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Awards finalists 2026

Meet the finalists for the Landscape Institute Awards 2026. These are the projects, practices and people setting the standard for landscape and placemaking across the UK and beyond. From large-scale masterplans to community-led green space, each finalist shows what a landscape-led approach delivers for people, place and nature. Explore the shortlist by selecting the categories below. 

Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on 13 November 2026. Book your tickets to attend here.

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Credit: ASEA

Avonmouth Severnside Enterprise: Ecology Mitigation & Flood Defence Project
Mott MacDonald

Landscape Lead: Rob Playford, Mott MacDonald (BMMJV)
Public Liaison Officer and Stakeholder Manager: Tony Bajjada, (BMMJV)
Project Lead: Ursula Stevenson, Bristol City Council and South Gloucestershire Council
Senior Landscape Architect: Adam King, Environment Agency
Senior Landscape Architect: Howard Wilcox, Mott MacDonald (BMMJV)
Project Landscape Architect: Alexander Abbey, Mott MacDonald (BMMJV)
Environmental Lead: Clare Postlethwaite, Mott MacDonald (BMMJV)
Design Manager: Michael Cheetham, Mott MacDonald (BMMJV)
Project Principal: Andrew Lawrance, Mott MacDonald (BMMJV)
Ecology Lead: Alex Wilson, Mott MacDonald (BMMJV)
Lead ECoW and Ornithologist: Tim Crabb, Mott MacDonald (BMMJV)
Credit: One Environments

Cleator Moor Innovation Quarter: Landscape-Led Regeneration
One Environments

Client: Cumberland Council
Project Management: Avison Young
Delivery Team: Morgan Sindall Construction – Main Contractor, NORR
Landscape Architecture: One Environments
Ecology: Tetra Tech
Structural, Civil and Highways Engineering: BGP Consultancy
JHP Design: MEP Engineering
CDMC: KOK Consultancy
Planning Consultant: Avison Young
Credit: AtkinsRéalis

Cockcrow Green Bridge - M25 Junction 10 A3 Wisley
AtkinsRéalis

Client: National Highways
Consultant: AtkinsRéalis
Contractor: Balfour Beatty
Credit: Simon London

SKY Osterley Landscape
Alexandra Steed URBAN

Client: SKY Plc
Landscape Architect: Alexandra Steed Urban
Engineering/Ecology: ARUP
Architect: Atkins
Project Management: Gardiner and Theobald
Credit: Urban&Civic

Wintringham Waters
Bradley Murphy Design

Client: Urban&CivicPlanning
Landscape Architecture & Ecology: Bradley Murphy Design (BMD)
Consultant: David Lock Associates (DLA)
Engineer: Stantec
Masterplanner: JTP

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Credit: GVL International Group

From Grey To Green: The Yinchuan No. 1 Reclaimed Water Plant
Guangzhou GVL International Planning & Design Co. Ltd.

Client: Yinchuan Hanning Water Service Co. Ltd
Design Firm: Guangzhou GVL International Planning & Design Co. Ltd
Project Team: Jie Luqiu, Tao Peng, Wenjuan Cui, Jingyi Cao, Xiaofen Guan, Guangsen Zhou, Weiqun Cai, and Xinyi Chen
Collaborators: Beijing General Municipal Engineering Design & Research Institute Co. Ltd.
Credit: ANIN

Peru Reconstruction Programme
ANIN & UKDT


Client: La Autoridad Nacional de Infraestructura de Peru (ANIN)
Team: The UK Delivery Team (UKDT) of Arup, Mace and Gleeds
Credit: AtkinsRéalis

The Canal Quarter, Cardiff
AtkinsRéalis, Cardiff Council and Knights Brown


Client: Cardiff Council
Lead Designers: AtkinsRéalis
Principal Contractor: Knights Brown
Credit: Clive Nicoles

The Queen Elizabeth II Garden
HTA Design

Client: The Royal Parks
Lead Designer, Landscape Architect, Sustainability and Principal Designer: HTA Design
Landscape Construction: Blakedown Landscapes
Planting Design: Dr Noel Kingsbury
Soil Science: Tim O’Hare Associates LLP
Architecture: Tate + Co
Project Management: Fulkers Bailey Russell
Lead Blacksmith and Alumnus of The King’s Foundation: Ian Thackray

