In 2010, the Landscape Institute published Making it Home - the power of landscape to create good housing. In partnership with Neighbourhoods Green, the Landscape Institute presents a seminar that focuses on the affordable housing sector. It aims to improve landscape professionals' understanding of this sector in order to ensure that design solutions and management regimes proposed for open spaces are realistic, sustainable and contribute to the creation of thriving communities.

Programme

09-15: Registration and tea/coffee

09-50: Welcome from Chair - Paul Lincoln, Director of Policy & Communications, Landscape Institute

10-00: Introduction to the social housing sector - Helen Williams, Assistant Director, Neighbourhoods, National Housing Federation

10-20: An insight into typical day-to-day estate management and maintenance issues - Nicola Wheeler, Neighbourhoods Green Project Co-ordinator, National Housing Federation

10-40: Bridging the gap between the affordable housing sector and the landscape profession; the tenant-landlord relationship; engaging with residents; maintenance and management; safety and security - Irene Shaw FLI, Groundwork West Midlands

11-00: break

11-20: The Triangle, Swindon, the new development, with Kevin McCloud, that considered open space from the outset - Luke Engleback CMLI, Studio Engleback

11-40: Exemplar case studies:

- Noel Farrer CMLI, Director, Farrer Huxley Associates

- Waldemar Kripp CMLI, Landscape Team Manager, Groundwork Wakefield

- Matthew Frith, Deputy CEO, London Wildlife Trust

12-20: Q & A

12-30: Lunch