Publications
2019 | ‘Sculpting the Land : Landscape design influenced by abstract art’ Published by Unicorn, Sept 2019 and launched at the Royal Academy, London. Diana’s book profiles a selection of her large-scale public landscapes, many of which have won international design competitions and all are influenced by the artist Kazimir Malevich |
2012 | Paysage : Topscape & CD : ‘Milano, Il Parco Verga’ |
2012 | Green Places : ‘The Land Girls’ |
2007 | ‘Landscape Design @ UK’ pub PACE (contributor) |
2006 | ‘Oxford Companion to the Garden’ edited by Patrick Taylor, pub OUP (contributor) |
2002 | ‘Nuovi Paesaggi – storia e rinnovamento del giardino botanico in Italia’ edited by Antonio Piva & Pierfranco Galliani (contributor) |
2001 | ‘Cinque Paesaggisti per Milano’ : pub Architettura del Paesaggio Profiles projects by Diana Armstrong Bell |
2000 | Architects Journal : Sculpting the land in Milan |
1999 | Politecnico Bovisa. Progetti per l’area dei gasometri |
1998 | Architects Journal : Chiron Campus, Suffolk |
1998 | BBC Gardeners World : Private Garden in Essex |
1992 | Landscape Architecture Europe : National Gallery, Sainsbury Wing |
1987 | ‘Ville Giardini’ : Private Garden, Chiswick |
1986 | ‘Oxford Companion to Gardens’ edited by Geoffrey & Susan Jellicoe, pub OUP (contributor) |
1985 | ‘Landscape Design’ : ‘An Oasis in the Desert – the Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain’ |
Exhibitions
2019 | Royal Academy Summer Exhibition |
The Masterplan for Parco Franco Verga, Milan |
Talks
2020 | ‘Sculpting the Land’ – for The Clapham Society |
2019 | Pioneering Women in Landscape Architecture – FOLAR at Kingston School of Art |
2017 | Parco Franco Verga, Milan – Writtle University College |
2015 | ‘Front Garden or Car Park’ for the Scrutiny Commission on Equality Streets – Parking in a Liveable, Lambeth |
2013 | ‘Landscape as Art’ – Invited by Orbis charity, London |
2012 | ‘Let the Land Speak’ – Invited by Orbis charity, London |
2012 | ‘Il Grande Parco Verga, Milano’ – at EcoTechGreen conference, Padova, Italy |
Click to see Diana’s interview on YouTube | |
2002 | International Congress on Botanic Gardens at Politecnico di Milano |
2001 | ‘Parco Certosa, Milano & Other Projects’ Invited by Italian Association of Landscape Architects |
Invited lecturer at:
Kingston University
Ravensbourne College of Design & Communication
Oxford School of Architecture
Southbank University
London Polytechnic of Central London
Manchester Polytechnic
Writtle Agricultural College
Essex County Council
Teaching
2004- 2006 |
Inchbald School of Design – design tutor |
1981- 2000 |
University of Greenwich, design tutor – Honours degree course in Landscape Architecture |
Committees / Advisory Roles
2017-19 | FOLAR Committee member |
2015 | Clapham Society : Clapham Common & Open Spaces Group |
2015 | Advisor to Clapham Common Management Advisory Committee ‘Trees, Landscape & Ecology Group’ |
2004- 2006 |
Chair of Clapham Common Masterplan Sub-Committee for CCMAC |
2002 | Invited by Comune di Milano to participate in judging international competition for Forlanini Park, Milan |