Exeter plans transformation through housing growth
A bold strategy, prepared by LDA Design, to use a major housing delivery programme to fulfil Exeter’s potential has been unveiled by the city council.
MIPIM 2019: See you there
A traffic-free vision for London’s historic Strand Aldwych
Consultation is now open on ambitious plans by Westminster City Council, supported by LDA Design, to transform the Strand in Aldwych, one of London’s most famous streets, into a safer and more enjoyable place. The proposals include removing traffic along a 200-metre stretch, creating an exciting new piece of public realm.
History in the making: The value of design
History is ours to make. LDA Design’s Alister Kratt will argue that we have a responsibility to do the very best job we can, creating projects that leave a positive, lasting legacy in his address at this year’s Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP) Forum, organised by NIPA and Waterfront.
Manchester studio to masterplan Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle
Liverpool City Council has appointed LDA Design’s Manchester office, led by Mark Graham, to develop a masterplan for the city’s Baltic Triangle, one of the UK’s fastest emerging creative hot spots. It is the new studio’s first major win.
LDA Design’s Kirsty Barker to row the ocean, for the ocean
LDA Design landscape architect and senior consultant, Kirsty Barker, is about to set off on an epic adventure.
Views sought on vision for Edinburgh’s George Street
Edinburgh City Council has unveiled plans to enhance the civic grandeur of George Street, one of the Scottish capital’s principal shopping thoroughfares. The scheme, which feeds into a citywide vision for long-term growth, will help Edinburgh to remain a vibrant place to live and visit.
Cambridge-Milton Keynes-Oxford Growth Corridor Report launches at MIPIM UK
Investment in the Cambridge-Milton Keynes-Oxford ‘Growth Corridor’ is one of the surest ways of propelling the UK economy, providing growth opportunities for the country as a whole, argues a new report produced by LDA Design and launched at MIPIM UK.
Surrey Utopia – A Brave New World?
LDA Design Board Director, Alister Kratt, has been invited to give The Guildford Society’s Annual Architecture Lecture 2018 next month, hosted by the University of Surrey. It is the first time a landscape architect has been called on to give this keynote address.
Where it’s at – our Bristol office
The very best office openings are marked with a good party. LDA Design’s arrival in Bristol was no exception as Board Director Frazer Osment and the LDA Design team hosted the launch of our new office in Bristol’s Engine Shed.