Landscape Blog - March 2023

Our new profile pic for #March came from Janneke Gilissen (MA Landscape Architecture, Conversion).

#Writtle #LandscapeArchitecture #GardenDesign #Spring #Trees #Plants #Nature

 

Tom McCreesh Landscape Talk

On the 13th of March we were treated to a Landscape Talk from Tom McCreesh, Associate Landscape Architect at LDA Design and Writtle graduate of our MA Landscape Architecture.

He gave the students and in-depth and illuminating talk about the work LDA has done within the Battersea Power Station development and the Wembley Park area.

#Writtle #LandscapeTalks #LandscapeArchitecture #GardenDesign #Masters #Conversion

Futurebuild

MA Landscape Architecture students and staff visited Futurebuild, London, in March. The talks were inspiring, and it was good to see that climate emergency and green infrastructure with nature-based solutions are present in every debate in built environment practices and studies.

#Futurebuild #Writtle #LandscapeArchitecture #GardenDesign #Biodiversity #Plants #Nature #Environment

 

WUC Show Competition Winner

Voting for the WUC Design Degree Show Student Art Competition 2023 concluded, and it was time to announce the winner. Members of the academic and support teams each chose a short list of their favourites, which were then aggregated to find the winning image…

Congratulations to Kayley Passingham with this stunning winning image. Kayley is currently studying BA (Hons) Art and the Environment (Yr3). The image will be used as the basis for all of the promotional graphics produced for the upcoming WUC Design Degree Show 2023.

Special thanks also go to Caitlin Clarke and Claire Jebbitt for their fantastic images.

#Art #Design #Landscape #Environment #LandscapeArchitecture #GardenDesign #Competition #WUC #WUCshow2023 #DegreeShow #Writtle #Exhibition #Degree #Masters

Bordeaux Study trip - Day 3

Day 3 of our Bordeaux study trip started with a walk through Cimetière de la Chartreuse. This large cemetery was built in the former gardens of the Charteuse convent in the 17th century.

We then caught the tram to the city centre and explored the area around Marché des Capucins for lunch. This was followed by a trip to Parc de Bourran, a sizable park containing lots of trees, a large lake and Château de Bourran.

In the late afternoon we went for a relaxed picnic close to the river, and then in the evening we shared a group meal at Brasserie Le Dijeaux.

#Writtle #StudyTrip #Bordeaux #France #LandscapeArchitecture #GardenDesign #UrbanDesign #Masters #Conversion #Design #Nature #Biodiversity #OutAndAbout

Bordeaux Study Trip - Day 2

Day 2 began with a bus ride to La Méca, a cultural hub close to the train station overlooking the river Garonne, to explore the building and its contemporary landscape. This was followed by a visit to Jardin Botanique on the east side of the river, a haven of nature within the city.

Back across the river again we explored the Bord’eau Village waterfront area on the site of the old quays and docks, which has been regenerated since the 1990’s. While there we experienced La Cité du Vin, a museum dedicated to wine, which culminated with a glass of wine overlooking Bordeaux from the top of the museum.

Next on our itinerary was a walk to Les Bassins des Lumières, an enormous submarine bunker from WWII that has been transformed into an impressive art installation with projections and music showing the works of Dali and Gaudi.

#Writtle #StudyTrip #Bordeaux #France #LandscapeArchitecture #GardenDesign #UrbanDesign #Masters #Conversion #Design #Nature #Biodiversity #OutAndAbout

Bordeaux Study Trip - Day 1

We started our exploration of Bordeaux by walking through the old streets to Place Des Quinconces, close to the Garonne river, a large square surrounded by trees and containing the Monument aux Girondins.

Next on our itinerary was a visit to the beautiful Jardin Public, a public open space first landscaped in 1755, where the students observed the visitors using the space and made survey notes and drawings of the designed landscape.

After lunch at Place du Parlement we visited Cathédrale Saint-André de Bordeaux and the large designed public space surrounding it. Heading back towards the river through the old town, we explored the shared space along the riverfront including the Miroir d'eau and Les jardins de lumieres.

