Landscape Institute UK: Past, Present and Future

CITY as LANDSCAPE architecture

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Robert Holden and Tom Turner discus the Landscape Institute's aims and its achievements. Landscape Institute Members for 111 years (half each), they discuss the foundation of the Institute and what it does now. They intend a second video about what the LI and the landscape profession should plan to do in the future, as it approaches its 100th Anniversary in 2029. It was founded as the Institute of Landscape Architects with Thomas Mawson as its first president. There was a focus on garden design in the 1930s. When Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe became president this focus shifted to public projects, including New Towns, roads, forestry, minerals and urban design.

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Landscape Institute UK: Past, Present and Future

CITY as LANDSCAPE architecture

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Vegan landscape architecture 3:03

11 weeks назад3:03

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Veganism is a set of principles, as well as being a diet, and relates to Green Buddhism. The design principles include: - vegetated ground, roofs and walls, - rainwater harvesting, use and infiltration - growing as much of our own food as we can - avoiding industrialised and ultra-processed foods, which help you to die young - planning greenways for commuting and for leisure - both walking and cycling - creating breathing zones with clean fresh air - as advocated by the man who laid the foundations for modern landscape architecture (‘Yes: that’s John Claudius Loudon’)…

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Best-ever poem about a landscape architect 3:04

14 weeks назад3:04

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This moving Elegy on John Claudius Loudon was written by John Robertson, his assistant for 9 years. A fascinating aspect of the poem is the twin themes of 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 and working to create what we call 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬. This is what Geddes and McHarg did. Robertson drew the plan of Birkenhead Park - which inspired Frederick Law Olmsted (in 1850) "to admit that in democratic America there was nothing to be thought of as comparable with this People's Garden". That's why he entered the 1857 Central Park Competition and later used the title Landscape Architect on his plan. Working to create public goods is a key aspect of our profession - and we must thank Loudon for this.…

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The work and adventures of two brilliant early 19th century cousins from the west of Scotland. 3:53

16 weeks назад3:53

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Claudius Buchanan’s promotion of higher education in India led to the foundation of its first degree-awarding university, at Serampore. He also had a significant influence on the campaigns against wife-burning and self-immolation in India. Yet he saw himself as ‘one of the chief sinners.’ Why? John Claudius Loudon advanced through Europe as Napoleon retreated. As well as being a pioneer of landscape architecture he made important contributions to public parks, greenways, greenbelts, arboreta, urban planning and the glass-and-steel architecture of the 20th century. Loudon also invented a style of planting design that has become dominant: the Gardenesque. It uses exotic plants in naturalistic compositions - as Gertrude Jekyll did and as Piet Oudolf does . Yet Loudon is almost forgotten. Why? Jane Wells Webb, who married Loudon, was a pioneer of science fiction writing, But her interest was not in space travel or intergalactic warfare. She dreamed of a ‘Claudian’ ideal world, in which queens, rather than kings, would rule - and in which rivers would be lined with beautiful gardens, open to the public. The Claudians is the story of the cousins' lives and their work. It explores the ideas which motivated them, the details of their travels, the challenges that left them undaunted, their marriages, their achievements and their untimely deaths. From the Claudians Companion Pages you can find out a great deal more about the cousins and buy the book. It's on offer at a 25% discount on pre-orders before December 1st 2024.…

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New biography of landscape architecture's grandfather: John Claudius Loudon 7:54

17 weeks назад7:54

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This update on the City as Landscape podcast channel explains why it has been neglected for a few years: the reason is because Tom Turner has been writing a fictionalised dual biography of "The Grandfather of Landscape Architecture" and the cousin with whom he shared a forename: Claudius Buchanan. That's why the book title is The Claudians. It is available for pre-order on Amazon Kindle at a 25% discount. On 1st December, when it is published, the price will rise above the pre-order price of £2.99 ($3.90 in the US). Loudon is the Grandfather of Landscape Architecture and was an important influence on modern architecture, garden design and town planning. Claudius Buchanan was a famous and influential missionary in India. Like his cousin, Buchanan was influenced by the Scottish Enlightenment and what is best understood as 'the spirit of the Pilgrim Fathers'. The cousins believed in hard work, honesty and working for the public good. Find The Claudians on Amazon Kindle https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJL69B9H Read more about the book: https://www.gardenvisit.com/jcl See a video about the book: https://youtu.be/p35ymUbhYhc…

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Landscape Institute UK: Past, Present and Future 30:48

33 weeks назад30:48

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Environmental Art & Landscape Architecture - LANDSCAPEmatters Debate 1:04:02

3 years назад1:04:02

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Seven artists and landscape architects outline their views of environmental art and landscape architecture: Brodie McAllister, Andrew Stonyer, Catherine Dee, Ian Thompson, Trudi Entwhistle, Scott Farlow and Edward Hutchison. The debate was organised by LANDSCAPEmatters and held on 15th June 2021 (online). The debate is also available on Youtube https://youtu.be/O4e0bDtKqck…

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Interview with Edward Hutchison landscape architect, artist, draughtsman, author and watercolour painter 1:08:23

3 years назад1:08:23

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There is a very fully illustrated version of this podcast on YouTube . Edward Hutchison is a London artist, landscape architect, architect and author of a very popular book on Landscape Drawing (published by Thames and Hudson). In this podcast he talks to Tom Turner about his work and about how he sees the relationship between art, painting and landscape architecture. He sees drawing and painting as analytical tools which help the landscape architecture understand the nature of the world and the place which will be designed. Edward also paints what happens below the ground and above the ground - the world of soil and the world of birdsong (which will be the theme of his next exhibition, in London in 2022). The podcast features a project he did, in Nimes, France, with Norman Foster (for whom he worked at one time).…