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Credit: Mischa Haller

Beningbrough: The Mediterranean Garden
Andy Sturgeon Design

Client: The National Trust
Landscape Architect: Andy Sturgeon Design
Planning, Ecology & Archaeology: The National Trust
Civil Engineer: Mason Clark Associates
Contractor: Blakedown Landscapes
Credit: Realm

Finsbury Circus Gardens
Realm

Client: City of London Corporation
Landscape Architect: Realm
Parks Office Architect: Studio Weave
Project Manager: Potter Raper
Planning Consultant: Tibbalds
Structural & Civil Engineer: Engenuiti
Arboriculture / Ecology Consultant: Tim Moya Associates
Soil Scientist: Tim O’Hare Associates
Heritage & Archaeology: Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA)
Communications & Engagement: Kanda
Main Contractor: Maylim
Credit: Yemi Awosile, Tideway

Thames Tideway Tunnel
Fereday Pollard & Partners

  • Tideway (Bazalgette Tunnel Limited)
  • Fereday Pollard & Partners
    Bridget Sawyers Ltd
    Jacobs
  • Arup (Landscape)
  • Gillespies (Landscape)
  • MottMacDonald (Landscape)
  • Hyland Edgard Driver (Landscape)
  • Atkins (Architecture)
  • Hawkins\Brown (Architecture)
  • Weston & Williamson Partners (Architecture)
  • Orbit (Architecture)

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Credit: Aurélien Langlais

Oxford North
Gustafson Porter + Bowman

Client: Oxford North, Joint Venture between Thomas White Oxford, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and Stanhope
Landscape Architect: Gustafson Porter + Bowman
Masterplanners & Architects: Fletcher Priest Architects
Ecologists: BSG Ecology
Cost Consultant: Alinea
Traffic Planning, Civil Engineer, Infrastructure & Highway Engineers: Stantec
Services & MEP Engineer, Acoustic Consultant: Hoare Lea
Planning Consultant: Savills
Lighting Designer: Pritchard Themis
Access Consultant: People Friendly Design
Security Consultant: QCIC
Signage: Endpoint.
Main Contractor: Mace Group
Hard Landscape Contractor: Maylim
Soft Landscape Contractor: Willerby
Credit: Simon London

SKY Osterley Landscape
Alexandra Steed URBAN

Client: SKY Plc
Design Team: Landscape Architect: Alexandra Steed URBAN
Engineer/Ecologist/Lighting: ARUP
Architect: Atkins
Project Manager: Gardiner and Theobald
Credit: Hufton + Crow

Sloane Street, London
John McAslan + Partners

Client: Cadogan in Partnership with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Civil Engineer: WSP
Quantity Surveyor and Project Manager: Gardiner & Theobald
Planting Design: Andy Sturgeon Design
Lighting Design: LAPD Lighting
Main Contractor: FM Conway Ltd
Ulitiies Engineer: Reach Active
Credit: Scott Carroll / LDA Design

Stratford Waterfront at East Bank
LDA Design and Allies and Morrison

Client: London Legacy Development Corporation
Landscape Architect: LDA Design
Architect and Masterplanner: Allies & Morrison
Architect: O’Donnell + Tuomey
Land bridge Architect: Camps Felip Arquitecturia
Main contractor: Mace
Engineer: Buro Happold
General Lighting Design: Buro Happold
Cost Management: Gardiner & Theobald
CDM Principal Designer: PFB
Maintenance Access: TUV SUD
Wayfinding: Placemarque
Ecology: BSG
Artwork Consultant: Louise Trodden
Lighting design (Stratford Walk): Michael Grubb Studio
Wind specialist (Stratford Walk): AECOM
Soil specialist (Stratford Walk): TOHA
Engineer (Stratford Walk): Arcadis
Crowd movement (Stratford Walk): Movement Strategies
Credit: Clive Nicoles

