If you want things to change,
you need a voice that carries.

Alfred Place Gardens – from tarmac to treasure

New green space in the heart of city centres is a cause for celebration. Alfred Place Gardens in Camden, central London, is the first park in this area for 25 years. Once an unremarkable, car-clogged street, it is now a space to sit back and relax. We need more green urban spaces like this - and fast!

Light over darkness

The invasion of Ukraine has changed the working landscape for the foreseeable future. LDA Design sets out its position as these tragic events unfold.

Go ahead for a new industrial landscape

Tameside Council has approved a masterplan led by LDA Design to create a new business neighbourhood for digital and tech start-ups in the Greater Manchester market town of Ashton.

Gravity has lift-off

Plans for Gravity – a new smart campus near Bridgwater, at the heart of the South West – have taken a major step forward. The move should bring high-value green jobs into the area. Good news for local people.

The healing city

Biophilia could transform our city streets, creating healthier, healing environments. This would make a significant difference for our city hospital streets. Great Ormond Street Hospital and LDA Design are exploring what's possible.

Andy Dowding joins LDA

LDA Design continues to grow its masterplanning and urban design expertise with the appointment of Andy Dowding as a director. Andy Dowding joins from Savills where he led their London urban design team.

Announcing our bursary award winners

LDA Design has made its 2021 Bursary awards to students from UCL Bartlett, University of Gloucestershire, University of Sheffield and Manchester School of Architecture. The winners receive an award of £1,000 and the opportunity of a paid work in one of our studios.

If you want things to change, you need a voice that carries.

If you want things to change,
you need a voice that carries.