Category: Greenwich
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New Student Accommodation at Greenwich
Along with the new Stockwell Street development that will be home to the landscape programmes for 2014, the University of Greenwich has also invested in new student accommodation. Daniel Defoe Hall, a new hall of residence near the Greenwich Campus will be opening in September 2014. The hall, located next to the Greenwich rail and…
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Welcome to the Landscape
The Landscape is a platform for landscape, design, architecture and urbanism. It includes quick news on projects, exhibitions, lectures and events as well as longer articles and reviews. If you would like to join the team, contribute an article or publish a project please get in touch. The Landscape was launched in September 2013 and is published…
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When buildings come to life as landscape – on the BBC
Dr Benz Kotzen, Landscape Architect and Postgraduate Coordinator for Landscape at the University of Greenwich, is interviewed by the BBC’s Click programme. He discusses the green roof innovation of the new university building at Stockwell Street: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9712678.stm In 2014 all the landscape programmes will be based in the new building which will also be home to…
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Eelco Hooftman :: Gross Max :: Land / Scape / Architecture :: Open Lecture
Eelco Hooftman will give the Open Lecture at University of Greenwich on Wednesday 29th January. 6:00pm in the Norbert Singer Lecture Theatre, Avery Hill Campus. Landscape Architecture interacts in a complex continuum between man and nature, town and country, land and architecture. We no longer reconcile the duality of opposite forces but orchestrate and choreograph…
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Dr Phil Askew lectures at University of Greenwich :: The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – Design & Delivery
Open Lecture Series 2013/2014 Norbert Singer Lecture Theatre / M055 Mansion Site, Avery Hill Campus Wednesday 22nd January; 7PM The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is the largest new urban park built in this country for over a century. As the centrepiece for the London 2012 Olympic Games, it became one of the stars of the…
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Are you a graduate with horticulture experience?
The Garden Museum are currently taking applications for their next Horticultural Trainee. See below for more on the Traineeship or click here for their vacancies page, where you can find a job description download. The Horticultural Traineeship Programme is for a talented and promising person, who has just graduated from college or university and for whom a year…
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Landscape projects to mitigate future floods
Landscape architecture projects could be set to significantly reduce future flooding in the UK. SUDS (Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems) are expected to become a requirement of future developments across the UK, an approach advocated by the Landscape Institute and embraced through green infrastructure proposals developed by many landscape architects. The BBC reports that previous delays to…
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Landscape dressed as architecture
The Guardian newspaper has given landscape issues significant coverage over recent days. Look past the headlines and see some great Landscape Architects and other disciplines at work across London. 1. Exterior Architecture progress their proposals for London’s Skyride by including Normal Foster in their team. Although many questions remain, check out these links to how…
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The myths and facts on infrastructure and growth
Big Picture Presents: Infrastructure and growth – myths and facts Presented by Stephen Joseph OBE, Chief Executive Officer, Campaign for Better Transport Wednesday 15th January 2014 Time: 5pm – 7pm (you must register for this seminar) It is a truth universally acknowledged that any economy is in want of more infrastructure, and providing it is…
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Project Manager for Living Walls and Green Roofs Centre – Job of the week
Project Manager – Living Walls and Green Roofs Centre School of Architecture, Design and Construction Location: Avery Hill campus Salary: £24,766 to £29,541 plus £3,337 London weighting per annum, pro rata Contract Type: Fixed Term – 16 weeks maximum up to 31 July 2014 Closing Date: Sunday 05 January 2014 Interview Date: To be confirmed…
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