The Queen Elizabeth II Garden
HTA Design

Client: The Royal Parks
Lead Designer, Landscape Architect, Sustainability and Principal Designer: HTA Design
Landscape Construction: Blakedown Landscapes
Planting Design: Dr Noel Kingsbury
Soil Science: Tim O’Hare Associates LLP
Architecture: Tate + Co
Project Management: Fulkers Bailey Russell
Lead Blacksmith and Alumnus of The King’s Foundation: Ian Thackray

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Credit: MOOWD

Atlas Place Vision and Strategic Framework
MOOWD

Credit: LUC

Digital Somerset Landscape Evidence Base
LUC

Credit: Arkwood ltd

Great Ouse Valley Heritage Landscape
Arkwood Ltd

Client: Dandara, Central Fishponds Ltd, and Castel Ltd
Masterplan Lead & Urban Design: MOOWD
Client Representaative & Planner: Knight Frank, Turley, and Savills
Client: Somerset Council
Consultancy: LUC
Landscape Planner:
  • Katrina Davies: Project Director
  • Edward White: Project Manager
  • Morag MacGregor, Project Manager
GIS Consultant: Katherine Horton
Lead Consultants, landscape character assessment, ecological and data analysis, planning policy, engagement design and implementation lead: Arkwood Ltd
Business case development; engagement co-design and implementation: Counterculture
Co-client and joint principal stakeholder: Great Ouse Valley Trust
Co-client; joint principal stakeholder; community access conduit: Huntingdonshire District Council

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Credit: Bradley Murphy Design

Alconbury Weald KP3
Bradley Murphy Design

Client: Urban&Civic
Landscape Architecture & Ecology: Bradley Murphy Design (BMD)
Planning Consultant: David Lock Associates (DLA)
Engineer: Stantec
Masterplanner: JTP
Credit: Jack Hobhouse

ARK EdCity
BD landscape architects

Client: EdCity London (Vengrove)
Architect: TP Bennett (delivery) Sheppard Robson (planning)
Landscape Architect: BD
Contractor: Bowmer + Kirkland
Landscape Contractor: Skidmores
Credit: Grant Associates

Gilston Strategic Landscape Masterplan
Grant Associates

Village 1-6
Client: Places for People
Landscape: Grant Associates
Planning: Quod
Transport: SLR
Civil/Drainage: Aecom
Ecology: EPR
Heritage: Montagu Evans
Village 7
Client: Taylor Wimpey
  • Stantec
  • Savills
  • Alan Baxter
Credit: MOOWD

Surf London
MOOWD

Client: Crest Experiences
Masterplanning and Landscape Architecture: MOOWD
Landowner: Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
Architecture: APG Architects
Project Management: Wrenbridge Sport
Civil and Structural Engineer: Willis Hazell Engineers
Planning: Turley
Transport: Markides Associate
Lighting and MEP: Griffiths Evans
Principal Design and Quantity Surveyor: Omisa Ltd
Aquatic Engineer: Water Technology Inc
Wave Technology Partner: Endless Surf
Lake Liner Supplier: Myrtha Pools
Ecologist: Alder Ecology
BNG Consultant: Ethos Environmental
Contamination Consultant: Green Earth Management
BREEAM/sustainability: Method Consulting
Fire Consultant: Tenos
Acoustic Consultant: Sharps Redmore
Air Quality Consultant: Greenavon
Archaeology: Orion Heritage
Security Consultant: QCIC Group

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Credit: Paul Upward

Parkside Quarter, Rochester Riverside
LUC

Client: Countryside Partnerships (part of the Vistry Group) and The Hyde Group
Architect: BPTW
Transport: Markides Associates
Hard Landscape Contractor: Coinfords
Soft Landscape Contractor: Valley Provincial
Civil and Structural Engineer: Brand Consulting
M&E Consultant: Mendick Waring Limited
Lighting Design: It Does Lighting
Public Art Consultants: FrancisKnight Ltd
Artist: Christopher Tipping
Ground Contamination: RSK
Environmental Consultant: Ramboll
Soil Specialists: Tim O’Hare Associates
Credit: MOKA Studio

