WELCOME
to the Landscape Institute website for the East of England. The Landscape Institute is the professional body and regulator for landscape architecture. Under its Royal Charter the Landscape Institute is charged with protecting, conserving and enhancing the natural and built environment for the benefit of the public.
The site features the latest news and events from the region as well as showcasing the best regional landscape architecture schemes. You can also search for a landscape architect in your area or look for your ideal job.
The East Anglian Landscape
The East of England is a region rich in fine landscapes; the peaty fields and panoramic skies of the Fens, the sandy Brecks with their gnarled pines, the rolling landscapes of rural Suffolk and the intricate waterways of the Broads. These characteristic landscapes are often required to accommodate residential, commercial and tourist developments, improvements in transport routes and changing patterns of farming.
The Landscape Profession
Landscape Architects
Landscape architects design external spaces applying an aesthetic sense and a practical knowledge of the environment to the spacial and visual expression of human activities. Landscape architects are trained in design using technical skills from the fields of planning, horticulture, construction and ecology as part of a wider knowledge of the biological and physical environment. They also prepare planning submissions and arrange for the implementation of landscape works for a client through to the administration of contracts. Landscape architects often work with other professionals such as engineers, architects or surveyors, landscape managers and scientists in multi-disciplinary teams.
Landscape Managers
Landscape managers are concerned with the long term care and development of new and existing landscapes. They draw on a broad training in horticulture and ecology to provide detailed advice on the management and maintenance of external spaces often in the form of management plans. The Landscape manager co-ordinates manpower, machinery and materials to match financial resources and management objectives.
Landscape Scientists
Landscape scientists apply a detailed knowledge of physical and biological principles to assess the impact of new developments and to help resolve the practical problems of environmental design. Many are specialists in the fields of ecology, biology, soil science, geology and hydrology. Landscape scientists will report on environmental matters directly for a client or in association with other landscape professionals.