Good news as the year closes out as the Droves Solar Farm DCO application put forward by #IslandGreenPower has been accepted for examination by the Planning Inspectorate. The first milestone on hopefully the road to consent and an important step towards increasing the UK’s #energy security.

Buzzing that #Beehive, an innovation park in #Cambridge by #Railpen, has secured #planning permission. The plans will create a new science centre, labs & tech workspaces, a new community park, youth & community hub, plus new shops, restaurants, cafés and public transport upgrades. Well done, all.

📢It’s the 2025-26 #LDADesign #Bursary Challenge for students studying in the UK and this time we want you to imagine a world that is past peak car and what this might mean for our oversized roads and redundant car parks. Deadline 20.02.26 🕛 ticking Details here: www.lda-design.co.uk/kindling/new...

A joyous start to the day with the news that Union Terrace Gardens in #Aberdeen has won the the Royal Incorporation of #Architects in Scotland Andrew Doolan Best Building in #Scotland Award. It's the first time a public space project has scooped the prize. How wonderful is that! shorturl.at/bbyAZ

A big day for #LDADesign as we launch our new start-up studio in #Cardiff – our ninth studio in the UK. Exciting times. Looking forward to settling into the city after many years of working in #Wales and building some great partnerships. www.lda-design.co.uk/kindling/new...

We did it! #LDADesign & #millimetre won the #Dezeen Bespoke #Design of the Year award for our collaboration on the 'Sculptural seating on #Strand'. Very happy. Head to #DezeenAwards for all of this year's winners. And head to #StrandAldwych to check out our beautifully designed and crafted seating.

This Thursday is the #TCPA annual conference with the theme of the Purpose of Planning. #LDADesign’s chair, Frazer Osment, is a keynote speaker. Frazer will discuss how #Planning – with the right leadership and vision – is an incredible enabler and the surest way to deliver the #outcomes we need.

On Thursday, #LDADesign director Cannon Ivers, author of ‘Staging Urban Landscapes’, will be giving a lecture on this topic, including the award-winning #StrandAldwych, as part of the Leeds Beckett University’s School of #Architecture Open Lecture Series. Don't miss out.📌 Broadcasting Place, B506

Tomorrow (8 Nov) is #WorldTownPlanningDay #WTPD25. We’ve been thinking about the purpose of #planning. Take a look at our article with the #QualityofLifeFoundation in The Planner shorturl.at/AigT3 which argues for big picture thinking that puts health and wellbeing at the heart of change. #LDADesign

One of the UK’s largest #carbon capture initiatives – the Cory Decarbonisation Project – has been granted development consent. This industry-leading project will help Cory to #decarbonise their waste management processes, capturing 1.4 million tonnes of CO2 a year. Great project to be part of. #DCO

Announcing our investment in #carbonremoval with #Klimate. A key part of our #climateactionplan which sits alongside our continued efforts to reduce our overall emissions. Our portfolio with Klimate is committed to #reforestation #agroforestry and artisanal #biochar projects globally. www.klimate.co

We’ve been working with #FeredayPollard #AnglianWater #CambridgeWater and others to progress plans for a new #reservoir in the Fens that will help to meet future #water supply needs. The vision will create a destination where water, people & #nature come together. Have your say fensreservoir.co.uk

Find out more about our work with #Howells architects to better connect Novi Sad in Serbia to the River Danube, opening up access to make the river part of the everyday. Interview with #LDADesign director, Benjamin Walker: shorturl.at/g3ZeI #placemaking #bettercity

We've made it on to the #RegenerativeArchitectureIndex - a good list to join. Useful to be able to examine - and share - our work under the lens of: Being a good #ancestor; Co-evolving with #nature and Creating a just space for people. #RAI25 #regenerative #LDADesign www.regenerativearchitecture.org

Fantastic photos by Mike Massaro of the lighting for Beresford Square in Woolwich by #MichaelGrubbStudio. Great work that ensures our design for the square transitions beautifully from day into evening and a reminder of the vital contribution lighting makes to public space. #ldadesign #landscape

A bright new chapter for Manchester's Piccadilly Gardens. Plans getting underway to transform this central city space making it greener and more family friendly. As #LDADesign's John Simpson says, "A place that the people of #Manchester can be proud of once more." Full story here: shorturl.at/uejWe

#FaithPark was a fantastic international #design competition and opportunity to create a new public park on the hillside south of Tirana in #Albania. And although we didn’t get the ‘yes’ we hoped for, we feel fortunate to have been finalists and proud of our team and of what we put forward.

