Dappled light, a stand of trees, flashes of colour …
We are inspired by all around us.

Beautiful journeys One of many lovely ideas that emerged from community workshops for the Beehive Centre redevelopment proposed for Cambridge by Railpen.  
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Ah, King Street – how we love you Bristol’s historic King Street is even more wonderful now there’s space for people to enjoy it, and each other. Captured by Clare Wilks.
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Battersea delights We’ve been working on Battersea Power Station for a decade, so it makes us very happy to see the riverfront park and public spaces taking shape.
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All about the Square We asked what does Cutting Room Square in Manchester’s Ancoats mean to you. Painting by Bernie Foulkes.
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View from my window Clare's drawing of the view from her window was selected by Grayson Perry for his Channel 4 programme, Art Club. Clare is shielding during lockdown and her sketch reveals a precious part of her new daily routine, a physically distanced family lunch.
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Shaggy is a good look We’re all going for a shaggier look during lockdown. Time for our parks and roadside verges to do the same?
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Seeing London in a different way Inspired by the land art of Richard Long, Tim Wilson and his friend Michael Brunstrom have devised a walk around central London following as perfect a circle as possible by street, park and towpath.
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Ghosts of the machine Our urban landscape is changing. It's down to us to ensure the new is inspired by the majesty of what has gone before.
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A snow day Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, majestic on a dove-grey winter’s afternoon.
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Tree at 90° Ai Weiwei’s mighty Tree 2010 becomes a climbing frame in Matt’s oh so scalable playground.
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Hold a book in your hand and you're a pilgrim at the gates of a new city. (Anne Michaels, Fugitive Pieces.) Sketch by Bethany
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Taking the weight off Our study showed there were only seven seats for the public in Holborn. We’ve created some more.
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Waiting for the next lecture Hard to believe this King's College courtyard by the new Science Gallery London used to be a car park. Now it's a lovely place to catch some sun and while away the minutes.
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The wild margins of a Cornish field Wind and power together
And then there was light A spirited idea for a space starved of natural light.
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Biodiverse parkland in south Glasgow Five different species of butterfly and five of bee spotted on a recent site trip to relatively unmanaged parkland in the south of Glasgow.
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Around the corner Taking a walk around Edinburgh is a delight. This is just off George Street.
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A port in the north Revitalising our industrial heritage is a challenge made easier by magnificent views and great people.
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Desire lines JM Barrie described them as ‘Paths that have Made Themselves’. Sometimes as designers we get the chance to follow in the footsteps of others and formalise the informal.
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Study of birches Grey light on a sub-zero site visit to the edge of Fairoaks Airfield emphasised the colour in the birches preparing for spring.

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