{"id":644,"date":"2012-03-28T12:48:02","date_gmt":"2012-03-28T11:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/?p=644"},"modified":"2022-10-20T12:34:49","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T11:34:49","slug":"30-years-and-still-going-strong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/30-years-and-still-going-strong\/","title":{"rendered":"30 years and still going strong!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>2 Minute, 19 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><p><strong>30 years on since our graduation<\/strong> from Leeds, a dozen of us went back to the city for a reunion meal last Friday evening. It may only represent a quarter of all those,\u00a0 who at one time or other, \u00a0shared our year over the five we were there but it was excellent to see everyone and looking so well. The nature of the course was such that it was bound to make lifelong bonds I guess and its proved to be so. Good to note that over half are still in the profession and enjoying it, most running succesful practices, a couple in academia and others in very worthwhile allied environmental fields.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_651\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-651\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/30threunionmeal1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-651\" title=\"30threunionmeal\" src=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/30threunionmeal1-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/30threunionmeal1-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/30threunionmeal1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-651\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Midnight Bell , Leeds, 23 March 2012<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Along with an earlier visit by two of us to the current Design School (and just great to see it in the new building and doing well) to meet up with some of the staff we best knew and know, conversation was bound to reflect on the current and future well-being of Landscape Architecture education.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_652\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-652\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Lecturers1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-652\" title=\"Lecturers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Lecturers1-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Lecturers1-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Lecturers1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-652\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lionel with Chris Royffe, Edwin Knighton, Fleure Gething and Colin Treen - all staff past and present of the Landscape Architecture School at Leeds.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\"><\/div>\n<p>It was good to hear course numbers have been holding and that graduates have managed to achieve an employment rate between 80-90% in spite of the recession. However there are very real fears on the horizon of what the imminent rise in student fees is going to do to numbers.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_653\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-653\" style=\"width: 224px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Leeds-Met1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-653\" title=\"Leeds Met\" src=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Leeds-Met1-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Leeds-Met1-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Leeds-Met1-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Leeds-Met1.jpg 765w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-653\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Broadcasting Place, Leeds; current location of the Landscape School atop of the School for Art, Architecture and Design.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Martin from our office just happened to be at a meeting of the LI education policy committee the same day and it was heartening to since hear him report that though there are fears on numbers, the signs from applications are indicating that it should not be drastic. I found it interesting to learn that there have been well over 500 entrants (from a far larger pool of applicants) each of the last 4 years and that 30% come with over 360 UCAS points (equivalent of 3 grade As) so both numbers and standards do not appear to have dropped off to date. 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