10 October - Programme Day 2

The second day starts with a choice of either a guided site visit or a presentation.
Detailed descriptions are on the Site Vists and Presentation page.

8.45 Site visits. Please note the Whitmore and Haggerston East Estate site visit starts at 8-30.

1 Barbican Estate private gardens, Barbican
2 Golden Lane Estate public spaces and private roof gardens, Barbican
3 Whitmore and Haggerston East Estate, Hackney
4 Priory Green Estate private gardens, Kings Cross
5 Crown Estate allotments and grounds, Somers Town/Regent's Park
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9.30 Presentation at the conference venue
The making of Kevin McCloud and the Big Town Plan with Phil Heaton, Landscape Architect, Cracknell Landscape Architects designer of one of the key projects

 

11.00 Coffee

 

11.25 Launch of the LI Climate Change Position Statement
Neil Williamson, President, Landscape Institute

 

11.30 Conflict & Creativity - where to build, how to build and how to improve design quality

A panel discussion that tackles current conflicts over ecotowns, sustainable suburbia, densification and the best ways to improve the quality of design. 

Sarah Gaventa, Director, CABE Space
John Slaughter, Director of External Affairs, the Home Builders Federation
Mathew Frith, Landscape Regeneration Manager, Peabody Trust
Phil Heaton, Landscape Architect, Cracknell Landscape Architects
Peter Wilder, Landscape Architect, MacFarlane Wilder

 

1.00 Lunch

 

2.00 Painting the Picture
Helen Woolley, Landscape Architect, Senior Lecturer, University of Sheffield
An analysis of the way in which government policy, academic findings and information gathered by housing developers, local authorities and landscape architects can inform the planning, design and management of landscape-led housing developments.

2.30 How can housing and the natural environment co-exist?
Professor Lynn Crowe, Professor of Environmental Management, Sheffield Hallam University and Board Member, Natural England
Professor Crowe will explore the relationship between housing and the natural environment, both in light of plans to build up to three million new homes, and of the impact of climate change. She will highlight the importance of a high quality natural environment in our towns and cities; and outline the wide range of benefits that the natural environment brings.

3.00 Conference Showcase
The best of the current generation, an opportunity for practices to showcase their most interesting and intriguing approaches to housing and landscape. Find out more in the Conference Showcase page.
Hosted by Adam White, Principal Landscape Architect, Groundwork UK

4.30 Tea and conference ends