Garden Design Students’ Ideas on display at Knole February 22, 2012
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University of Greenwich students are putting on an exhibition of design, conservation and management ideas for the park and garden of Knole in Sevenoaks, Kent. The historic Grade I listed house has been owned by the National Trust since 1946. Its 1000-acre great medieval deer park is 90 per cent owned and managed by the Sackville-West family, and 10 per cent by the National Trust.
Lord Sackville says: “When I was first approached by the Garden Design students at the University of Greenwich, I had no idea what to expect. But I’m sure that you’ll be as impressed and inspired by their work as I was. They have come up with some beautiful ideas that respect the history and spirit of Knole, while at the same time adding a contemporary twist.”
The possible ideas come from 17 final year BA (Hons) Garden Design degree course students and one studying MA in Garden History that undertook the work as a historic garden conservation project on behalf of the Sackville-West family, who live in the house. The ideas are a mixture of modern designs and the restoration of some historic ones from previous centuries.
The exhibition will feature the student’s conservation plans, plus scale models of their work. They have looked at planting and management within the garden and park, and at some areas owned by the National Trust and open to visitors, such as the Brewhouse Tearoom courtyard, Green Court, and the car park.
Marian Boswall, Lecturer in historic garden conservation at Greenwich, says: “These are theoretical ideas for Lord Sackville and the National Trust to enjoy or employ as they wish. The student’s drawings and models show individual conservation, management and design ideas. Group projects explain and illustrate the history, geography and social life of the park and garden.”
Designs for the Park and Garden at Knole, a free exhibition which begins in March, will take place in the 200-year-old Orangery, which was opened to the public in 2010. It is on the south side of the house, looking on to Lord Sackville’s private garden.
Exhibition opening times:
- Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 March, 11am – 4pm
- Wednesday 10 March to Sunday 1 April, 10.30am – 5pm (closed Monday and Tuesday)
- Tuesday 3 April – Sunday 15 April, 10.30 am – 5pm (closed Monday except 9 April).
Please note that Lord Sackville’s private garden opens to the public, Tuesdays only, from April 3, 11am – 4pm.
[Picture: A design by Harriet Farlam, 3rd year BA garden design student, to turn the current cafe yard into a covered dining area with a transparent dome. ]
Find out more about Knole:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/knole/
Open Event: West 8 Founder and Landscape Architect Adriaan Geuze January 23, 2012
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- The Landscape Department is delighted to announce a talk by the esteemed West 8 founder and landscape architect Adriaan Geuze.
- Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 6:30 PM
- University of Greenwich, Greenwich Campus, Lecture Theatre King William 303 (LT KW303),
- Park Row, London, SE10 9LS
Adriaan Geuze, the founder of West 8, urban designers and landscape architects will deliver a talk at the University of Greenwich on the evening of Tuesday 21st of February 2012.
This will be the first in a series of events, organised by the landscape department in the School . The talks will focus on landscape architecture and on people who are leaders in their fields today.
Adriaan Geuze has recently won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the BKVB, the Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture. “The jury praised Geuze not only for the impressive projects he realised, but definitely also for the broad approach in which he applies his talents and the important role he plays in initiating discussion about spatial and environmental design”. Adriaan Geuze and West 8 gained international recognition with projects such as Schouwburgplein (‘Theatre Square’) in Rotterdam, Borneo Sporenburg housing project in Amsterdam docks, Chiswick Business Park in London and Expo ’02 in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland. Many of the projects are the result of groundbreaking, innovative and site responsive entries in important international competitions. Recently won competitions include Governors Island in New York (USA), Playa de Palma in Mallorca, (Spain) and Miami Lincoln Park (USA).
This event is free with tickets available to the first 200 people who register on Eventbrite.
http://adriaangeuzeatgreenwich.eventbrite.co.uk
The talk will be held in King William Court (KWC) on the university’s Greenwich Campus (Lecture Theatre KW303 on the 3rd floor).
University of Greenwich Maritime Campus Landscape Architecture December 20, 2011
Posted by Tom Turner in : Uncategorized , add a commentHere is the UoG promotional videos
Greenwich MA Landscape Architecture Exhibition 2011 opening December 19, 2011
Posted by Tom Turner in : Uncategorized , add a commentNoise abatement design by MA Landscape Architecture Greenwich Student December 19, 2011
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Tiananmen Square re-design by University of Greenwich Landscape Architecture students December 19, 2011
Posted by Tom Turner in : Uncategorized , add a commentSee video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxd5CcLZfr0
End of year Greenwich MA Landscape Architecture exhibition 2007 December 19, 2011
Posted by Tom Turner in : Projects and Galleries , add a commentWood Wharf LI Landscape Competition September 19, 2011
Posted by Phil Hudson in : Briefs, Staff and Students , add a commentHere is a link to a compressed file containing files for use with the Wood Wharf Landscape Institute competition. NOTE: this file is downloadable only from within the University network (including GreenNET); not outside.
Contained in the zip file are the original raw digimap GML files (which you probably won’t need) and two Autocad files (which you will). One of the files is at its original 1 unit = 1 metre scaling; the other as it the more traditional but less Landscape Architect style 1 unit = 1 milimetre. Here is a link to David Watson’s tutorial on how to deal with the 1 unit = 1 metre style of scaling / plotting:
Coursetuff Plotting Scaled Drawings guide
Landscape architecture and sustainability field trip to CAT April 15, 2011
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Centre for Alternative Technology CAT Field Trip
The Centre for Alternative Technology CAT is developing a sustainable garden as well as eco-housing, alternative technology, and green roofs. Robert Holden and Benz Kotzen usually take a group of students there in the spring.
Modern Japanese garden design April 3, 2011
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Modern Japanese garden design by Haruko Seki
This modern Japanese garden design by former Greenwich landscape architecture student (Haruko Seki of Studio Lasso) was illustrated in Asian gardens: history beliefs and design with the comment that the design is context sensitive. It is both Japanese and contemporary
Contemporary Japanese garden design using bamboo
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