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Environmental Art Debate - reflection by Tom Turner 8:47

3 years назад8:47

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Here's a summary of what came out of the LANDSCAPEmatters debate on environmental art and landscape architecture (held by LANDSCAPEmatters on 15th June 2021) with a comment on the historical context for the issues (in the design theory of Vitruvius Pollio, whose book was published 2000 years ago). If you'd prefer an illustrated version of this podcast, you can find it on YouTube…

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Environment, Art and Landscape Architecture 13:13

3 years назад13:13

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Though published out of sequence, this is is the first of nine or ten podcasts about the relationship between the Environment, Art and Landscape Architecture. I’ve also done a short YouTube video about this - with rather a long title. It was called A History of Land Art, Ecological and Environmental Art in relation to Landscape Architecture and made to set the scene for a discussion. But before getting into the discussion I’ve got a news flash about the City as Landscape series of podcasts. I’ve done 18 episodes so far and they began, during the 2020 Covid lockdown, as a narrated version of my book on City as landscape . I’ve recorded most of the 20 essays and published three of them in 2020 - as both podcasts and YouTube videos. Reading the essays is easy enough. Converting them to videos is slow work, which may be why I’ve turned to shorter projects. I do however plan to finish the City as Landscape audio book - sometime. Perhaps I’ll do the podcasts but not the videos.…

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Debate on Environmental Art and Landscape Architecture - intro by Brodie McAllister 25:06

3 years назад25:06

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Brodie McAllister gives an outline of land art, environmental art and their relationship to landscape architecture. The debate was organised by LANDSCAPEmatters and held on 15th June 2021. Brodie became the Landscape Institute’s President Elect a few days before the debate.

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The History of Land Art, Ecological and Environmental Art in relation to Landscape Architecture 6:10

3 years назад6:10

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"Environmental Art" can be seen to have originated in the early 20th century, with Picasso, collage, Duchamp, readymade artworks, Cubism and Minimalism. Or it can be seen to derive from the ancient world, including the Pyramids, Stonehenge and many projects in the history of landscape architecture and garden design. Asking "what is the difference between Environmental Art and Landscape Architecture" this video sets the scene for a debate, using art projects by Charles Jencks (for Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art) and Tom Turner (for a Sea and Sand Mandala) as debating points.…

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Is landscape architecture a good job and career? 9:51

4 years назад9:51

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Landscape architecture is a very good job and a very satisfying career. The work is creative, exciting and a great way to solve environmental problems and contribute to the mitigation of climate change. See illustrated version of this podcast on YouTube . It was made for people thinking about a career in landscape architecture AND for professionals who would like to expand the scope and work of landscape architects. As an art, landscape design can be traced back 30,000 years. You work with nature, with local communities and with the other environmental design professions, including architects, engineers, horticulturalists, hydrologists and scientists. The documented history of landscape design theory dates back 2000 years, to Vitruvius. It became an organised profession with the work of Frederick Law Olmsted on Central Park in New York City in the 1860s. As societies become richer the demand for landscape architects goes up. Tom Turner makes these points and sees the design approach known as landscape urbanism as the direction landscape architecture design methods are likely to develop. More information is available from the Q&A section of the LAA Landscape Architecture website http://www.landscapearchitecture.org.uk/qa-landscape-architecture/ and there is YouTube playlist for the Q&A videos https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0tjuOrn4n20OnXwUS0r1iKHUJqTf0D-S Websites with information about salaries for landscape architects include: USA: https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/landscape-architects.htm UK: https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/landscape-architect…

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The Landscape Institute, the Landscape Foundation, the May 2021 LI Elections - and the future 8:37

4 years назад8:37

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The UK Landscape Institute election, in May 2021, is a good opportunity to think about the future of the landscape profession, the art of landscape architecture and the UK Landscape Foundation. The LI dates from 1929 and the LF from 1992. Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe was right that both are needed. As well having a major role in shaping the LI, Jellicoe established the International Federation of Landscape Architects and the UK Landscape Foundation. In my view, the LI should concentrate on the administrative aspects of landscape architecture and the LF on the imaginative and developmental aspects of what Jellicoe believed to be 'the most comprehensive of the arts': Landscape Architecture. It needs more voices.…

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The future of landscape architecture in the Age of Climate Change: a debate 47:04

4 years назад47:04

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Landscape Institute (LI) Past President Merrick Denton-Thompson OBE looks to the future in a wide-ranging debate with Past LI Vice President Brodie McAllister. They see many ways in which landscape architects contribute to the adaptation of project designs to mitigate the impact of global warming on climate change. Landscape architects' work can be more functional, more beautiful, higher valued, more exciting - and more fun. In cities, the discussion includes green technology and post-Covid changes to living and work patterns. In the countryside it includes forestry, agriculture and recreation. Landscape architecture is already one of the world’s fast-growing professions. The new challenges can only raise the demand – if we step up to the plate and take a strategic approach. This podcast is also available on YouTube where you can use the comment system to make points and ask questions.…

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Future vision for 21st century cities blanketed with roof gardens and green rooftops 24:30

4 years назад24:30