The Moonlight Garden

2nd year Landscape Architecture and Garden Design students are currently working on the Moonlight Garden project.

Here's an example of the design work in progress from Amy Flint BSc (Hons) Landscape and Garden Design.

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Landscape Talk - Dr Jill Raggett

 On Monday 30th November we held the final WUC Landscape Talk for 2020. 

We were very pleased to introduce Dr Jill Raggett, Emeritus Reader in Gardens and Designed Landscapes. Jill is also Adjunct Professor at University of Dalhousie, Canada and Unit Leader & Assessor on the Royal Horticultural Society Master of Horticulture.

Jill gave us a talk about the New York Highline, which she visited in 2018. Her visit was made possible via the Essex Gardens Trust Travel Bursary.

We were taken along the Highline from end to end, and from its inception to the successful attraction it is today, while also covering it's context within the neighbourhoods it passes through and its historic connections.

The video of the talk is now available for our students as part of our Video On Demand service.

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Landscape Talk - Ashley Penn

On Monday 16th November we held the penultimate WUC Landscape Talk for 2020. 

We were joined by WUC alumni Ashley Penn, who completed a National Diploma in Amenity Horticulture, a BSc (Hons) in Landscape and Garden Design, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Landscape Architecure, before becoming a chartered member of the Landscape Institute.

Ashley now lives in Tampere, Finland and is a senior landscape architect at Jolma Architects. His fascinating Landscape Talk for students and staff was all about urban design projects in Finland. 

Ashley, who lives and works in Finland, showed us three case studies from different cities (Helsinki, Riihimäki and Hiedanranta) and explained the Nordic urban design approach from specific ecological, cultural and climatic factors. 

The projects focus on design aspects including socially inclusive shared spaces, local interactions in everyday landscapes, and accessible, sustainable transport nodes. 

The video of the talk is now available for our students as part of our Video On Demand service.

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