News
July 2007
Job Vacancy - Head of Lifelong Learning at the Landscape Institute
03rd Jul 2007The Landscape Institute is the professional body and regulator for landscape architecture, our vision, a thriving society and environment through inspirational places. We are expanding our Education and Membership team to continue developing the profession and fulfil that vision.
Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management call for entries for Best Practice Awards
03rd Jul 2007The Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management call for entries for its first Best Practice Awards.
Singing Ringing Tree, by Tonkin Liu wins National Award for architectural excellence at the Royal Institute of British Architects National and International Awards
03rd Jul 2007Singing Ringing Tree, has won a National Award for architectural excellence at the RIBA National and International Awards. It is one of just 14 Award-winners from across the UK, and all were praised for their excellence in design quality and their contribution to the local environment.
The Landscape Institute is pleased to provide its response to the DEFRA consultation on the draft Rural Development Programme 2007-2013
10th Jul 2007The Landscape Institute and our members welcome the Draft Rural Development programme and are particularly pleased to see some weight given to landscape character and history, which are given due weight and value alongside the needs of wildlife and its habitats and woodlands in the context of climate change. The statistical information provided in the report is compelling and thorough.
Questionnaires to gather information about the demand for urban design skills development in the current and future workforce
11th Jul 2007The Landscape Institute is working with the Department for Education and Skills to identify current skills gaps in urban design and its appreciation and using this information to develop model cross-disciplinary educational programmes which can provide skills and knowledge development to meet those gaps.
Landscape Architects welcome 3 million new homes but demand landscape strategies to avert past mistakes
11th Jul 2007A radical approach to house building is demanded by the Landscape Institute, the professional body representing Britain’s landscape architects in a press release issued today.
Chilterns Landscape Design Awards 2007 launched
11th Jul 2007The Chilterns Landscape Design Awards are organised by the Chilterns Conservation Board to promote high quality landscape design and management in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
Housing dominates the Prime Minister's parliamentary agenda
11th Jul 2007Housing is to dominate Gordon Brown's agenda for the next year.
Sir Terry Farrell - LI colloquium March 2007
11th Jul 2007Sir Terry Farrell discusses his ideas with Landscape Architects Pat Brown and Kathryn Moore and Landscape Institute Director Marion Bowman.
Discussion Conclusions - LI colloquium March 2007
11th Jul 2007The colloquium facilitated a stimulating exchange of ideas on topics including the renaissance of landscape as art and also as the unifying element in rural and urban place making. The conclusions from the discussion can be download here.
Jason Prior - LI colloquium, March 2007
11th Jul 2007Jason Prior discusses the legacy from previous “golden ages” of landscape architecture. If landscape architecture is currently experiencing a renaissance when was the last boom period?
Martha Schwartz - LI colloquium, March 2007
11th Jul 2007Continuing our series of podcasts from the last Landscape Institute colloquium, the landscape architect Martha Schwartz gives us an invaluable international perspective.
John Hopkins - LI colloquium March 2007
11th Jul 2007In our third podcast from the LI colloquium which took place in March 2007, the landscape architect, John Hopkins, discusses the social issues surrounding landscape architecture.
Patricia Brown - LI colloquium March 2007
11th Jul 2007As part of our series of podcasts Patricia Brown, director of Landscape Interface Studio at Kingston University, discusses the opportunities and challenges for landscape architects.
Call for papers for the 2008 Oxford Conference
11th Jul 2007In 1958 the first Oxford Conference set an agenda for architectural education that has been followed for 50 years. The 2008 conference will reset that agenda to meet the evolving drivers of costs of energy and construction, shifting social values and environmental crises and to create a new generation of buildings that are part of the solution to these crises - not the problem.
Changes to the 'Duty of Care' acceptance criteria for non-hazardous waste at landfill sites
16th Jul 2007As of 20 October 2007, changes will be made to the 'Duty of Care' acceptance criteria for non-hazardous waste at landfill sites, under the EU Landfill Directive.
New report assesses environmental performance in England’s regions for first time
16th Jul 2007England’s regions are not getting to grips with environmental problems such as climate change, a new study commissioned by the Campaign to Protect Rural England, Friends of the Earth England and WWF-UK has revealed.
Impact of transport schemes on historic landscapes conference
17th Jul 2007The conference, organised by the Highways Agency and supported by the Landscape Institute, takes place in London on 28 September 2007.
Win a superb book on landscape architecture
25th Jul 2007In order to improve our communications to members, we would like to invite you to complete our readers’ survey. The results will be used to inform the development of our key publications, Landscape and Vista, and make further improvements to our website.
Adamstown Parks Design Competition
26th Jul 2007The Irish Landscape Institute has announced the Adamstown Parks Design Competition.