Lovely photos by LDA Design's SophieThompson_LDA which capture beautifully how coastal defence projects like Southsea, vital to reducing flood risk & strengthening #climateresilience, can deliver multiple benefits for a town. So much to enjoy here. Coastal Partners Portsmouth City Council

Fantastic result! Gold for LDA Design's #masterplan for the #Sighthill Transformational Regeneration Area in #Glasgow. Well done Glasgow City Council #LDADesign's Glasgow studio and all of the project team. #scotdesign Scottish Design Awards #scotdesign24

Check out #NLAPublicLondon: Activating the City published by NLA - it's a great read and includes a viewpoint by LDA Design #publicrealm lead SophieThompson_LDA on #rewilding the city and the need for a new #environmental aesthetic. Download here: nla.london/insights/publi…

The Strand Aldwych scheme has created 7000m2 of new public realm in central London with: 🌳 40 new trees 🌿 1025 shrubs 🌷 37295 bulbs 🌱 8366 herbaceous plants 🌿 244 ferns 🌾3739 grasses #BeforeAndAfter

Working together Westminster City Council & the local businesses have transformed this once busy road: 🚶🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️increasing pedestrians to 8000 per hr 🚲 20% increase in cycling 🪑 outdoor performance space seating 700 🚗 cut traffic by 35% 🚑 cut collisions by 50% 🌬️cut NO2 by 56%

Battersea Power Station won for #Placemaking & #SocialValue at last week's Property Week #PropertyAwards24 - lovely news. Well done, everyone. Battersea Power Station LDA Design WilkinsonEyre Buro Happold and many more ... awards.propertyweek.com/propertyawards…

“As ecosystems develop, they tend towards greater diversity, complexity and interconnectedness.”  John Stewart 80% of London’s public realm is streets according to a study by NLA. What if we transitioned from 80% to create an ecosystem of exchange and encounter? 🌱

To have been able to shape the public spaces here has been such a privilege (and a challenge) and we're so excited to see East Bank "roar into life" and by all that's to come. What a project. #EastBank #StratfordWaterfront LDA Design London Legacy Development Corporation Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park #publicrealm

Excited to be involved in this year's #OpenHouseFestival24 with a guided tour of #StrandAldwych with LDA Design's Cannon Ivers. Booking goes live 21 Aug. But you can preview now to plan, mindful there's more to come. Gonna' be a good year Open House Festival programme.openhouse.org.uk/listings/12155

#Climateresilience and #socialequity are driving best practice in the redesign of streets and highways, making them safer, healthier, greener and more accessible. That's the findings of a new report by LDA Design for Islington Council & Camden Council➡️lda-design.co.uk/kindling/news/…

Well done London Fire Brigade for saving the priceless works of art and the cultural and creative titans—Somerset House and the Courtauld Gallery. London and the world is grateful. 🙏

Strong spread of #strandaldwych in Pro Landscaper 🙏 millimetre WSP in the UK London Heritage Quarter Westminster City Council LDA Design

The The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL #autumnshow opens on 24 September. Come and see the strong work from the landscape architecture students across 8 studios, including studio 2 that I lead with Alex Malaescu from BIG

From 4,130 entries across 82 countries, #strandaldwych is 1 of 15 projects long listed in the landscape and urban design category of the Dezeen awards. 🙌 LDA Design WSP in the UK Westminster City Council FM Conway Michael Grubb Studio London Heritage Quarter Somerset House King's Culture

No more cars on the Iena bridge, the decree has been published today. For my foreign readers, let's say it's quite something and it's a bit like the Rivoli change when it happened: even if you follow closely that kind of news, you didn't expect it to happen that fast.

Pavilions of Wonder by nina tolstrup of #studiomama for London Design Festival brings a pop of pink to #strandaldwych The design of the space purposefully left areas open for installations and events like this, so it’s always great to see ephemeral moments and objects like this in the space.

Avant / Après Rue Le Vau dans le 20ème. La nouvelle piste remplace deux files de places de stationnement + une voie générale + l'ancienne piste, gagnant de la place pour agrandir les trottoirs et végétaliser. Les autos font un détour évitant de passer devant l'école à droite.

The Autumn Show open at the The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL on Wednesday 25 September. Make sure and check out the Bartlett Landscape Architecture student work across eight studios including #bartlettstudio2 that I lead with Alex Malaescu BIG #bartlettlandscape #bartlettstudio2

#stationhill is becoming the gateway to Reading, connecting the station to the town centre. It will be a destination in its own right. LDA Design designed the place-inspired vision with Arcadis UK Gensler Europe Lincoln Property Company Exciting to see it becoming fully formed.

Thank you London Real Estate Forum for an incredible gathering that felt optimistic about the future of placemaking and design. It was also a chance to get a sneak peek of the #knightsbridge #placeplan vision developed by LDA Design Placemaking London and #NRP for the Knightsbridge Partnership.