Events
Sustainable Landscape Series
- 1 Dec 2009 — 23 Mar 2010
- Room TC001, University of Gloucestershire, Francis Close Hall Campus, Swindon Road, Cheltenham, GL50 4AZ
This series aims to explore various innovative approaches and themes connected with the creation of landscapes to enhance the health of both people and planet. This is the second year of the series and hosts some of the leading practitioners working with sustainability and landscape, outlined below;
Tuesday 01 December 2009 Ben Brangwyn (Co-founder Transition Town Network)
Tuesday 19 January 2010 Noel Kingsbury (Planting Designer, Writer, Horticultural Consultant)
Tuesday 23 February 2010 Luke Engleback (Studio Engleback)
Tuesday 23 March 2010 Mike Wells (Biodiversity by Design)
All presentations begin at 6.45pm, are approximately one hour long, free to attend, with refreshments available afterwards.- Contact: Robin Snowdon
SLIC’s 2010 YouTube film competition
- 2 Feb 2010 — 31 May 2010
- Student Landscape Institute Council
The competition is open to any student studying on an LI accredited or EFLA recognised course.
To enter, students simply upload their film onto YouTube under the heading "How Landscape can work for us" and then email the link here.
The winner will receive £500 and will be featured in various LI publications, the two runners up will receive £100. The closing date for entries is the 31 May 2009, entries will be judged by SLIC and winners will be announced in early June.
Examples of previous winners can be found here.- Contact: For more information
Green infrastructure seminar
- 4 February 2010
- Barceló Edinburgh Carlton Hotel
This seminar, for LI members only, is sponsored by WRAP, the government funded agency which helps individuals, businesses and local authorities to reduce waste and recycle more, making better use of recources and helping to tackle climate change. Places are restricted so register as soon as possible.
Programme
9-00 refreshments and registration
9-30 Introduction to the Landscape Institute's work on sustainable landscape, climate change policy development and the recent publication on green infrastructure.
Paul Lincoln, Director of Policy and Communications, Landscape Institute9-35 Green infrastructure from the ground up: the business case for using onsite materials to manufacture new soil; how to capture cost savings and an explanation of the environmental benefits.
Paul Mathers, Programme Manager, Landscape and Regeneration, WRAP9-55 The Central Scotland Green Network
Sue Evans, Head of Development, Central Scotland Forest Trust10-15 Green infrastructure and the Forestry Commission Scotland: a presentation that will focus on the role of the Forestry Commission Scotland in relation to green infrastructure and partnerships with landscape architects.
Neil Langhorn, Forestry Commission Scotland10-35 Green infrastructure applied to the design of new towns with particular reference to housing and sustainable suburbia. Current schemes to be illustrated including the BRE Innovation Parks in Watford, Cardiff, Scotland and Rowan Road, Merton, all of which will be zero carbon developments.
Peter Wilder, CMLI, Director, MacFarlane Wilder10-55 Questions and discussions
11-30 Close- Contact: Landscape Institute
The Future for Street Trees
- 11 February 2010
- Sheffield Hallam University, Owen Building, Room 223
This event is aimed at: professionals working in the sustainable communities' sectors responsible for designing and managing street trees in the urban environment. It will be of interest to local authority officers, organisations and agencies with an interest in the urban environment, and consultants and developers charged with extending the urban tree scene.
Key Speakers
Alan Simson – Leeds Metropolitan University
Jim Smith – Forestry Commission
Ian Rotherham – Sheffield Hallam UniversityDelegate Fee: £125 for members of the Sustainable Communities Network and £150 for non-members.
- Contact: Sustainable Communities Network
Ecobuild 2010
- 2 Mar 2010 — 4 Mar 2010
- Earl's Court, London
Combining an 850 exhibitor-strong product showcase with more than 100 free conference and seminar sessions and dozens of interactive educational attractions, Ecobuild connects formal learning with practical experience, and with products and suppliers.
Almost 35,000 visitors attended Ecobuild 2009, including some of the most influential organisations and individuals responsible for some of the most valuable construction projects across the UK and beyond.
- Contact: Ecobuild
Landscape and Partnership Working
- 18 Mar 2010 — 18 Mar 2010
- Grey Street Hotel, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Landscape provides a catalyst for successful partnership working. Our shared experiences of places provide a foundation for sustainable plans and partnerships. The European Landscape Convention defines landscape as 'an area, as perceived by people, whose character is the result of the action and interaction of natural and/or human factors'.
Building an understanding of landscape and how it is perceived encourages partnership working. Understanding how a landscape has been shaped by people and nature through time helps to build consensus between groups with different priorities, such as nature conservation, cultural heritage and economic development. Understanding how people perceive landscapes helps to develop plans that shape places and support future communities.
