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Phil Askew, Director of Thamesmead Placemaking and Landscape presented the project development to Writtle University College students and staff. Writtle University College Landscape Architecture department hosted another fascinating talk to students and staff. Alumnus Phil Askew, the Director of Placemaking and Landscape in Thamesmead talked about the history of the site and its position within the London context. Phil emphasized the importance of the landscape in terms of the regeneration and urbanization processes in London and the strategies that Peabody is developing for the area. The changes and the improvements in the landscape will recover its sense of place for the communities and generate a new identity for the area. #WUC Landscape #chooselandscape #landscapearchitecture

Undergraduate students visited Darsham Nurseries in Suffolk. Kitchen garden in the nursery Last week 2nd year Landscape Architecture and Landscape Garden Design students visited Darsham Nurseries in Suffolk. The students were given a tour by Jevan Wat kins Jones which included the potager (ornamental kitchen garden), the nursery, the private gardens and studio space, the crop fields and pig pens, the compost station and the poly tunnels. They were also introduced to owner David Keleel, who told them about his personal route to Darsham and the progress that the team has made from dereliction to how it is today. After a scrumptious lunch Jevan led a drawing workshop around the potager. The students task was to draw aspects of the garden while constantly walking, to capture the essence of the space from various angles. # Darsham   # outandabout   # trip   # LandscapeArchitecture   # GardenDesign   # sustainability # WUC

Four Writtle University College garden design graduates have made a prestigious list of 30 under 30 put together by a leading industry magazine. Inez Williams, Sam Moore, Adam Newson and Will Innes-Taylor have been named in ProLandscaper’s 30 Under 30 list and are winners in its competition to find The Next Generation. They will be presented with awards at industry event FutureScape next month. Two of the winners – Sam and Adam – only graduated this year and decided to study a degree in Landscape and Garden Design at Writtle after gaining a Level 3 Extended Diploma in Horticulture. While Further Education students, they were both part of WUC’s winning Young Gardeners of the Year team 2015 and, as degree students, they produced work for an RHS collaborative project celebrating the life of 18th Century garden designer Humphry Repton, which is now on tour of RHS gardens in the UK. Adam, 21, from Brentwood, now works for Ground Control in Billericay and is continuing to study at Writtle, r...

Chris Chippendale from Ground Control Ltd. is explaining the design and application to our landscape architecture and garden design students.  Chris completed his undergraduate and postgraduate landscape architecture studies at Writte University College. Landscape Architect Chris Chippendale from Ground Control Ltd. gave a fascinating talk about the Kew Children's Garden Design and Application to  Writtle University College students and staff . Chris studied his undergraduate and postgraduate landscape architecture courses at WUC and now leading this signature project at Ground Control Ltd. In his talk Chris explained the stages from concept and design development to the complicated application process with details of the process. The diverse role and responsibilities of the landscape architect and the collaboration with the stakeholders and the client gave students a valuable insight into the working life and the profession.  #Kew Children's...