation was titled “Water, Topography & City Construction” and focused on their award-winning project Parc Central de…
Landscape Issues has been reborn. This journal, produced by the landscape architecture course and first published in the 1980s through to the 90s, has re-appeared in online format (at www.landscapeissues.com) and in hard-copy print. It is our intention to use…
Arthur Daw, former Conversion course student, has helped set up the What Happens Next? project in Bristol, with the aim of inspiring school children to grow, make and celebrate food. They are currently working with 25 youth clubs in Bristol.…