Planning Hat Trick for Exeter University

REDEVELOPMENT OF STUDENT ACCOMMODATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF EXETER

The University of Exeter has recently embarked on a programme of expanding and upgrading their student accommodation facilities. The Landmark Practice, and architects Willmore Iles, have been commissioned to provide detailed design as part of a design and build contract with Cowlin Construction. (more…)

Great Crested Newt Article Featured in ‘In Practice’

Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management

An article written by Louise Redgrave, The Landmark Practice’s principal ecologist, has featured in this month’s edition of ‘In Practice’, the bulletin of the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (IEEM).

The article describes the innovative great crested newt mitigation strategy that The Landmark Practice has developed along with David Wilson Homes at Marnel Park, Basingstoke

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Landmark Practice leads climate change research

Wadi Dana, The Jordan Rift Valley

Wadi Dana, The Jordan Rift Valley

The Landmark Practice has been appointed to lead a year long pilot study of the impact of climate change on sensitive habitats in the Jordan Rift Valley. Working with internationally renowned climate change expert, Professor Sandy Harrison of Bristol University, Landmark will manage the project on behalf of the Jordanian Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature. (more…)

Planning Magazine Article

Photomontage of proposed wind turbines

Photomontage of proposed wind turbines

The Landmark Practice’s recent success with wind power planning consents at Avonmouth has featured in Planning Magazine (10th April 2009 edition).

The article appears in the ‘Private Sector News’ section of the magazine.

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Royal National College for the Blind

The Royal National College for the Blind project in Hereford is now complete.

It was a challenging project due to the steepness of the site, the density of development and numerous protected trees, combined with the need to cater for students with a wide range of disabilities.

Luckily The Landmark Practice’s landscape architects like a challenge.

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