Landscape and Related Websites
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Landscape Institute Web

Landscape Institute (LI) http://www.l-i.org.uk/

Landscape Design Trust, publishers of Landscape Design and Landlines (LDT) http://www.landscape.co.uk/

London and Southeast Branch of the Landscape Institute (LASE) http://www.lase.org.uk

Student Landscape Institute Council (SLIC) http://slic.info/archives/category/home/
"slic is the Landscape Institute’s first ever student council and was established on the 28th February 2003. With representatives from all accredited institutes.."

UK Main Organisations

Institute of Horticulture IoH http://www.horticulture.org.uk/

Royal Horticultural Society RHS http://www.rhs.org.uk/

Royal Institute of British Architects RIBA http://www.riba.org/go/RIBA/Home.html

Royal Town Planning Institute RTPI http://www.rtpi.org.uk/

Urban Design Alliance UDAL http://www.udal.org.uk/

Urban Design Group UDG UDG http://www.udg.org.uk/

CABE http://www.cabe.org.uk

Quality of Life Capital http://www.countryside.gov.uk/LivingLandscapes/qualityoflife/index.asp

Communities and local Government http://www.odpm.gov.uk
(Formerly Office of the Deputy Prime Minister ODPM)

Other org.

GreenSpace Online http://www.urbanparksforum.co.uk/
The non-profit making organisation dedicated to parks and open space

Overseas Organisations

EFLA - European Foundation of Landscape Architecture - FEAP http://www.efla.org/_private/frames/centre.asp?LG=uk

American Society of Landscape Architects http://www.asla.org/

The centre for landscape research internetwork http://www.clr.toronto.edu/

European Spatial Planning Research http://www.esprid.org/main.asp

Project for Public Spaces http://www.pps.org/upo/
American organisation with some strong opinons on mainly American & European places

Information

Landscape Information Hub at Greenwich University http://www.lih.gre.ac.uk/
Computing, www UK links, History & Theory, UK Offices, Organisations, Places, Planning, Policies, Resources, Students, Techiniques

The British Urban Regeneration Association http://www.bura.org.uk/main/content.htm

Google Links http://directory.google.com/Top/Arts/Architecture/Landscape/

Garden Visit http://www.gardenvisit.com/
Some history of landscape architecture.

Ordnance Survey Maps http://www.ordsvy.gov.uk/

Interesting pages:

James Turrell | Roden Crater http://www.rodencrater.org/
Huge land art

Archinect http://www.archinect.com/index.php
"The goal of Archinect is to make architecture more connected and open-minded, and bring together designers from around the world to introduce new ideas from all disciplines."

Magazines Printed + Online

Topos, european landscape magazines from Callwey http://www.topos.de/index_e.htm

Architecture week http://www.architectureweek.com
architecture orientated - has a handful of the big landscape projects such as eden, thames barrier. etc + search function.

World Architecture http://www.world-architecture.com
Architecture orientated but has some landscape articles. Free subscription needed.

American Society of Landscape Architects official mag 'Landscape Architecture' http://www.asla.org/nonmembers/lam.cfm
Subscriptions and some free back issues in pdf format.

Discussion + Forums

Architecture Students Forum http://arch.designcommunity.com

Autocad official software exchange http://discussion.autodesk.com/index.jspa
Peer to peer forum with other autocad users. You need to own and be running the software to use.

Computing

Blender http://www.blender3d.org
Open source high quality 3D modelling and rendering (and its free!!)

Terragen http://www.planetside.co.uk/terragen/
Landscape backdrops - "Terragen™ is a work-in-progress scenery generator for Windows and the Mac OS. At this stage of its development, Terragen is free for personal non-commercial use"

CAD tutor http://www.cadtutor.net/
Free cad tutorials

3DLinks.com - http://www.3dlinks.com
All sorts of downloadable cad stuff, models, plugins textures for all 3d programs

Open Office http://www.openoffice.org/
OpenOffice.org is a free productivity suite compatible with all major office suites.

Autodesk Autodesk http://www.autodesk.co.uk
Range of CAD products including the well known Autocad. Has mapping and GIS software.

Bentley Systems http://www.bentleysystems.co.uk/
Microstation/Powerdraft 2D CAD and more software solutions

Art + Design - Inspiration

DesignBoom http://www.designboom.com/eng/
Website covering many areas of contemporary and historical design. Includes articles and a pay for educational section ranging from arborsculpture and street lighting to the history of the video game.

Arts hole http://www.artshole.co.uk/
web site dedicated to promoting the work of student and contemporary artists

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