It is important to us that every one of our tutors is a practising professional. So not only will you receive tuition from your course leader such as James Aldridge on the Garden Design Diploma, you are also likely to work with tutors such as Andrew Wilson and Andrew Fisher Tomlin, co-founders of the college, Harry Holding, Andrée Davies and Adam White, technical specialists such as Fiona Silk and Paul Hensey, and award-winning designers such as Kate Gould, Tom Massey and Joe Perkins depending on the course you are following.
London College of Garden Design, Kew Gardens
Computer Aided Design (CAD) is an essential skill if you are to succeed in your career, working alongside other professionals in the built environment. Training by expert tutors in SketchUp and Vectorworks, industry standard software, is included in the Garden Design Diploma Course at no extra cost. As well as these software packages you will explore other tools with your tutors such as Photoshop. As the benefits of Artificial Intelligence become more widely understood we will consider how it can support design creativity, customer service and the construction of gardens that require human effort rather than technological input.
Studio days are an important element of our courses, and these days will see you working individually and in small groups with several tutors to support you on these creative days. On a typical studio day, you can expect to have not just a design specialist but also CAD, construction and planting experts depending on the assignments being worked upon.
On our Planting Design Diploma, we have a similarly high level of tutor-to-student ratio. Course leader Nina Baxter is well-known for her planting design work and leads studio sessions as well as teaching. She is joined by some of the UK’s leading planting design professionals including Andrew Fisher Tomlin, Nigel Dunnett and Chris Beardshaw as well as award-winning planting designers such as Jo Thompson, Carolyn Willitts, Charlotte Harris, Amanda Patton and Paul Hervey-Brookes.
On all our courses we aim to discuss how sustainable design approaches can benefit our planet, supporting our clients in making the right decisions as well as being aware of the challenges presented in ecosystems, biodiversity and climate change where garden designers can make a significant impact.
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