The Future of Landscape Architecture’ by Kim Wilkie

‘The Future of Landscape Architecture’ by Kim Wilkie
Kim Wilkie, pictured above walking in a field,one of the great Landscape Architects of our age, will speak at The Leicestershire & Rutland Gardens Trust Annual Lecture, on September 10th 7.30pm at Leicester University. All proceeds from the lecture go to support local schools, through the Trust’s “Schools into Gardening Programme”. Tickets cost £12.50 and are on sale now, to book call 0116 2705711.
This is an opportunity to hear one of the great Landscape Architects of our age, Kim Wilkie. He will illustrate his talk with many of the landscape developments that he has been involved with.“The contribution which landscape architects can make at this point is immense and pivotal. Landscape architecture addresses both the built and the cultivated environment. It thinks about city as well as countryside; housing as well as agriculture; cultural history as well as nature conservation. “
After 25 years of running his own practice, Kim now works as a strategic and conceptual landscape consultant. He collaborates with architects and landscape architects around the world and combines designing with the muddy practicalities of running a small farm in Hampshire.
Our local Kim Wilkie project at Boughton House, Orpheus, takes the form of an inverted pyramid, sunk into the earth and open to the elements. It is at once a negative space and a sculptural form. Its serene lines seem to invite you to descend into its depths and enjoy the tranquillity
All profits from the talk will go to our “Schools into Gardening Programme”. The “Schools into Gardening Programme” has been running for over six years and has enabled the trust to provide financial support to gardening projects in a number of local schools. This year the Trust has committed grants in excess of £1000, including trips to Kelmarsh walled garden for inner city schools such as Bridge Junior School, a student award at Brooksby College and the distribution of daffodil bulbs to schools.
The Leicestershire and Rutland Gardens Trust is a voluntary organisation and a registered charity. The Trust brings together people from all walks of life who are devoted to protecting our landscape, parks and gardens giving their members the opportunity to learn more about garden heritage and how to protect it for future generations.