News
August 2007
Transforming Tate Modern Competition
06th Aug 2007Submissions are being invited for tender for a major landscape architecture scheme which will form part of the Transforming Tate Modern project.
Architects Benevolent Society Online Survey
06th Aug 2007The Architects Benevolent Society helps registered landscape architects, architects, technologists and assistants and their dependants who are experiencing personal difficulties. The ABS is reviewing its future activities and whether or not it should undertake other charitable work within the profession and would value your opinion.
LDA seeks master planner for lasting Olympic legacy
14th Aug 2007The London Development Agency has began the process of selecting a masterplan design team to transform east London following the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Fighting Crime with Landscape Design
16th Aug 2007The Home Office has launched a Design and Technology Alliance to take forward its strategy to use better design in the fight against crime.
Deadline for entries for Chilterns Landscape Design Awards 2007 extended
16th Aug 2007The deadline for entries for the Chilterns Landscape Design Awards 2007 has been extended.
Green Infrastructure must be at the heart of the new planning regime says Landscape Institute
20th Aug 2007The Landscape Institute has made a strong plea for the incorporation of the concept of Green Infrastructure in the Government’s proposed new approach to planning.
Green Infrastructure must be at the heart of the new planning regime says Landscape Institute
20th Aug 2007The Landscape Institute has made a strong plea for the incorporation of the concept of Green Infrastructure in the Government’s proposed new approach to planning.
Work to begin on development of UK’s first virtual reality construction management training centre
21st Aug 2007Work is to start on the UK’s first virtual reality construction management training centre in the West Midlands.
Last Chance to book for Historic Landscapes Conference
21st Aug 2007It is increasingly appreciated that landscapes are more than just backdrops for archaeological sites and historic buildings. While they provide the settings for these historic features, historic landscapes also have a character and value of their own.
National Plant Specification now freely available online
23rd Aug 2007The National Plant Specification is an important vehicle to aid the specification and delivery of reliable plant material throughout the landscape industry.
Landscape Institute Scotland Annual General Meeting 2007
24th Aug 2007Members are invited to the Landscape Institute Scotland Annual General Meeting 2007.
Landscape Institute - Royal Institute of British Architects Annual Discourse
28th Aug 2007
The Landscape Institute is delighted to announce that the landscape architect Tom Lonsdale will speak on "Meaningful landscapes - an antidote to iconic building" at the annual Landscape Institute - Royal Institute of British Architects Annual Discourse.
CABE Streets Case Studies
30th Aug 2007
CABE is calling for more examples of good residential street schemes.
Orientating Margate’s Old Town
30th Aug 2007Margate is an architecturally fine Georgian seaside town with sandy beaches and skies, described by JMW Turner, as the “loveliest in Europe”.
CIRIA upcoming CPD training courses start on 11 September 2007
31st Aug 2007The first of the courses is an Introduction to the new CDM 2007 regulations for designers.