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Post-grad / Masters landscape architecture posts at Ramboll

The Ramboll landscape team currently has applications open for a post-graduate/Masters landscape position commencing in September 2024. I would be grateful if you could share this with relevant students. Currently, the deadline for applications is 5 November 2023, so…

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AD7602 Site visit to Temple Meads, Bristol

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…

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AD7604 Site visit to Forest of Dean

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…

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On the loss of the tree at Sycamore Gap

The sculptor Antony Gormley has refused to replace the felled sycamore on Hadrian’s Wall with a work of art. He agrees with Mark Wallinger that trees and sculptures are very different things and given a choice would always…

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BARNWOOD PARK and ARBORETUM SITE VISIT

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…

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Recent trip to Stourhead and Buscot Park Estate

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…

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Olive oil tasting

“Olives with Sarah” – you are invited to a talk on olive farming in Sicily on Wednesday 4th October in CL253 Clegg Building, Francis Close Hall campus at 1.30pm. There will also be advice on where and how…

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David Trapnell, founder of Nature in Art, dies aged 95

David Trapnell leaves a remarkable legacy, only eight miles west of Cheltenham and of particular interest to landscape architects with ecological and artistic leanings. Nature in Art, the world’s first museum and art gallery dedicated to fine, decorative…

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SWA/Balsley Spring Internship Jan-Jun 2024 New York

SWA/Balsley is a New York City-based design firm that specializes in urban landscape architecture in both the public and private realms. The firm’s diverse portfolio in New York and around the world includes award-winning landscapes of all scales,…

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Women of the Welfare Landscape

An exhibition celebrating the work of pioneering landscape architect Brenda Colvin (1897-1981), her practice, Colvin and Moggridge, and the amazing women she worked alongside. Exhibition open from 9:30 to16:30, 9-27 September 2023 National Trust Buscot and Coleshill Estate,…

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