So happy for #LDADesign's Chloe Wu who has won the #IFLA Europe 2025 Youth Competition (Conceptual Projects/Ideas) for her work, “Urban Living Library – Reclaiming the Hedgehog Habitat". Well done, Chloe. A worthy winner - layered, thoughtful, beautiful, inspiring #urbanwildlife #nature

We did it! The sculptural seating on #Strand, designed by #LDADesign and fabricated by #millimetre, has been shortlisted for a @dezeen.com #design award! We're over the moon🎉 We made the shortlist of 79 projects from more than 4,300 entries from 89 countries👏 #Dezeen www.dezeen.com/awards/2025/...

Crunch time for the Faith Park international #design competition this weekend as all 12 shortlisted teams present their ideas publicly to an audience including the Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama. Good luck, everyone. #LDADesign planifikimi.gov.al/index.php?id...

Promotions at #LDADesign - the best of times. Well done ... Beth, Branwen, Cameron, Chuang, Huiyu, Jess, Lucca, Rhodri and Tanushri. We're delighted for you and thankful for all that you bring to our every days. #promotions #careermilestones

If #planning in England is to regain its capacity to inspire, it needs a clear purpose argues #LDADesign chair Frazer Osment and Quality of Life Foundation's Matthew Morgan in a new article in #ThePlanner: shorturl.at/KkA53 "To build a ship ... teach people to long for the immensity of the sea".

"A good city is like a good party ..." earns #LDADesign director Benjamin Walker a 'throw your hands in the air' moment when presenting in #Almaty #Kazakhstan. Ben discussed the need for authenticity in how we talk about placemaking and social city making. Thanks for the invite #SHAREarchitects.

We're looking forward to the #RenewablesUK Future Energy Wales next week. We're on Stand 8. Come say hello. #ldadesign #cleanenergy #onshorewind #offshorewind #solarenergy #solarpower #placemaking www.renewableuk.com/events/futur...

1/2 Shout-outs & Mentions in E11: @ldadesign.bsky.social @caro07.bsky.social @rshp.bsky.social @london.gov.uk @ldn-pressoffice.bsky.social @fosterandpartners.bsky.social @unioftheartslondon.bsky.social @theguardian.com @opencity-uk.bsky.social @buildingcentre.bsky.social

Rediseñar el espacio público para el contacto social y la adaptación climática. 📷 @ldadesign.bsky.social

#NewCivilEngineer article about the Lower Thames Crossing with #LDADesign’s Andrew Kay, Fereday Pollard’s Clare Donnelly and Steve Roberts of Arcadis contributing. Read how a place-based approach is securing bigger #outcomes incl opportunities for new #landscapes by the Thames. shorturl.at/g3gNm

Exciting news. The #London College of Fashion, University of the Arts at Stratford Waterfront/East Bank in #QEOP has been shortlisted for the #RIBA #StirlingPrize2025. Proud to be part of a team with Allies and Morrison, Buro Happold, G&T, Mace, UAL, LLDC, GLA and more. shorturl.at/lwEmv #LDADesign

#Job alert! #LDADesign’s #Oxford studio is looking for a #landscapearchitect with two to five years’ experience. Is this you? Details of this plus our other #opportunities here: www.lda-design.co.uk/join-us/oppo... Make good use of the light evenings to work on your application. Deadline 15th Sept.

Two fantastic opportunities to join our #London studio. We are looking for an architectural assistant or newly qualified #architect and an #urbandesigner, both with around two to five years of experience. How you think matters most to us. #joinus #hiring #jobs ➡️ www.lda-design.co.uk/join-us/oppo...

New article by #LDADesign's Sophie Thompson about how we need to #plan and #design for people and for #nature and avoid false dichotomies that do more harm than good. Time to have more respect for both. Supporting nature can't just be dismissed as 'woke'. #BDOnline www.bdonline.co.uk/opinion/plan...

