- 1950’s
- 1960’s
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The 1950s
The 1950s saw a post-war commitment to renewing the fabric of a country decimated by war.
With debates on reconstruction, landscape practitioners became involved in designing a wide range of public sector projects like schools and hospitals.
Landscape Institute People and Events
1951 Brenda Colvin became the LI’s first president, the first female president of any environmental or built environment body.
1951 First Garden Show – Hanover1957
Sylvia Crowe becomes president of the Landscape Institute
1959 Opening of the M1 motorway -
The 1960s
The 1950s saw a post-war commitment to renewing the fabric of a country decimated by war.
With debates on reconstruction, landscape practitioners became involved in designing a wide range of public sector projects like schools and hospitals.
Landscape Institute People and Events
1951 Brenda Colvin became the LI’s first president, the first female president of any environmental or built environment body.
1951 First Garden Show – Hanover1957
Sylvia Crowe becomes president of the Landscape Institute
1959 Opening of the M1 motorway