6 October 2014
Last Thursday’s trip to the beautiful Cotswold countryside was a collaboration between our Appraising Landscapes and Sustainable Technology 1 modules. Following a section of the Cotswold Way, our First Year students were introduced to the methods of appraising…
6 October 2014
We were blessed with glorious weather on Tuesday’s field trip to Lightmoor, deep in the Forest of Dean. This former colliery site is the focus of Sustainable Technology 2, a module exploring the environmental development of a brownfield,…
1 October 2014
As part of the Masters level module Landscape Design Studio the students visited Bristol, just 45 mins away on the train from Cheltenham. We visited four different site, of which the students need to choose one on which…
30 September 2014
If anyone has the opportunity then get down to the Hauser and Wirth gallery in Bruton, Somerset this week to see the exhibition of Piet Oudolf’s drawings. It closes 5th October so this weekend is the last chance….
18 September 2014
The landscape 1st years and conversion students made a trip to Gloucester as part of the induction week activities. A walk through Gloucester centre demonstrated the incredible heritage and history that the city has, along with some of…
18 September 2014
Tuesday’s Induction Week project was an engaging and creative collaboration between our new first and Conversion year students in Landscape Architecture and Biology, Animal Biology, Ecology and Environmental Science. Their task: to create ‘bee hotels’ from a pile…
30 April 2014
The artist Banksy is believed to be behind a piece of street art depicting three shadowy figures eavesdropping – three miles from the Government listening post GCHQ – in Hewlett Road. The artwork, which appeared in Cheltenham last…
30 April 2014
I have recently spent two weeks in Java (Indonesia) and three days in Singapore. The visits to Bogor Botanic Gardens, Java, and the Gardens by the Bay, Singapore, were of particular interest to me and are illustrated and…
21 March 2014
The Hardwick Temporal Creative Activation will facilitate the animation of the Hardwick campus car park through the creation of a temporary landscape enabling social interaction, musical performance and art installation. The event will run from the late afternoon till early evening…
29 November 2013
As part of the Professional Practice 2 module, the second year Landscape Architecture students visited Atkins Global offices in Aztec West, Bristol. We were given a talk by Nick Rowson (Regional Head of Landscape for South West England)…