A conference for connecting people, place and nature The Digital Practice and Technology for Landscape conference is for professionals, researchers and students from across the built and natural environment sectors, offering both strategic and technical insights into how technology is shaping the future of landscape planning, design, and management. Featuring panel discussions, talks, exhibitor stands and demonstrations, the conference will provide a unique opportunity for diverse audiences to learn how digital practice and technology are driving landscape solutions in challenges around climat ..read more

Over the coming weeks and months, we will be running webinars that would be both educational and insightful, offering you all the opportunity to become more proactive in supporting our sector’s journey to becoming more diverse and inclusive. These webinars will consist of content that introduces you and your teams to the need to position inclusion at the heart of everything we do. The education piece will help us all gain a better understanding of the following: The context of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (EDI) What an inclusive workplace looks like The barriers to inclusion such as our un ..read more

View the research briefing.   Attention to this issue is vital, and the Landscape Institute’s (LI) Skills for Greener Places Report highlights the scale of the problem our country faces to meet the demand for green skills, generated by the unprecedented challenges in climate, energy, housing, and nature recovery.  While the government’s research into the issue is welcomed, the Landscape Institute is extremely concerned with recent immigration policy decisions which we see as exacerbating the skills shortage. This includes the Migration Advisory Committee’s Review of the Shortage ..read more

Born in Edinburgh and educated at Heriot Watt University, Lynn worked at a number of large practices, including SOM and Gillespies, before setting up KLA in 1991. Early projects such as the Helling Street Play area in Wapping, with its colourful mounds and bright blue walls marked her out as an important talent and caught the eye of leading architects, who saw in her a potential collaborator whose ambition and commitment to ground-breaking work matched their own. This resulted in several important collaborations with, amongst others, Caruso St John and the artist, Richard Wentworth at Walsall ..read more

Carolin Göhler FLI, Landscape Architect and Horticulturist, Acting President/President Elect Landscape Institute. “Nature inspires me but also my dad, who designed and built little buildings, drainage and ponds himself, his desk covered with rulers, compass, special paper and coloured pencils. Also, my ambitious mother with books and tenacity – both were ever encouraging. “Inspirational still now are my former fellow apprentices (90% women) including horticultural entrepreneur and designer Gertrude Jekyll, innovative horticulturalist Beth Chatto, local practicing landscape mentor Liz Lake and ..read more

Members of the UK Built Environment Advisory Group (UKBEAG), a group first launched in 2016 comprising the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) and the Landscape Institute (LI), have committed to work together for at least another 5 years.    In a Memorandum of Understanding, the group, having established an international reputation as leading authorities in the built environment, agreed to continue to make their joint expertise ..read more

The Landscape Institute is pleased to encourage members to contribute to Natural England’s update of its ‘Approach to Landscape Character Assessment’ (2014) document. This consultation will give you the opportunity to shape an important document that guides the evaluation of landscape and can help influence the planning, management, and protection of our environment. The aim of the update is to ensure that the document is fit for purpose and that Landscape Character Assessments (LCAs) provide sound evidence for managing change and strategic thinking about our future landscapes. Now is a time ..read more

Mark had a long and varied career, working in the UK and overseas, in the public sector and private practice yet always with the same constant, forensic attention to detail. After graduating from Leeds in 1979 Mark started his career at the Telford Development Corporation before returning to Leeds for his Post Graduate Diploma in 1981. He then joined the private practice of Woolerton Truscott in Kendal the same year. Mark loved the Lake District and his time there heightened his appreciation for the outdoors, trekking for miles to take in a particular view or to simply bask in the beauty of th ..read more

Robert first joined the LI as Commercial Director and then served over the past seven months as Acting CEO. He has developed a positive and progressive agenda focused on people, membership and systems, instilling a culture of collaborative working and putting our members, volunteers and staff at the heart of decision-making. His enthusiastic approach, strong financial mindset, and two-way engagement are already making a significant difference.  With a clear direction to modernise the organisation, his strong and consistent leadership has led to the establishment of frameworks to stabilise ..read more

The EPF network strives to promote environmental sustainability and resilience for the public benefit. During the most crucial era for the environment, the government is implementing the mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) legislation with ambitious legally binding environmental targets and national commitment to reach net zero by 2050. However, more needs to be done to implement effective delivery of these commitments. To ensure the UK can meet its environmental targets, the letter asked the government to focus on the following priorities: 1. Invest in green skills to achieve long-term env ..read more