Teviot Estate, Poplar
Outerspace

  • Poplar HARCA
  • Hill
  • Outerspace
  • BPTW
  • Delvendahl Martin Architects
  • Lichfields
  • Kanda Consulting
  • Bioregional
  • JLL
  • Energist UL
  • Point 2 Point
  • Trium Environmental Consulting
  • Waterman Group
  • AWA Building Services Consultants
  • Velocity Transport Planning
  • Meinhardt
  • Baily Garner
Credit: Ballymore Group

The Brentford Project
Grant Associates

Lighting: Selux and We-ef
Timber benches: Woodscape 
Planters in Podium communal gardens: Logic Bespoke
Credit: AtkinsRéalis

The Canal Quarter, Cardiff
AtkinsRéalis, Cardiff Council and Knights Brown

Client: Cardiff Council
Lead Designers: AtkinsRéalis
Principal Contractor: Knights Brown
Credit: HTA Design

Union Square
HTA Design

Client: Canary Wharf Group
Landscape Architect: HTA Design
Civils engineer: Arup
Structural engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
Lighting designer: Studio Fractal
Security consultant: QCIC
Ecologist: Greengage
Landscape contractor: Willerby Landscapes
Concrete and surfaces contractor: Comast

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Credit: Chris Humphreys Photography

Beatlie School Campus
SLR Consulting Ltd

Client: West Lothian Council
Main Contractor: Morrison Construction Ltd
Landscape Architect: SLR Consulting Limited
Architect: NORR
Civil & Structural Engineer: Woolgar Hunter
Landscape Contractor: Ashlea Ltd
Credit: Cranbrook Consortium

Cranbrook New Town, Exeter
FPCR Environment & Design

Client: Cranbrook Consortium
Landscape and environmental consultant: FPCR Design & Environment Ltd
Credit: The Cellar Trust

The Farfield Centre
Groundwork Yorkshire

Client: The Cellar Trust (Helen Horsman, Business Development Manager) 
Designer: Dale Woodcock, Senior Landscape Architect, Groundwork Yorkshire
Landscape Team Manager: Mark Knight, Groundwork Yorkshire
Main Contractor: Whitaker and Leach (Bill Caulfield, Site Manager)
Kieran Leach, QS, Whitaker and Leach
Caroline Batson, Director, RBS Architects
Credit: Neil Peak, AFL Architects

The Wellbeing Garden at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary
Milieu Landscape Design Ltd

  • AFL Architects
  • Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Charity
  • Horticon Contractors

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Credit: Realm

Finsbury Circus Gardens
Realm

Client: City of London Corporation
Landscape Architect: Realm
Parks Office Architect: Studio Weave
Project Manager: Potter Raper
Planning Consultant: Tibbalds
Structural & Civil Engineer: Engenuiti
Arboriculture / Ecology Consultant: Tim Moya Associates
Soil Scientist: Tim O’Hare Associates
Heritage & Archaeology: Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA)
Communications & Engagement: Kanda
Main Contractor: Maylim
Credit: Éva Németh

Future Plants Landscape: A Botanical Innovation Hub
Stefano Marinaz Landscape Architecture

Client: Gerrit & Hein Lommerse
Landscape Architect: Stefano Marinaz 
Original basic concept sketch & co-founder: Piet Oudolf
Technical drawings: Delta Vorm Groep
Groundwork, trees, paving and supplier: Van der Holst
Plant supplier: MNJ Geerlings
Tree supplier: Ebben Trees
Flower bulb supplier: JUB Holland
Credit: Davies White Ltd

Kingston Memorial Gardens
Davies White Ltd

Client: Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames & Kingston First BID
Landscape Architects & Engagement Lead: Davies White Ltd
Engagement Consultant: The Edible Bus Stop
Heritage Consultant: Alan Baxter
Structural & Civil Engineering: Graphic Structures
Arboricultural Consultant: PJC Consultancy
Construction Design & Contract Administration: LandPro
Landscape Contractor: Blakedown Landscapes
Credit: Anthony Coleman

