Landscape Blog - October 2022

With the academic year in full swing we had a busy month at Writtle in October. First off, we had a new profile pic from MA #LandscapeArchitecture student Diva Bahal with this #beautiful autumnal image.

Landscape Institute Awards

We we're very pleased that 2 of our graduates were announced as finalists in the Landscape Institute Awards for 2022 in the student dissertation category.

Bob Marshall and Keely Williams join an esteemed list of our graduates that have been finalists in the awards over the years, and we wish them the best of luck when the winners are announced in November.

https://awards.landscapeinstitute.org/awards-finalists-2022/

#LandscapeArchitecture #GardenDesign #Writtle #LIAwards #LandscapeInstitute #Sustainability #Wellbeing #Biodiversity #Nature #UrbanDesign #Rewilding #Trees #Plants #WUC

Beautiful Campus

We couldn’t resist sharing this a #beautiful image from a crisp #autumn day on campus with the #trees looking #fabulous.

Urban Exploration in Chelmsford

The postgraduate Landscape Architecture and Garden Design students have recently been exploring the urban environment in Chelmsford.

The MA students explored and appraised some key sites, including the grounds of Chelmsford Cathedral, Bond Street, the Chelmer Waterside development on Wharf Road, and around Springfield Basin, and assessed the urban heat island effect of the sites using thermal cameras.

The MA Conversion students visited a series of sites to undertake forensic landscape analysis, including the development on the old Marconi site on New Street, as well as City Park West and the design relationship between Riverside Leisure Centre and the surrounding environment. These investigations were part of the Landscape, Construction and Technology module, and included the innovative learning processes of understanding by reverse engineering.

To find out more about postgraduate Landscape Architecture and Garden Design at Writtle University College visit https://writtle.ac.uk/landscape

#LandscapeArchitecture #GardenDesign #UrbanDesign #Chelmsford #OutAndAbout #Writtle #Design

Study Trip to London

Towards the end of October, we visited London to examine some iconic and contemporary landscapes. First location was the expansive brutalist architecture of the Barbican, approached via Finsbury Circus Gardens.

#LandscapeArchitecture #GardenDesign #Writtle #London #Barbican #Brutalism #OutAndAbout #Postgraduate #Masters

Our students’ next location was King's Cross, where significant development has been going on for a number of years, which included exploring redeveloped gasholders, pocket parks, contemporary water features and varied public spaces.

#LandscapeArchitecture #GardenDesign #Writtle #London #KingsCross #OutAndAbout #Postgraduate #Masters

Elephant Park was the third stop of our London visit, which were able to experience under heavy rain and full sunshine. Monitoring the SuDS (Sustainable Drainage Systems) and observing materials in rain and sunshine was very useful practice for the students.

#LandscapeArchitecture #GardenDesign #Writtle #London #ElephantPark #ElephantAndCastle #SuDS #OutAndAbout #Postgraduate #Masters

We ended our London visit with the Green Spine scheme, a great case study for place-making and revitalization of a neighbourhood through landscape architecture.

Landscape Architect Carlos Pinto, from BDP London, was responsible for the planting design, and gave us a guided tour of the scheme and gave us valuable insights into the project.

#LandscapeArchitecture #GardenDesign #Writtle #London #LissonGrove #OutAndAbout #Postgraduate #Masters

Student Presentations

Following on from weeks of research, MA Landscape Architecture students recently presented their Chelmsford City Centre plans for their current project ‘Cooling down Chelmsford through Climate-responsive Urbanism’ to some special professional guests; John Latham from Wynne-Williams Associates, Andy Bestwick from Chelmsford City Council, and Matt Nokes from Ground Control Ltd.

#LandscapeArchitecture #GardenDesign #Writtle #Chelmsford #Research #Masterplan #UrbanPlanning #ClimateAction #CityNature #Nature

Hallowe’en

To end the month, we had a special profile pic for Hallowe'en which came from MA student Janneke Gilissen, Landscape Architecture (Conversion).

#LandscapeArchitecture #GardenDesign #Writtle #Halloween #October