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It may have been a snap election, but there has been time enough for a sea of words, multiple TV debates, hard hats and factory visits, claims and counterclaims, caution when we might have hoped for more, recklessness when we might have expected care. And, of course, the bungee jumping. At LDA, we’ve used the run-up to set out five of the changes we would like to see. Changes that are bold but achievable, and close to our hearts and the work that we do. See if you agree. #election #changeweneedtosee #infrastructure #design #urbandesign #planning #playfulcities #healthystreets #wellbeing #housing #nature #biodiversity #climatechange #landscapearchitecture #change #whatnow?

Ending another busy week with this fantastic bunch from LDA Design's #London studio who ran the J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge in #BatterseaPark raising money for Centrepoint. A few personal bests were clocked, no muscles strained and a good time had by all. Great t-shirt design by the amazing Branwen Morus. Thanks rebecca keeling and Susie Walston for not only organising LDA Design's entry but running too. Bravo. 👏 Benjamin Walker #employeeownership #employeeowners #eo #teamspirit #london #gettogether #batterseapark #run #ldadesign

More great news for Battersea Power Station as this incredible, meticulous #restoration project set within a wonderful 42-acre riverside park is awarded a RIBA National Award. Wahoo. Just 26 recipients this year, 40% involving #reuse or #retrofit. All 26 schemes will now be considered for the RIBA Stirling Prize, the shortlist for which will be announced on 31 July. Well done to an incredible project team of Battersea Power Station WilkinsonEyre LDA Design Mace Buro Happold chapmanbdsp, Speirs Major Light Architecture MICHAELIS BOYD ASSOCIATES LIMITED and many more. Fingers crossed for the 31st! Benjamin Walker Tom McCreesh Rob Charlton James Turner Syreen Monshi Ross Schaffer and more #StirlingPrize #WilkinsonEyre #LDADesign #BatterseaPowerStation #london #bettercity #RIBA #ribanationalawards #architecture #landscapearchitecture #awards #regeneration

We all know about the serious water stress in the East of England and what this means for existing communities and future growth. So, we are super excited to share emerging designs for new #reservoirs in north #Cambridgeshire and in south #Lincolnshire.   The reservoirs proposed by Anglian Water Services and Cambridge Water are planned to help secure future water supply and strengthen resilience to drought, whilst also protecting the #environment by enabling a reduction in the amount of water taken from environmentally sensitive rivers and underground aquifers. Each reservoir can hold about 55 million cubic metres of water and combined they could serve up to 750,000 homes a year.   What we’re also really excited about is that both reservoirs, masterplanned by LDA Design and Fereday Pollard, could really benefit #biodiversity, options for recreation, and health and #wellbeing. The design thinking, which is sensitive to the #landscape, brings people, #nature, water and activity together.    Find out more ➡ https://lnkd.in/dMEbwfiC   Fens Reservoir details here ➡ https://lnkd.in/eJHMgbka The design for the Fens reservoir is inspired by ammonite fossils found below the site during excavation, and dating from a time when the land was under the North Sea. Lincs Reservoir details here ➡ https://lnkd.in/e3kPU22Z   The emerging designs are released by Anglian Water Services and Cambridge Water in support of engagement with local communities. Don’t wait to feedback your thoughts. This round of engagement ends August 9th   Fantastic working with both Anglian Water and Cambridge Water (Fens only) and a project team of LDA Design Fereday Pollard (with lead Clare Donnelly) Mott MacDonald Jacobs Binnies Savills Pinsent Masons and BDP (Building Design Partnership Ltd)   A huge well done to LDA Design’s Charles Crawford Simon Railton Andrew Kay Stuart Holmes Tanushri Bahl Kristian Bowen Haoran Wei Oonagh Pilkington Alexandros Achniotis MALA CMLI ETEK and graham H. #water #watersecurity #eastofengland #cambridgeshire #fens #infrastructure #landscapedesign #NSIP #AnglianWater #CambridgeWater