St Pancras Campus
Jonathan Cook Landscape Architects Limited

Client: W.RE London
Architect: Caruso St John
Main contractor: BAM
Landscape subcontractor: Maylim
Project Manager: Blackburn & Co
MEP Engineer: NDY
Structural & Civil Engineer: AKT II
Ecologist: Temple
Planning consultant: Newmark
Credit: Jack Hobhouse

The Strand: Harbour Public Realm
BD landscape architects

Client: Torbay Council
Architect: Kay Elliott
Landscape Architect: BD
Highways consultant: PJA
Public Arts consultant: Gingko Projects
Project Managers: Ward Williams
Lighting Design: Michael Grubb Studios

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Credit: WEME and Shanghai JiaoTong University

Breathing with the Seasonal Rhythm: Chenhu Wetland Restoration
Shanghai WEME Landscape, SJTU, and Wuhan Ecological WEME Landscape

Client: Wuhan Chenhu Lake Wetland Nature Reserve Management Bureau 
Design Firms: Shanghai WEME Landscape Design Engineering Co. Ltd., Shanghai JiaoTong University, and Wuhan Ecological WEME Landscape Planning and Design Research Institute Co.,Ltd. 
Project team: Zhu Liging, Song Benyun, Chen Shu, Chen Yue, Xiong Zhangze, Zhu Xiaoyuan, XueNing, Zhang Aijiu, Jiang Min, Wan Fang, Yu Jiaying, Zheng Yingjie, Yang Tai, ZhouJuanzhen, Wu Mianzhi, Lu Jie, Ye Xiaotao, Shen Manjuan, and Huang Yucui
Credit: Dannan Forest Park Photography

Dannan Forest Park
Department of Public Works, Taoyuan City Government

Client: Department of Public Works, Taoyuan City Government
Planning and Design: Toward Engineering Consultants Co. Ltd., and D.Z. Architects & Associates
Contractor: Fenghuang Construction Co., Ltd., and Youteng Landscape Engineering Co. Ltd.
Maintenance: Office of Road and Accessory Maintenance, Taoyuan
Photography and Video Production: Urban Perspectives Design Works Co. Ltd.
Cooperation: Wild Bird Society of Taoyuan
Credit: S.P.I Design

Guangming Science Park, Shenzhen — The Green Heart of the Science City
Guangzhou S.P.I Design Co. Ltd.

Landscape Design: Guangzhou S.P.I Design Co. Ltd., and Surbana Jurong Consultants
Design Team: Hu Sun, Shenglin Cai, Dian Liu, Boyu Pan, Jing He, Qingyi Luo, Xu Qu, Long Yan, Jiaqi Huang, Changlong Liu, Pengzhou Lu, and Shiyi Wang
Credit: ChillShine

Haitang River Eco Park Phase I
AECOM Asia Company Limited

Client: China Resources Land Limited
AECOM: Lenren Lee, Shirley Chen, Bigcas Joshua Mapano, Ben Luo, William Chan, Ondo Dimbber Tobeo, Terri Tan, Eva Hu Clytze Yi, and Meijuan Wu
Credit: Felixx

Water as Leverage Cartagena
Felixx Landscape Architects & Planners

Client: RVO
Landscape Architect: Felixx Landscape Architects & Planners
Contractor and Engineer: Witteveen + Bos,
Engineer and Quantity Surveyor: Aqua & Terra
Quantity Surveyor: Universidad de Cartagena

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Credit: Egbert de Boer

Eemsdelta Campus
Felixx Landscape Architects & Planners

Client: Stichting Voortgezet Onderwijs Eemsdelta, ROC Noorderpoort, and Municipality Appingedam
Landscape architect: Felixx Landscape Architects & Planners
Architect: De Unie Architecten
Landscape engineer: DG Groep
Engineer: Technion Adviseurs, and Alferink van Schieveen Ingenieursbureau
Credit: Richard Chivers

Life and Mind Building, University of Oxford
Fira Landscape

Client: University of Oxford. Delivered through Oxford University Development, a joint venture with L&G
Architecture: NBBJ
Landscape Architecture: Fira 
Structure and Civil Engineering: Ramboll 
MEP / Sustainability: Hoare Lea 
Project Management: Arup
Planning: Savills
Main Contractor: Wates
Landscape Sub-Contractor: TPG
Credit: Shixian Shen

