Student Design Competition

Last week our Landscape Architecture & Garden Design students were visited by Vanessa Moore, Exhibitions & Events Coordinator of RHS Lindley Library, and Robert Brett, the Curator of RHS Hyde Hall.

Jury is judging the projects

Third year undergraduate landscape students

Third year undergraduate landscape architecture and garden design students exhibited their initial designs for their dissertation sites, using Humphry Repton as inspiration for their presentation styling. Their visualisations were judged by our guests as well as students and staff and they were encouraged to add constructive comments on the work. Congrats to Adam Newson for the winning presentation.

1st prize for Adam Newson

2nd prize for Michael Ekers

This initial work forms the foundation for a further exhibition in conjunction with the RHS to be announced in 2018.

 

‘Finding the Life’ at Darsham Nursery, Suffolk

Students at Darsham Nursery

2^nd year undergraduate landscape architecture and garden design students met Artist and Gardener Jevan Watkins Jones at Darsham Nursery, Suffolk to learn about the forward thinking concept for a new nursery, restaurant and garden.  An artistic approach to planting design, café culture, cuisine and the sales area underpins food growing, and harvesting with an exquisite menu and supports the ideas of regionalism and local economies.  The unique vision for the nursey comes from owners David Kaleel and Willie Williams supported by the interdisciplinary team of growers, gardeners, artists, chefs, and retail experts. 

Nursery in the front garden

Students and lecturers enjoyed homemade cakes and a wonderful lunch, but had to ‘sing for their supper’ engaging in discussion and a fun workshop that considered design ideas for further expansion and developments of the nursery and gardens.  

For more information:

www.darshamnurseries.co.uk
www.instagram.com/darshamnursuries

Steve Terry
Senior Lecturer Landscape at WUC

Open Lecture Series: Ground Control Landscape Architecture Projects

Ground Control Director Matthew Nokes

In the Open Lecture Series 'Landscape Talks' Ground Control Director Matthew Nokes presented his office's philosophy and work approach through a wide selection of projects. Matthew explained their design process through stages for each project and gave valuable insights about the complexities and challenging issues during the process. The variety of the projects from maintenance, landscape construction to landscape architecture design projects showed students and staff that landscape architects are involved in a broad range of  projects and can choose their specialities throughout their careers.