Alexandra Steed feels that people's broken relationship with nature has got us into the environmental predicament that we find ourselves in. But rather than wait for others to do something about it, Alexandra is calling upon all of us - especially those in the Landscape Architecture industry - to act now. During her chat, she talks about multiple actions - as described in her latest book, Portrait to Landscape: A Landscape Strategy to Reframe our Future, that we can take as professionals and citizens to start making a change ..read more

With a mission to Live In Painted Cities, Lee Bofkin, CEO and co-founder of Global Street Art joins us to discuss the importance of street art and how our urban landscape can benefit from joyful murals representing and bringing together communities.  We discuss the evolution in attitudes towards street art over the last 10 years, how street art brings spaces to life, democratises art and the museum of inspiration in the basement of GSA HQ.   ..read more

Our latest installment of #Youviewfromhere features Maria Guiterrez, a landscape architect at Gillespies. As a former product designer, Maria shares her journey as a product designer in Colombia to becoming a landscape architect in the UK. We touch on the different perspectives she brings to projects, she shares insights from both professions and some of her favourite projects ..read more

What happens when you remove cars from one of the busiest roads and intersections in London, and prioritise people and plants?  The new Strand Aldwych. The newly pedestrianised area has already picked up a bouquet of awards and generated lots of coverage. So Cannon Ivers, design lead of The Strand redesign and Director at Landscape Architecture practise LDA Design joins us for a chat about the project.  ..read more

We’re back with #YourViewFromHere, our ongoing series sharing the best in landscape architecture. This month, Mariana Marques, a Landscape Architect from Deacon Design, joins us in The Green Room to share her experiences breaking into the profession, valuable learnings - and having worked on countless Care Home projects, we discuss the lack of readily available guidance for landscape architects in this space ..read more

“If you could put a bench anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?” It’s a question we ask every guest we invite into The Green Room and we love hearing their responses ..read more

This month we are joined in the Green Room by Sarah Bridger, a Landscape Architect at Norwich City Council. We discuss her journey from private to public sector, her key takeaways from both ends of the spectrum, the factors involved in cultivating successful landscape architecture projects and more! #YourViewFromHere is a first in a series of ongoing discussions here in The Green Room with professionals across our industry. This series all about celebrating the Landscape Architecture profession by sharing personal experiences and key learnings. Tune in ..read more

Create. Maintain. Sustain. This month we’re chatting with Kim Morrish, the driving force behind UK-based grounds maintenance company, Ground Control. Kim joins Catherine in The Green Room for a chat around their unique approach to sustainability, their journey to carbon neutral in 2020 and key sustainability initiatives that she and her team have launched in the last few years ..read more

In the penultimate episode of our #Decarbonised series, we ventured out to Essex for a chat with the UK’s leading tropical timber reclamation specialists, Ashwells Timber. Joined by Janine Davies-Tut (Managing Director) and Deb Davies-Tut (Operations and Marketing Manager ) who are at the head of the business - they share their story, we discuss the significance of reusing materials within the built environment and how reclamation is key to saving the world’s trees and rainforests.  ..read more

In the third episode of #Decarbonised, we are joined by Jonathan Bourne, Sales Director at Bourne Amenity who manufacture high quality bespoke topsoils and substrates. Tune in as Jonathan educates us on “good soil”, it’s significance and how it impacts sustainability across the supply chain ..read more