Poetry of Ugliness: Section Garden
China Academy of Art / CAADI /Shen Shixian

Client: Seoul Metropolitan Government
Technical Consultant: Yiping Xia, and Xiaocheng Wu
Design Team: Shixian Shen, Yang He, Rui Li, Qinmeng Yu, Yiming Yang, Ling Tong, Fang Fang, Hongliang Chen, Yari Jin, Huiyuan Liu, Zhengyu Yang, Yazhen Zhang, and Luming Zheng
Construction Team: MY LANDSCAPE Co.Ltd
Wooden Beetle Installation Desinger: Tong Zhang
Credit: Z'scape

Sanya Guanlan Garden
Z'scape

Client: China Resources
Landscape Architect: Z’scape
Architectural Design & Interior Design: SYY Design
Landscape Construction Drawing Design: Shenzhen Hanbo Design Co. Ltd.
Landscape Construction: Chongqing Tongqi Landscape Architecture Co. Ltd., and Guangzhou Huayuan Landscape Architecture Co. Ltd.
Flower Border Construction: Chongqing Yuntong Landscape Decoration Design Co. Ltd.
Lighting Design: Tino Kwan Lighting Design (Beijing) Co. Ltd.
Credit: Chaoyue Vision

Shipyard 1914 Heritage Park (Phase I)
DDON Planning & Design Co., Ltd

Client Team: Zeng Bo, and Liu Shihui
DDON Team:
  • Luo Yongqiang
  • Wu Haize
  • Wu Xiaoyi
  • Ruan Qicai
  • Huang Jinxian
  • Wei Jing
  • Ai Xian
  • Long Chunjiao
  • Gong Chuyao
  • He Qinlin
  • Chen Hao
  • Lü Caisheng
  • Chen Changfeng
  • Hu Xiaojuan

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Credit: Layer Studio

Chillizens Play Pocket
Layer Studio

  • Newcastle City Council
  • Layer Studio
  • Harper Perry
  • Chillingham Road Primary School
  • Molly Bland
Credit: Define

Major Urban Park, Ebbsfleet
Define

Landowner and Client: Henley Camland
Design and Project Lead: Define
Local Authority: Ebbsfleet Development Corporation
Public Art Consultant: Francis Knight
Artist: Christopher Tipping
Engagement: Cementfields
Pillory Barn
Credit: HTA Design

Moredunvale Park
HTA Design

Client: City of Edinburgh Council
Project Manager / Quantity Surveyor: Atkins Realis
Landscape Architect: HTA Design
Artist / Engagement: Peter McCaughey / WAVEparticle
Architect: Anderson Bell + Christie
Engineering: Will Rudd
Ecologist: Direct Ecology
Arboriculturalist: Tamla Trees
Contractor: p1
Planning Authority: City of Edinburgh Council
Credit: ANIN

Peru Reconstruction Programme
ANIN & UKDT

Client: La Autoridad Nacional de Infraestructura (ANIN)
Team: The UK Delivery Team (UKDT) of Arup, Mace and Gleeds
Credit: Peter Bennetts Photographer

Yitpi Yartapuultiku Cultural Centre
WAX Design with Yitpi Yartapuultiku Working Group and Ashley Halliday Architects

Client: City of Port Adelaide Enfield
Landscape Architecture: WAX Design
Architecture: Ashley Halliday Architects
Cultural Leaders: Yitpi Yartapuultiku Elders Group
Cultural Engagement: Brave & Curious
Head Contractor: Sarah Constructions
Landscape Contractor: Outside Ideas
Interpretation and Wayfinding: Exhibition Studios
Ecological Consultants: Succession Ecology 
Sustainability Consultants: dSquared Consulting
Civil and Structural Engineering: PT Design
Services Engineering: Lucid Consulting Engineers
Irrigation Consultant: Glenelg Irrigation
Acoustic Consultants: Resonate
Transport Consultants: Cirqa 
Marine Engineering: HATCH
Environmental Consultants: WSP
Cost Consultants: RLB
Project Management: Moto Projects
Documentary Filming: Living Stories

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Credit: South China University of Technology

Built by Many Hands: An Ethics of Care Framework for Yuexiu Park
South China University of Technology

Credit: BD landscape architects

Landscape as a Catalyst for Change
BD landscape architects

Credit: Jason Ingram

LUC: Past, Present & Legacy
LUC

Credit: Z'scape

Peak House Garden
Z'scape

Credit: S.P.I Design

Reviving a Living Creek: Dachongkou Creek, Julong Bay Area, Guangzhou
Guangzhou S.P.I Design Co., Ltd.

