14 March 2024
The rain held off and we were treated to a friendly, informative visit hosted by Ian and his team who showed us around the stock areas and various operations of the main site, including the more extensive tree…
21 January 2024
In preparation for an introductory local walk for the Appraising Landscapes module, these two stunning images were offered as demonstrating a link between art and science or, in the case of landscape architecture, art and ecology. The first…
18 October 2023
The name Temple Meads derives from the nearby Temple Church, which was gutted by bombing during World War II. The word “meads” is a derivation of “mæd”, an Old English variation of “mædwe”, meadow, referring to the water…
11 October 2023
It wasn’t ideal weather for viewing long distances, but the day was mild and we managed to see a good range of landscapes, townscapes and other local features on this introductory visit to the Forest of Dean. The…
3 October 2023
The project site for the AD5604 Sustainable Technology module is within the Barnwood parish of Gloucester, formerly land owned by the Barnwood Trust and now administered by the city council with much management assistance from the local Friends…
2 October 2023
This was an all day coach based trip as part of the induction week programme for new landscape students, going to Stourhead https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wiltshire/stourhead a large landscape park estate designed by Henry Hoare in 1750s, and Buscot Park Estate…
8 February 2023
Yesterday the Appraising Landscapes class ventured into the wide open country of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, undertaking a five-mile walk which took us up the back-slope from Seven Springs (source of the Thames) onto Wistley…
1 February 2023
Yesterday, 31st January 2023, the Appraising Landscapes class undertook some basic surveying practice on the front lawn of FCH campus. On our way there we spotted two interesting phenomena: one possibly disappearing from, the other becoming more common…
27 January 2023
CONTACT IMOGENREEVES@GLOS.AC.UK LANDSCAPE INSTITUTE SOUTH WEST The eventbrite booking links are below: BD Landscape Studio Tour – 03 Feb, 2pm – LISW Student Event – Studio Tour with BD Landscape Architects Tickets, Fri 3 Feb 2023 at 14:00 |…
19 January 2023
According to Wikipedia, a dérive is an unplanned journey through a landscape, usually urban, on which the subtle aesthetic contours of the surrounding architecture and geography subconsciously direct the travellers, with the ultimate goal of encountering an entirely…