FOLAR series – Origins
A series of 6 online talks from FOLAR looking at the beginnings of the UK’s planning, building and environmental bodies.
FOLAR Talk 6: Society of Garden Designers 1981
Andrew Wilson looks at the Society of Garden Designers 1981 (Robin Williams, Geoff Whiten etc)
FOLAR Talk 5: The Gardens Trust
Mike Dawson looks at the Gardens Trust: its origins as the Garden History Society.
FOLAR Talk 4: The Landscape Institute
Dr David Jacques OBE discusses the Early Years of the Institute of Landscape Architects (now Landscape Institute).
FOLAR Talk 3: The Town and Country Planning Association
Dr David Mountain talking about the Town and Country Planning Association: ideological consistency and change, from ‘comprehensive’ to ‘monolithic’.
FOLAR Talk 2: The Royal Town Planning Institute
Dr David Mountain talks about the RTPI: between shared objectives and unique knowledge, between ‘professionalism’ and ‘propaganda’.
FOLAR Talk 1: Building the architectural profession
Alan Powers looks at the Royal Institute of British Architects and the Architects’ Registration Council of the UK.
Set in Stone? The Past and Future Lives of Memorial Landscapes
A conference on memorial landscapes in partnership between the University of Oxford and the Gardens Trust.
Lost Gardens of Yorkshire – Recreating lost garden experiences
Dr Jemima Hubberstey uses visitor accounts to recreate lost garden experiences.