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Credit: LUC

Digital Somerset Landscape Evidence Base
LUC

Client: Somerset Council
Consultancy: LUC
Project Team:
  • Katrina Davies: Project Director, Landscape Planner
  • Edward White: Project Manager, Landscape Planner
  • Morag MacGregor: Project Manager, Landscape Planner
  • Katherine Horton: GIS Consultant
Credit: Dr Roxana Karam

Gap to Green - Reclaiming Urban Void Space through Data-Driven Landscape Design
Dr Roxana Karam

Credit: LUC

London Green Infrastructure Framework
Greater London Authority / LUC

Credit: AECOM & Napital

Nature Capital Initiative | Data-based infrastructure for Nature+ Economy
Napital and AECOM

Credit: NPSA, Crown Copyright 2026

Public Realm Design Guide - Hostile Vehicle Mitigation
Realm

Client: National Protective Security Authority (NPSA)
Lead Consultant & Author Public Realm Design Guide: Realm
Dissemination and Communications: Central and Kanda Movement Strategies (A GHD Company), 
Pukka Films (Social Media Films).

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Credit: Jon Rowe

Designing green and blue infrastructure for active travel networks
Walk Wheel Cycle Trust

Client: Chiquita Elvin, Walk Wheel Cycle Trust
Walk Wheel Cycle Trust: Landscape Architects & Planners, Engineers
Landscape Architects: Jon Rowe, Beth Bagnall, Avril Sanderson, Olivia Conway
Technical review by Arup: Zac Tudor, Greg Deeprose
Credit: Shenzhen Hope Design Co., Ltd., CCCC Water Transportation Consultants Co., Ltd.

Shenzhen East Sea Dike Renovation Project (Phase III)
Shenzhen Hope Design Co. Ltd., CCCC Water Transportation Consultants Co. Ltd.

Credit: Danny Loo

Thames Tideway Tunnel
Gillespies

Client: Tideway
Sitewide: Fereday Pollard & Partners, Jacobs & Bridget Sawyers
West: Arup & Atkins JV
Central: Gillespies, Hawkins\Brown, AECOM, Hyland Edgar Driver & Orbit
East: Mott McDonald, Weston Williamson and Partners & Hyland Edgar Driver

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Credit: Tsz Kiu Lam

Indigenous Ecologies of Consciousness: Wixárika Medicine as Global Commodity
Tsz Kiu Lam, The Bartlett, University College London

Credit: Mark Loveless

Planting in a Post-AI World
Mark Loveless, University of Sheffield

Credit: Save the Beach Maldives, 2025

Reef and Ruins: Cultural Narratives in Regenerated Coral Landscapes
Mohamed Nazal Nazim, The Bartlett, University College London

Credit: Zachary Elliott

Rusty Rebels
Zachary Elliott, The Bartlett, University College London

Credit: Bryn White

What are the Key Barriers to Integrating Multifunctionality in Dry Attenuation Basin Design
Bryn White, University of Gloucestershire

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Credit: Juan Elton

Trace as Plan
Juan Elton, The Bartlett, University College London

Credit: Yixia Zhao

Landscape in Transition
Yixia Zhao, The Bartlett, University College London

Credit: Arya Aravindakshan

Pits of the Past, Paths to the Future
Arya Aravindakshan, Manchester School of Architecture

Credit: Zachary Elliott

Post-Industrial Archives
Zachary Elliott, The Bartlett, University College London

Credit: Ninghung Kao

Symbiotic Landscapes – Rewilding Pastures into Beaver Habitat
Ninghung Kao, Manchester School of Architecture (UOM + MMU)