News
January 2008
Creating Inspirational Spaces: A Guide to Quality Public Realm in the Northwest
04th Jan 2008Creating Inspirational Spaces: A Guide for Quality Public Realm in the Northwest has been produced by Gillespies on behalf of the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) and RENEW Northwest, and forms part of the wider Places Matter! programme co-ordinated by RENEW Northwest.
IFLA International Student Design Competition
04th Jan 2008The theme for this year's IFLA International Student Design Competition is "Transforming With Water, The Way To Paradise?"
Future Vision 2008
04th Jan 2008The Academy for Sustainable Communities is calling for entries for Future Vision 2008, the student awards which champion bright ideas for creating better places for people. Last year, landscape students scooped three of the six Future Vision awards, including overall winner.
Securing a healthy natural environment: an action plan for embedding and ecosystems approach
04th Jan 2008Defra recently published ‘Securing a healthy natural environment: an action plan for embedding and ecosystems approach’.
Construction Industry Council Chief Awarded OBE
07th Jan 2008Graham Watts, Chief Executive of the Construction Industry Council, has been awarded an OBE in the New Year's Honours list.
Last call for entries to the Creating the Future Awards 2008
08th Jan 2008The closing date for entries to the Creating the Future Awards 2008 is now only three weeks away.
RIBA library announces free public access
11th Jan 2008The British Architectural Library at RIBA is now open to the public completely free of charge.
Landscape architects to launch major new campaign to address workplace shortages
11th Jan 2008The Landscape Institute is set to launch a major new campaign to promote the study of landscape architecture at university.
It's Always On My Mind – Landscape & Me
15th Jan 2008What makes landscape so all engrossing, and where does landscape students' passion to transform the world come from?
New Internet directory of local tree surgeons launched
16th Jan 2008This new site brings together tree surgeons accredited by the UK's two major tree surgery organisations. The Arboricultural Association and the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) have co-operated with the site's developers to make it easy for consumers to search for both Arboricultural Association Approved Contractors and ISA Certified Arborists with just a few clicks. Simply enter a post code and you'll get a list of approved tree surgeons nearby in seconds. It is hoped to add tree surgeons registered through the Trust Mark scheme in the near future.
European Prize for Urban Public Space 2008 - Call for Entries
17th Jan 2008The European Prize for Urban Space is a biennial competition that recognises and encourages the creation and redevelopment of cohesive urban spaces.
John Atkin selected for Beijing Olympic exhibition
17th Jan 2008
John Atkin, Reader in Fine Art at Loughborough University, has been selected from 2,600 applicants to create a new sculpture for the major exhibition at Olympic Park, Beijing later this year. His initial designs received an ‘outstanding award’ from the judging panel.
CABE launch Spaceshaper
18th Jan 2008Spaceshaper is a practical toolkit for use by anyone - whether a local community group or a professional - to measure the quality of a public space before investing time and money in improving it.
Last call for entries to the Bury Mount and Mill Stream Design
18th Jan 2008The deadline for EoIs for Bury Mount and the Mill Stream Design Competition is now only two weeks away.
SLIC at Cityscape
21st Jan 2008SLIC will again be exhibiting at the annual Cityscape exhibition in London’s Earl’s Court from 26 to 28 February. The SLIC stand will be showcasing student work from up and down the country and there will be a special event on the stand on 28 February to celebrate SLIC’s fifth birthday and to launch the ‘Its always on my mind’ student YouTube video competition.
Landscape Institute competition set to regenerate Preston's Winckley Square
21st Jan 2008A major project to regenerate Preston’s Winckley Square is now underway.
Call for new members for the LI’s Education and Membership Committee
22nd Jan 2008The LI is calling for members to come forward and play their part in shaping the future of the profession by signing up to one of its education and membership committees or working groups.
RIBA and CABE launch new award
28th Jan 2008RIBA and CABE have launched the RIBA CABE Public Space Award.
Camden Design Awards
31st Jan 2008Designers in Camden have been invited to nominate their work for the Camden Design Awards.