LRG is typically planning one to three years in advance on our symposia.
2012 Planning
June/July 2012 The Aesthetics of Architecture and Environment .
LRG is a convening partner in this conference to be held at Newcastle Institute for the Arts, Newcastle University. Other collaborators include the International Society for the Philosophy of Architecture (ISPA); and the Newcastle Institute for the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (NIASSH) as well as the British Society of Aesthetics (BSA).
Ian Thompson is the LRG lead on this event and contact for details.
Sept 2012 Sublime in Landscape – the Snowdonia Experience
LRG will convene a symposium on landscape aesthetics set in the sublime (and changing) landscapes of Snowdonia. The programme will include a mix of field based experience and more traditional plenary discussions. Land managers and philosophers, cultural geographers, historians and artists involved in environmental aesthetics are expected to attend. Participation will be limited to 70 with accommodation provided for up to 35 at the Plas.
Charges will vary depending if delegates wish to attend all or just parts of the event. Costs will range from approximately £20.00 for dinner and lecture on the Saturday evening 22nd September to £120 to include accommodation (2 nights), meals and field trip. These prices may be reduced if LRG is successful in securing sponsorship from other organisations who are being invited to support the event including the British Association of Aesthetics and the Countryside Council for Wales.
Gareth Roberts is the LRG lead on this event and contact for details.
2011 Underway
June 2011 Afforestation, Landscape & Eco-system Services
LRG has convened this invitation-only symposium with the endorsement of the Institute of Chartered Foresters and the Forest Research to discuss holistic approaches to landscape assessment in relationship to the successes, challenges and failures of afforestation. Issues addressed will include changes to ecosystems, boundaries, services, agriculture, community and tourism. This will be a field meeting with expert speakers with follow on plenary discussion at the Blair Drummond Village Hall.
Paul Tabbush is the LRG lead on this event and contact for details.
LRG is sponsoring a session on ‘Landscapes and Education’ at the 61st RGS /IBG International Conference taking place in London between 31st August and 2nd September. For further details go to http://conference.rgs.org/CallForPapers.aspx?heading=Y&session=1df57777-e238-4595-ba93-baa5293ed309
2010 COMPLETE
April 2010 European Landscape Architecture Student Association (ELASA) International Conference
LRG provided support funding to The European Landscape Architecture Student Association. They organized an international conference, hosted by the Edinburgh College of Art, in April 2010, entitled Back to Basics. The conference proceedings were split between the city of Edinburgh and the rural highlands and the rural highlands around Aberfeldy. Informed by a series of workshops and discussions, including lectures from horticultural experts from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Eelco Hooftma, Director of GrossMax, and local photographer Michael Lindsay, participants worked through the redesign of a public open space using 230m2 of sculptural turf donated by Lindum. For further information, see Issue 53 of Landscape Research Extra.
Sept 2010 Annual Conference of the Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers
LRG sponsored two sessions: “Post-Industrial Landscapes: Insights from Art, Geography and Landscape Architecture”, co-sponsored by The Landscape Institute, and “Living with Environmental Challenge and Change”. Each session featured four papers and a discussant. For further information, see Issue 55 of Landscape Research Extra.
LRG Annual Lecture: by Prof Emeritus, David Lowenthal University College London.
Title: From Eden to Earth Day: Landscape Restoration as Mission and Metaphor
Location: Architectural Association, 32 Bedford Square, London WC1
Thursday 1 December 2010’
Dr Antonia Noussia is the LRG lead on this event and contact for details.