News
October 2008
Landscape Institute Conference to reveal how food shapes the landscape and lives of cities
01st Oct 2008Can good landscape architecture add to the market value of housing? Can it help make people healthier? Can we still build three million new homes in England, and if so, what should they look like? These are some of the questions to be tackled at the Landscape Institute Annual Conference.
Firms short-listed for international design competition in Pennine Lancashire
01st Oct 2008Landscape architecture practices from across the world have passed the first stage in creating outstanding public spaces in six town centres in Lancashire.
New design guidance launched to transform the future of play
02nd Oct 2008Play England, the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) have launched, for the first time in England, detailed guidance for the design of children’s play spaces.
Government Minister calls for improvement in planning and design of Britain's towns and cities
09th Oct 2008Government Minister Iain Wright MP today called for an improvement in the planning and design of Britain’s towns and cites and stressed the importance of good quality public space.
Landscape Institute Climate Change Position Statement
10th Oct 2008The Landscape Institute has published a Climate Change Position Statement, 'Landscape architecture and the challenge of climate change'.
Stirling Prize 2008 winner
13th Oct 2008
Landscape Institute registered practice, Grant Associates were part of the Accordia winning team for the Stirling Prize 2008, and were also the first landscape architects invited to speak at the award ceremony.
CABE Space Enabling Panel
17th Oct 2008CABE Space are looking for new members to join their national advisory panel.
PI Insurance claims predicted to increase
20th Oct 2008As economic conditions worsen, LI members need to be aware that there is a risk of an increased number of complaints or insurance claims being brought against them by clients. A number of construction and insurance experts have commented that there is likely to be an increase in PI Insurance claims as some clients run short of funds and start looking at normally minor problems in the light of their potential to release cash.(www.bdonline.org.uk)
Call for landscape architects
21st Oct 2008House Beautiful magazine are looking for a landscape architect to take part in a feature article they are producing.
BURA Award Winners
28th Oct 2008BURA have unveiled the winners of its 2008 Awards for Best Practice in Regeneration. After three rounds of rigorous assessment, a panel of experts chose five exemplary projects out of over one hundred others. These projects represent professionals and communities at the forefront of best practice, pushing innovative ideas and focused problem solving to effectively address the challenges that exist in the UK’s town and cities today.