Dappled light, a stand of trees, flashes of colour … We are inspired by all around us. + Battersea delights We’ve been working on Battersea Power Station for a decade, so it makes us very happy to see the riverfront park and public spaces taking shape. + Reaching out Plants in Archway, London, summing up how many of us have felt during long lockdown months. + All about the Square We asked what does Cutting Room Square in Manchester’s Ancoats mean to you. Painting by Bernie Foulkes. + View from my window Clare's drawing of the view from her window was selected by Grayson Perry for his Channel 4 programme, Art Club. Clare is shielding during lockdown and her sketch reveals a precious part of her new daily routine, a physically distanced family lunch. + Shaggy is a good look We’re all going for a shaggier look during lockdown. Time for our parks and roadside verges to do the same? + Seeing London in a different way Inspired by the land art of Richard Long, Tim Wilson and his friend Michael Brunstrom have devised a walk around central London following as perfect a circle as possible by street, park and towpath. + Ghosts of the machine Our urban landscape is changing. It's down to us to ensure the new is inspired by the majesty of what has gone before. + A snow day Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, majestic on a dove-grey winter’s afternoon. + Tree at 90° Ai Weiwei’s mighty Tree 2010 becomes a climbing frame in Matt’s oh so scalable playground. + Hold a book in your hand and you're a pilgrim at the gates of a new city. (Anne Michaels, Fugitive Pieces.) Sketch by Bethany + Taking the weight off Our study showed there were only seven seats for the public in Holborn. We’ve created some more. + Waiting for the next lecture Hard to believe this King's College courtyard by the new Science Gallery London used to be a car park. Now it's a lovely place to catch some sun and while away the minutes. + The wild margins of a Cornish field Wind and power together And then there was light A spirited idea for a space starved of natural light. + Biodiverse parkland in south Glasgow Five different species of butterfly and five of bee spotted on a recent site trip to relatively unmanaged parkland in the south of Glasgow. Words not to be forgotten Marine biologist and nature writer Rachel Carson died in 1964, but her alarm call for the planet rings ever more true. + Around the corner Taking a walk around Edinburgh is a delight. This is just off George Street. + A port in the north Revitalising our industrial heritage is a challenge made easier by magnificent views and great people. + Desire lines JM Barrie described them as ‘Paths that have Made Themselves’. Sometimes as designers we get the chance to follow in the footsteps of others and formalise the informal. + Study of birches Grey light on a sub-zero site visit to the edge of Fairoaks Airfield emphasised the colour in the birches preparing for spring. 1 2 We connect people and place through landscape. Contact Us Privacy Cookies C-19 Risk Assessment © LDA Design 2021 | Website by brandnewmedia This site uses cookies Here’s why and how you can opt out. Accept cookiesDecline cookies