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Design undergraduates at Writtle University College are collaborating with RHS Libraries on an exhibition celebrating the work of influential 18th Century landscape designer Humphry Repton. The Landscape Architecture and Garden Design degree students have learnt about Repton's principles of landscape design and his unique method of presenting to clients. The students have freshly interpreted his presentation ideas for their final year dissertation projects and their work will be exhibited in Rethinking Repton - Looking to the Past to Design for the Future at RHS Lindley Library, London, from 3 May to 22 June 2018. The exhibition has been curated as 2018 is the bicentennial anniversary of the death of Repton (1752-1818) and as part of the Repton 200 Festival. Repton was a self-proclaimed successor to Capability Brown and set out proposals for around 400 landscapes. He helped to establish the more intricate and formal styles that became a feature of the 19th Century garden and develo...

MA Landscape Architecture alumni Lucy White gave our landscape students and staff an inspiring talk about the projects she has been working on at BDP London Office. As a senior landscape architect Lucy is managing a variety of landscape architecture projects from urban design to countryside projects. Students had the opportunity to learn about BDP and their design approach and philosophy as well as design process and representation techniques. #WUC alumni #Writtle Landscape Architecture #Landscape talks Students and staff had a great interest in Lucy's talk. Lucy is talking about the BDP office and their design approach

BSc and MA Landscape Architecture & Garden Design students visited The Gibberd Garden, Harlow, which was created by Sir Frederick Gibberd. The garden contains a collection of unique spaces that lead you through the garden, often containing pieces of art. Every route reveals a new story. Students and staff are listening to the talk about the gardens In the afternoon they visited Norsey Woods, just outside Billericay, to experience the sea of bluebells and to learn a little about the managed landscape and the techniques that are used to maintain it. # GardenDesign   # LandscapeArchitecture   # pla nts   # spring   # bluebells # outandabout