Tackling the Climate Emergency: Mitigation, Adaptation and Biodiversity Online CPD held by the Landscape Institute.      In September last year, staff members of ACD took part in a two-day CPD covering the vital and pressing issues of our time - the climate and ecological emergencies, and to hear what we can do as ... Read More

When assessing the impact of a potential new development on its surroundings, and during the design process, landscape architects and landscape officers often refer to Landscape Character Assessments. They provide an insight into which elements make the landscape unique, valued, which features should be considered for retention, and how landscapes ... Read More

Here at ACD, we take professional development seriously, encouraging our landscape architecture graduates to work towards obtaining Chartered status with the Landscape Institute and gain the prestigious letters CMLI after their name. The Landscape Institute has developed the “Pathway to Chartership” which typically takes around two years, although this is ... Read More