Curriculum Vitae
Personal Details
- NameDavid Watson BSc DipLA CMLI
- Date of Birth5th March 1962
- NationalityBritish
- LocationNorth Hampshire, UK
Experience
I have a wide range of experience in landscape professional practice, education and web design. I am a chartered landscape architect, specialising in visual impact assessment. I also teach landscape architecture and web design at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
2000 to Present - Webmaster at CADTutor.net
Designer, developer, content provider, editor and administrator of the CADTutor.net website. Design and development of various other websites using web standards.
1995 to Present - Freelance Chartered Landscape Architect
IT and CAD Consultancy, technical VIA work: Verified Photomontage and ZVI Analysis. See VIA Experience for project and client details.
1995 to Present - Senior Lecturer at the University of Greenwich
Senior Lecturer (fractional). Development and delivery of landscape digital design teaching within the BA(Hons), MA and Diploma Landscape Architecture programmes. Programme leader, MA Web Design and Content Planning. See coursestuff.co.uk for teaching/learning materials.
1999 to 2001 - Senior Lecturer at Kingston University (London)
Senior Lecturer (part-time). Development and delivery of landscape digital design teaching on the BA(Hons) and Diploma Landscape Architecture programmes.
1994 to 1995 - RPS Clouston (Abingdon)
Co-ordination of practice CAD strategies. Implementation of computer techniques on a number of major environmental impact projects. Staff training.
1990 to 1994 - Derek Lovejoy Partnership (London)
Co-ordination and management of numerous landscape planning and design projects using computer aided design tools. Development of in-house software for creation and automatic scheduling of softworks contract drawings. Formulation of computer strategies. Staff training.
1985 to 1990 - Travers Morgan Landscape (London)
A wide range of landscape planning and design projects, many with an information technology bias. Co-development of in-house software for visual impact assessment.
Qualifications
- 1993 Landscape Institute Part IV
- 1991 Dip L.A. Birmingham Polytechnic (part-time)
- 1984 B.Sc. (Hons) Geography, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth
Papers Given
- Landscape Institute Technology Conference, Blenheim Palace - July 1998
- Landscape Institute Technology Conference, Bristol - April 1996
- ATCL Conference, Greenwich - May 1994
- ATCL Symposium, Geneva - December 1993
Landscape Design Articles
- Breaking out of the Frame - (LD 319) April 2003
- Effective CAD Training - (LDE 75) March 1997
- Is cheap software any good? - (LD 256) December 1996/January 1997
- Customisation of AutoCAD - (LD 232) July/August 1994
- Going soft - (LD 211) June 1992