#Writtle #StudyTrip #Bordeaux #France #LandscapeArchitecture #GardenDesign #UrbanDesign #Masters #Conversion #Design #Nature #Biodiversity #OutAndAbout

Landscape Blog - February 2023

Our new profile pic for February came from Kayley Passingham (Art and the Environment)

Living campus

Last week our Landscape Architecture conversion students had another informative plant walk around the main campus and reservoir.

 

Find out more about the MA and Conversion courses here:
https://writtle.ac.uk/landscape

#Writtle #LandscapeArchitecture #GardenDesign #Masters #Conversion #Nature #Plants #Biodiversity

More to come...

February also saw our Study trip to Bordeaux, and we'll be sharing that in another post or three...

Landscape Blog - January 2023

Our first profile pic for 2023 which came from Kayley Passingham (Art and the Environment).

#LandscapeArchitecture #GardenDesign #Art #Environment #Writtle #2023

Urban Territory Presentations

Our MALA students presented their Urban Territory final design projects for the invited jury of landscape architects and urban planners including Eoghan Sheils and Kate Collins from Sheilsflynn, John Latham from Wynne-Williams Associates, and Andy Bestwick from Chelmsford City Council.

Students had prepared design proposals for a climate-responsive and resilient Chelmsford for 2100.

#LandscapeArchitecture #GardenDesign #UrbanDesign #Writtle #Future #Design #Climate #Resilience #Chelmsford2100

Conversion students’ tree ident campus walk with Charlotte Power

Our MLA Landscape Architecture (conversion year) students kick off their 'Planting the Biophilic Landscape' project with a rather chilly tree identification walk on campus with WUC horticultural expert Charlotte Power.

#LandscapeArchitecture #GardenDesign #LandscapeDesign #Biophilia #Nature #CampusBeautification #Writtle #Masters #WUC #TimeForACuppa

Writtle Stories – Sam Moore and Gary Alden

As part of its Writtle Story series, WUC shared the stories of two successful Writtle graduates, Sam Moore and Gary Alden.

Sam Moore graduated from Writtle in 2018 after studying Horticulture and Landscape & Garden Design. He worked for award-winning companies before founding Consilium Hortus, an organisation offering bespoke garden design solutions. In 2022, he created The SunsLifestyle Outdoor Living Garden for the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival. 

You can read Sam's story here: https://writtle.ac.uk/pge_PressRelease.cfm?ID=21993

Gary Alden graduated in 2003 after studying Landscape and Garden Design at Writtle. Gary is now a senior associate at Townshend Landscape Architects, a studio based in Central London, with an established reputation for delivering high quality public realm schemes across a wide range of scales, both domestic and internationally.

Gary's story: https://writtle.ac.uk/pge_PressRelease.cfm?ID=22001

#WrittleSuccess #LandscapeArchitecture #GardenDesign

Landscape Blog - December 2022

At the start of #December it was time for a new profile pic, which was a cryptic image from Art and the Environment student Claire Jebbitt.

#Writtle #Art #Environment #LandscapeArchitecture #GardenDesign

 

Christmas Festivities

Yesterday students and staff from Landscape Architecture, Garden Design, and Art and the Environment had a joyful Christmas celebration with mulled wine and mince pies in our Design Studio.

#LandscapeArchitecture #GardenDesign #Art #Environment #Writtle #Design #Christmas

 

Graduate Meet-up

Recent Writtle graduates Charlie, Keely and Bob are all working in Landscape Architecture at AECOM. Though working in different offices, they were able to get together for the recent Landscape Institute Awards in London.

At Writtle University College we offer 1 year and 2 year courses in Landscape Architecture depending on your undergraduate degree, and both can set you on the pathway to chartership.

Find out more here: https://writtle.ac.uk/landscape

#LandscapeArchitecture #GardenDesign #Postgraduate #Writtle #Chelmsford #Chartership #London

 

Snow!

All the #snow in mid-December reminded us of the time some #LandscapeArchitecture and #GardenDesign students built an enormous badger buddha snowman. It even made the news!

#Writtle #MemoryMonday #snowman