This is the latest in a popular series of topical workshops organised by the Landscape Character Network. It will appeal to anyone with an interest in landscape protection, management and planning and will include presentations by practitioners and opportunities for open discussion.
The workshop is open to all, with places limited to 60 people.- Contact: Landscape Character NetworkContact: To register, click here
Gulf landscaping
- 29 Mar 2010 — 31 Mar 2010
- ADNEC, Abu Dhabi.
Co-located with Interiors UAE, the exhibition is the perfect sourcing opportunity for the region’s landscape architects, developers, contractors and other key buyers, enabling them to select products, services and solutions for the brand new and ongoing developments taking place across the Middle East in the commercial, retail, leisure and residential sectors, as well as city parks and highways.
Plan Abu Dhabi 2030, the Urban Structure Framework Plan for the evolution of the city of Abu Dhabi, is designed to help Abu Dhabi filter and respond to current and future development needs, establish a planning culture and introduce strong guiding principles for new development. The plan ensures that landscaping development continues in the region with plans for a national park with both green and sand belts. The government has also introduced the ‘Green Gradient’ concept, ensuring green developments are increasing throughout the city.
An Urban Development Gallery at the show will feature important concepts from across the region that will influence and drive the developments of Abu Dhabi and the world’s architectural practices. The seminar programme will focus on the high level strategic design and legislative issues, as well as the practical more hands on sessions including landscape architecture trends, the role of urban landscaping and garden design in this cultural city as well as other key topical issues. A Gulf Landscaping student design competition will also take place, set to challenge, uncover and celebrate the growing pool of local and regional design talent intended to drive the delivery of this ambitious city forward.
- Contact: Gulf landscaping
ICF national conference
- 28 Apr 2010 — 29 Apr 2010
- Newcastle Civic Centre, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Forests and Energy will look at the growing market opportunities for the forestry industry and experts with hands-on experience will help delegates gain a better understanding of how to adapt current forestry practices to meet the potential demand. It will also look at how the sector can work alongside other bio-energy producers in harmony.
While exploring the potential for forests and energy, speakers will embrace the policy, the research and the practice with organisations such as UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, ScottishPower Renewables, Natural Power, National Farmers Union, Prima Bio, Smiths Gore and Strathclyde University Energy Systems Research Unit among those represented.
The conference will conclude with an ICF Question Time session chaired by well known Times columnist and TV presenter Matthew Parris.
- Contact: ICF
ASLA 2010 Award
- 10 Sep 2010 — 13 Sep 2010
- ASLA Annual Meeting and EXPO, Washington, US
Award categories include: General Design; Residential Design; Analysis and Planning; Research; Communications; The Landmark Award; Student Community Service Award and Student Collaboration.
Entry forms and payment must be received by Friday, February 12, 2010, and submission binders are due by Friday, February 26. Student entry forms and payment must be received by Friday, May 14, 2010, and submission binders are due by Friday, May 28.
Award recipients, their clients, and advisors will be honored at the awards presentation ceremony during the ASLA Annual Meeting and EXPO in Washington DC, September 10-13, 2010. The award winning projects will be featured in a video presentation at the ceremony and on the awards website following the event. Professional award recipients receive featured coverage in Landscape Architecture and Garden Design magazine and in many other design, construction industry and general-interest media. The official entrant for projects receiving a student award will receive a complimentary full registration to the 2010 annual meeting, and the official entrant for each project receiving an Award of Excellence (up to seven) will also receive travel and hotel accommodations for the meeting.- Contact: ASLA
ialeUK 2010 Conference
- 13 Sep 2010 — 16 Sep 2010
- Brighton & Hove
The 17th Annual UK Meeting of the International Association for Landscape Ecology will bring together scientists from the many fields in landscape ecology (marine, freshwater and on land) with policy makers, planners and practitioners interested in developing future landscapes that function for both biodiversity and people.
The meeting takes place in Brighton & Hove, at the foot of the South Downs, where a new National Park will be established in 2010 as part of the wider south-east ecological network. There will be two days of presentations on science, policy and practice, networking events and workshops, followed by field trips to landscape-scale projects.
Please submit abstracts (300 words) for posters and presentations to (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) by Friday 26 February 2010.
The conference publishes proceedings (in book format) to which speakers and poster authors are requested to contribute an eight-page summary by May 2010. Early submissions and suggestions for themes, events, field excursions and workshops are welcome.- Contact: iale
International Conference of Urban Biodiversity
- 1 Oct 2010 — 31 Oct 2010
- Nagoya, Japan.
Organised by:
The Japan Association for Landscape Ecology
The Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture
The Japanese Society of Revegetation Technology
The Organization for Landscape and Urban Greenery Technology Development
The Institution of Professional Engineers, Japan
The Natural Environment Coexistence Technology Association- Contact: URBIO2010
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