Excited to be shortlisted for Faith Park, an international competition to create a serene new park south of #Tirana in central #Albania. A wonderful opportunity to make something very special. Looking forward to the next stage. Working with a great team too. Thank you #AKPT: www.planifikimi.gov.al

A couple of photos of Station Hill #Reading at night - new public artwork illuminated to great effect, creating an inviting trail from the station through to the high street. Great work, everyone. #StationHill #Gensler #LincolnPropertyCo #LDADesign #ReadingBoroughCouncil and all involved. #yourtown

New photos of Station Hill #Reading, a fantastic addition to the town, with welcoming public realm that not only connects the rail station to the high street but also provides great everyday spaces to spend time in. Love the light in some of these - thanks Neil Speakman/Studio Maple📷 #yourtown

A joyful moment. Well done @citywestminster.bsky.social and all those involved in turning Strand from four lanes of traffic to a place that is for people and for #nature. We think it could be the first time a project like this has been awarded a Green Flag! #LDADesign #NRP #MichaelGrubbStudio #WSP

Thank you to everyone who came to our screening of #PureCleanWater with director Tony Eva. The film was followed by the search for answers, including the potential of nature-based solutions. Key takeaways included the need for designers, engineers, ecologists, academics & activists to work together.

A thought-provoking #RTPI talk and walk with #LDADesign about the plans for Water Lane in #Exeter. This is a scheme designed to deliver on its promise, making an important contribution to the city’s quayside and the Liveable Exeter programme. Head here for a deep dive: shorturl.at/nXFyJ

Great to see #LDADesign's Ross Schaffer achieve Chartership with the ‪@landscapeinstitute.bsky.social‬. Well done, Ross. Some old pals on the list too. Congratulations everyone on reaching this career milestone. Great motivation for all those still studying. shorturl.at/X1hSP #LandscapeInstitute

We're so happy to support #PLACEDAcademy and the terrific work they do in providing free access to a creative programme within the built environment for young people aged 11 years and up from across the northwest. A great way to open up opportunities and career paths. #ldadesign placed-academy.com

Party on the Hill 🎉was a great way to launch new public spaces and artworks at Lincoln MGT’s Station Hill in the centre of #Reading, which is set to be a fantastic place to live and an impressive gateway, connecting the town's station to the high street. Thanks for the photos Neil Speakman.

Here's a glimpse of the junction of #London Wall and Moorgate. Where once there was fenced-off lawn and hard surfaces, there is now richly planted garden and comfortable seating, inviting everyone to pause. Delivered as part of the City of London Corporation's Cool Streets and #Greening programme.

Everyone agrees that urgent action on #housing is needed, and once again new towns are on the agenda with a taskforce reporting to Government sometime soon on 12 possible sites. So, how do we ensure new towns live up to their promise? #ldadesign #placemaking www.lda-design.co.uk/kindling/sho...

#LDADesign's Exeter studio is 25. Inspirational thinking on how to make the world a better place and some brilliant projects have come out of this studio, buoyed by ingenuity, a ‘without limits’ spirit, and a clear sense of delivery. Exeter, may you always shine bright. 📷 #HarleyJaffar - thank you.

Great to be working with #Ballymore, Places for London and #Howells to help turn east London’s Limmo Peninsula into an exciting, new well-connected neighbourhood, with 1400 affordable homes within the #RoyalDocks and Beckton Riverside Opportunity Area. #BDOnline #LDADesign #London shorturl.at/RrC1o

Liverpool's St George's Gateway is a cultural city star. Our aim, working with @lpoolcouncil.bsky.social, is that it shines even brighter. But first things first. We want to find out what people think. Tell us what you hope the area will be like in 2040 ... placed.mysocialpinpoint.com/stgeorges

Great article by #LDADesign’s JJ Watters in the #CambridgeArchitecture CA89. With the Government serious about using #science and #innovation to help drive growth, how can environments designed to enable people to work at their best help to meet wider societal need? p10-11 issuu.com/ribacaa/docs...

A fantastic sunny day at Station Hill in #Reading for the launch event with students from Civitas Academy burying the time capsule they helped create. A great opportunity to enjoy the new public art and the immersive #landscape that combine to make Station Hill feel distinctive and special. #Joy

Today is #EODay. Hard to believe that we are almost four years into our #EO journey. Employee ownership unlocks the power of the collective and strengthens our shared sense of purpose. Details on EO here if interested: shorturl.at/M013A #eoa #proudlyemployeeowned #ldadesign #employeeownership #eo

Next week, #LDADesign's Clare Wilks is part of a great line-up including Chris Williamson, Peter Barber and more for the Royal Society of Architects in Wales (#RSAW) conference in #Portmeirion. Clare will deep dive into her work with Bangor and St Just. 26 June 2025 #PowerofPlace shorturl.at/3sMmh

Burgess Park now has great new sports facilities by #bellphillips and #ldadesign, incl fantastic #basketball courts, #football & rugby pitches, and cricket too. 🏀🏉🏏 All part of #SouthwarkCouncil’s expansion of accessible sports across the borough. Thank you #LondonLegends for shooting some hoops.