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BIDWELLS:LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PLACEMENT We need somebody, but not just anybody to join us. We’re looking for an ambitious Landscape Architecture student or graduate to join us for a year-long placement commencing in Summer 2017. As a Landscape Architecture Intern with Bidwells you will be part of our highly regarded Urban Design Studio where you will be able to assist in shaping the built environment of the future, be it new villages, science parks, commercial developments or university campus'. We work across the country on multi-team projects where we link in seamlessly with colleagues in Bidwells’ planning, heritage, residential development and rural teams to offer clients an invaluable end-to-end service. You'll get involved with everything, from master-planning to visual impact assessments and finding creative solutions for small pieces of land. It's important to us that you have a passion for design. If you have some work experience already that will earn you ...

Streetscape in Budapest Landscape Architect Peter Piet, Associate Director at Steer Davies Gleave gave an inspirational talk to the students about the complete street design last week at our MA design studio. In his talk Peter explained the guidelines for successful complete street design and showed examples from all over the world. As urban population is increasing day by day and the cars are domination our cities, the streetscape has shifted its character from a civic space to arteries of vehicle movement. Peter gave us fascinating examples from street design across the globe how both can be achieved by creating hierarchies in the use and movement through good quality design where streets become enjoyable, walkable and functional public places in our complex cities. Peter Piet is giving examples at MA Landscape Studio   Dr Saruhan Mosler, Lecturer at WUC

MA Landscape Architecture and Garden Design students went to Budapest between 8th-12th March 2017 for our study tour. Our tour started with a guided site visit at the Danube River Embankment  by the Landscape Architect Istvan Steffler who designed the Lagymanyosi Bay Revitalization Waterfront Park. Istvan explained us the history of the Danube embankment and the recent park development in the post-industrial era of Budapest. The designed park became a destination of recreation  for families who want to escape the hustle and bustle of the city, especially in summer months to enjoy the cool and peaceful atmosphere along the River Danube.                        Landscape Architect Istvan Steffler is showing the masterplan for the embankment park  Entrance of the park in a grey Budapest day MA Study Tour group in Budapest  Another fasc...

On the first sunny, spring-like day of March the Masters students and I went on a visit to the Beth Chatto Garden to recharge our plant batteries just after our trip to Budapest, Hungary and before the final push to the end of the academic year. We were greeted with a ‘pool’ of blue flowering   Chinodoxa sardensis in the Gravel Garden, which was so well associated with the upright golden-orange foliage of Libertia peregrinans . The Gravel Garden at the Beth Chatto Garden, Essex Chinodoxa sardensis and Libertia peregrinans, in the Gravel Garden  We had a great tour with Marc, from the Nursery Team, who explained so much about how ecological ideas had informed the planting and how sustainability informs their work, behind the scenes on the nursery we admired soils, mulches and compost heaps - all vital for plant production and the gardens.  Masters students listen to Marc from the Nursery Team, at the Beth Chatto Garden and Nursery; explain the techniques used to keep the...

MA Landscape Architecture and MA Garden Design students were invited by the JTP Architects from London to attend a landscape design workshop and contribute to the design strategies for the Channels Housing Development and Country Park in Chelmsford. The workshop aimed at creating a new vision to link social and ecological aspects of the environment for a strong community and ecological infrastructure. Students worked with architects, planners, landscape architects and ecologists in a 3 hours workshop to create a sustainable landscape development strategy. The  workshop visited the site and learned about the landscape. Each group worked within a team to plan a specific area. Our students had the opportunity to present their group's proposal and explained their vision for the future landscape strategy. MA Landscape Architecture students Oliver Bond and Kieran Linale are presenting their proposal to the group. The workshop has been a gre...

I had the opportunity to visit Oslo to talk about our undergraduate and postgraduate courses at WUC at a university fair in February. Every year we have Norwegian students in our UG and PG landscape design courses who work at Norwegian landscape architecture companies after they leave us. One of our students, Anne Bergsland, who successfully completed her UG degree in Landscape Architecture is now studying at The Oslo School of Architecture (AHO) for MA in Landscape Architecture. It is a 2 year course and Anne had to enter a tough application process that included 120 international applicants portfolios. Anne was selected as one of 10 students who were fortunate enough to study in this 2 year programme and we are very proud of her! Anne says it is a tough course with a challenging work load but thanks to WUC she is well prepared, is used to constructive comments, the need to organise her work and push herself to produce the best she can for the projects. WUC UG Landscape Architecture...