Why did the London County Council get Jane and John Claudius Loudon so wrong? The Blue Plaque at 3-5 Porchester Terrace gives incorrect birth dates for both of them wrong and its “tag-line” barely scratches the surface of their 19th-century …
The Founder of the Landscape Architecture Profession Requires a New Blue Plaque Read more »
In 2022 the Landscape Institute removed its President-Elect before he could take office. For many members — including six Past Presidents of the Institute (PPLIs) — this was not an isolated incident but a defining moment. It raised fundamental questions about …
The Landscape Institute: Governance, Accountability and Member Trust Read more »
I ‘called’ for a full-scale creation of a Gertrude Jekyll Border in 1986. The site I always had in mind was Greenwich Park, so I’m not sure why I did not propose a location then, Perhaps it was because I …
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Brodie McAllister’s Reflections on his experience with the Landscape Institute This article is reproduced, with thanks, from Brodie McAllister’s LinkedIn article. He was elected by the members to be president of the UK Landscape Institute but, as he sets out …
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A Roadmap for Revitalization: Why Local Branches are the Landscape Institute’s Greatest Untapped Asset Every major professional institution faces a central challenge: how to scale its national mission while maintaining deep, meaningful engagement at the grassroots level. The Landscape Institute …
Revitalising the UK Landscape Institute’s Branches Read more »
Did you know the Landscape Architecture profession, as we practice it today, is a relatively recent invention? We often trace the art of landscape design back to ancient times, but the history of our formalized profession dates only from the 1830s. The …
Landscape Architecture’s Inventor: John Claudius Loudon by His Daughter Read more »
In 1998 I published a book of essays with the title City as Landscape. This page will link to a set of essays which may grow into a second edition of the book. Avenues of Influence: From Hunting Parks to Urban …
UK LANDSCAPE INSTITUTE MEMBERS GROUP ON LINKEDIN UK Landscape Institute Members are most welcome to join the LI:MG – the Landscape Institute Members Group on LinkedIn. Please go to the group and click JOIN. https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12935480/ “𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 …
Patrick Geddes was more of a Landscape Architect than a Town Planner Patrick Geddes was a Scottish biologist, sociologist, landscape architect and town planner. His approach to cities and landscapes was closer to contemporary landscape architecture than to contemporary town …
Patrick Geddes: Pioneer Landscape Architect and Town Planner Read more »
A theory about the use of native and exotic plants in garden and landscape design The Gardenesque Style was launched by John Claudius Loudon in 1832 and explained at length in 1834. At this time the basic idea was to …
What is the Gardenesque Style of planting design? Read more »
