Tag: Landscape Institute
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Debating London’s Skyline
The London skyline has evolved rapidly over the past 20 years, notably with The Shard, The Leadenhall Tower (‘the Cheese-grater’), St Marys Axe (the Gherkin) and 20 Fenchurch Street (the ‘Walkie Talkie Scorchie’) dominating the capital’s skyline. Sir Simon Jenkins has written about the capital becoming a ‘Gulf on Thames’. Current planning applications involve a
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Landscape job of the week
Graduate recruitment for landscape architects and designers seems to be on the rise. See below a six month contract with multidisciplinary firm BDP: Background BDP has an opening for a Graduate Landscape Architect to join our award-winning Manchester Studio. This is a key appointment to support the Landscape Team in a growing number of international landscape projects,
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Landscape Architects Take Centre Stage in Climate Crisis
Last week the website Sourceable published an article highlighting the increasing importance of landscape architects to addressing the issues of climate change. They claim that ‘Landscape architects are integral in climate change mitigation and work with regional and national planning departments to implement strategies and mitigation designs.’ Check out the full article for more.
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New publication from the Landscape Institute
A new publication from the Landscape Institute, ‘Landscape Architecture – A guide for clients’ has been released on iTunes. It contains 38 exemplar projects encompassing housing, regeneration, culture, infrastructure, energy, and health, the Guide highlights the work of landscape architects when it comes to regenerating communities, strengthening social cohesion and creating places of beauty.
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