News
September 2007
38th Annual General Meeting of the Landscape Institute Northern Ireland branch
04th Sep 2007Members are invited to the 38th Annual General Meeting of the Landscape Institute Northern Ireland branch.
Design for Play call for case studies
04th Sep 2007The Free Play Network is currently looking for sites to feature in a guide for practitioners on designing for children and young people's play. The guide, which is being developed on behalf of Play England, aims to improve play opportunities by raising aspirations and inspiring creativity and imagination in all those charged with commissioning, managing and developing public open spaces.
Cabinet Office Flood Review
05th Sep 2007s part of the government’s Lessons Learned review into the flooding that occurred in parts of the UK earlier this summer, the Cabinet Office has launched a website to gather the views and experiences of those affected by the flooding.
Annual General Meeting Notice
07th Sep 2007To all Landscape Institute Members You are hereby invited to the Annual General Meeting of the Landscape Institute to be held on Monday 29 October 2007 at 4 pm in Manchester, at the Cordingley Lecture Theatre, University Of Manchester, School Of Architecture,Humanities Bridgeford Street Building, Oxford Road, Manchester,M13 9PL. Honorary, Associate, Student and Subscriber members of the Institute are reminded that they are welcome to attend and speak at the meeting but as non-Corporate members they are not eligible to vote.
LI Conference Early Bird Offer Closing soon
10th Sep 2007The Landscape Institute’s conference, Climate Change: The Challenge for Landscape Architecture will offer an important opportunity to pool expertise, raise awareness, and discuss the threats posed by climate change.
Landscape Architecture Europe Call for Entries 2005-2007
11th Sep 2007Landscape Architecture Europe are calling for the best plans and projects from 2005 to 2007 to be submitted by 5 October 2007.
Martin McLaren Horticultural Scholarship & Garden Club of America Interchange Fellowship
12th Sep 2007There is still time to apply for this exchange scholarship, which is sponsored by the Martin McLaren Memorial Trust and the Garden Club of America, and is now administered and part-funded in the UK by the Royal Horticultural Society.
Academy for Sustainable Communities' climate change consultation
13th Sep 2007The Academy for Sustainable Communities' climate change consultation ends this Sunday 16th September.
Landscape Institute's Statement on ASC Mind the Skills Gap Report
14th Sep 2007The Landscape Institute today welcomed the Academy for Sustainable Communities’ ‘Mind the Skills Gap’ report but warned that the call for generic skills should be secondary to the need to ensure more people enter the landscape architecture profession.
Landscape Institute call for consultation comments on the Housing Green Paper
18th Sep 2007Housing Green Paper, ‘Homes for the future: more affordable, more sustainable’.
Last Chance for Landscape Institute Annual Conference Early Bird offer
20th Sep 2007Member's Early Bird bookings for "Climate Change: the Challenge for Landscape Architecture" close at midnight tomorrow.
Environment Secretary Hilary Benn to set out government’s climate change position at Landscape Institute Annual Conference
27th Sep 2007Environment Secretary Hilary Benn MP will be the keynote speaker at the Landscape Institute’s annual conference as he details the government’s position on climate change in the context of landscapes, land use and the public realm.