Sighthill regeneration takes leap forward
Glasgow City Council has signed an agreement with Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) and Keepmoat Homes to deliver more than 800 new homes at the Sighthill Transformational Regeneration Area (TRA) in the city. Keepmoat will work with LDA Design to bring forward the new development.
Unanimous approval for LDA Design’s Union Terrace Gardens revamp
LDA Design’s transformation of Aberdeen’s Union Terrace Gardens is set to come to life later this year after the detailed planning application was unanimously approved by Aberdeen City Council’s Planning Development Management Committee.
London Mayor grants UCL East outline planning permission
University College London (UCL) has been granted outline planning permission by London Mayor Sadiq Khan for its new campus in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
LDA Design sponsors Atlantic Row
LDA Design Project Consultant and landscape architect, Kirsty Barker, is taking on the challenge of a lifetime: to row more than 3,000 miles across the Atlantic to raise awareness of the impact of single-use plastics on the marine environment.
The power of three
‘What three words would your friends use to describe you’ is one of those classic interview questions that can be difficult to answer.
MIPIM is finally here
MIPIM 2018, the world’s largest property event, is upon us at last and our team are there.
LDA Design scores a Planning Awards hat-trick
Three LDA Design projects feature on this year’s Planning Awards shortlist.
Why landscape-led masterplanning makes sense
Journalist Hattie Hartman posed an important question in this week’s Architects’ Journal: should all masterplans be landscape-led? We believe the answer is yes. Here’s why.
‘Listen to the line’ – LDA Design on TEDx
In the UK we often seem to have low expectations of new infrastructure. LDA Design’s Alister Kratt asks why. Is it a fear of change and the unknown? Or is it that we are not seeing national infrastructure through a wide enough lens, and thinking about positive local outcomes and properly considering design quality: are we just not telling – and believing – the right kinds of stories?
Reimagining the purpose of the university estate
LDA Design Board Director, Bernie Foulkes, will take part in Westminster Higher Education Forum’s discussion on the priorities for the future development of university estates. The event will explore the key themes of competition, local growth and regeneration, and future proofing.