We recently had the opportunity to run a workshop on #sustainable #design with future changemakers at the Cabot Learning Federation’s ‘Our Earth, Our Future’ conference in #Bristol, which we loved contributing to.   The workshop focused on ideas for a pedestrianised King Street in the heart of Bristol. The students all came with very different interests, including geography, art, sociology, maths and politics, so it was a great opportunity to explore how all of these disciplines interconnect when it comes to placemaking. Some brilliant ideas reflecting this variety of interests emerged during the group work, whether it was how we go about making our streets greener, or thinking about performance, public art and material reuse. Inspiring stuff. Lots of questions too about working in our industry. Well done to LDA Design facilitators Sian Berkley and Mark Stewart.   Good to also find out that three quarters of the students who attended the conference felt more empowered to speak and act on the issues raised around #ecology and #sustainability. 💪 Clare Wilks Catherine Ham #CLF #CabotLearningFederation #ldadesign #socialvalue #givingback #careers #futurecareers #students #landscapearchitecture #urbandesign #planning #bettercities #placemaking

So, a big day yesterday. Amidst a flurry of activity, the Government committed to doubling #onshore #wind energy by 2030, dropping two footnotes in place since 2015 in the National Planning Policy Framework (#NPPF) that amounted to a de facto ban on new onshore #windfarms. The move includes revising #planning policy to place onshore wind on the same footing as all other #energy development and #infrastructure. This is a huge boost to the UK’s energy security and shift to #renewables. The change is immediate and will be confirmed to parliament later this month when the Commons resumes sitting. Policy statement ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eCbBxqJy Everyone at LDA Design is excited at the prospect of being able to help to bring sleeping projects back or working on new ones. With the news that temperatures between July 2023 and June 2024 were the highest on record, a year of being 1.64C hotter than in preindustrial times (https://lnkd.in/dW42Ma-4) means we can't move fast enough. Alister Kratt Robert Pile Peta Donkin Maritta Boden Colin Goodrum Ruth Knight #planningforthefuture #energysecurity #onshorewind #windpower #infrastructure #RenewableEnergy #eia #EnvironmentalLeadership #design #DCO #NationallySignificantInfrastructureProjects #NSIP Photo credit: Ben Osborne for LDA Design

LDA Design’s #publicrealm lead, Sophie Thompson, has a new regular column in Building Design. In her first column and on the eve of the #Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, Sophie delights in the ambition to make the Seine swimmable again and reflects on the pace and the scale of #environmental change across the city as it sets out to become “the greenest big city in Europe”. She looks back too to London 2012, when the idea of the using the Games to create a wider lasting #legacy beyond sport was still a relatively new idea. ‘Swimming in the Seine’ is a great read. Dip into the waters ... and look out for Sophie's future columns. https://lnkd.in/epVysTBz Ben Flatman LDA Design #greenercity #landscapedesign #landscapearchitecture #healthycity #carfree #wilding #activettravel #parisolympics #greeninfrastructure #legacy

Oh, wow. Battersea Power Station won the #Placemaking and #SocialValue prize at the 2024 Property Awards I Property Week. Fantastic recognition. Well done everyone, including LDA Design's Benjamin Walker Rob Charlton James Turner Tom McCreesh Syreen Monshi Ross Schaffer and more. https://lnkd.in/esHfR3qa LDA Design WilkinsonEyre Buro Happold #placemaking #socialvalue #london #bettercity #batterseapowerstation #wandsworth #poweroflandscape #morethanabuilding #landscapearchitecture

Starting the week with the great news that #StratfordWaterfront residential quarter has secured #planning approval. This means 700 glorious new riverfront homes neighbouring East Bank's cultural powerhouse and benefitting from all that Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park has to offer. Fantastic working with Ballymore I London Legacy Development Corporation I Howells and O'Donnell + Tuomey to create a really special place to live, featuring a #landscape by LDA Design that is designed to be social and playable. At the heart is Carpenters Yard, an inviting, calming, leafy space offering respite from the bustle of East Bank. Well done LDA Design's Naomi Rosser Matthew Wooding Beth Francis More here ➡ https://lnkd.in/epU_4RqV #StratfordLondon #StratfordWaterfront #OlympicPark #GreatPlacetoLive #planning #London #bettercity #greenercity #EastBank #affordable

So, the end of what it would be fair to say has been a "big" week! In posts over the last few weeks, we've set out some of the bold but achievable changes that we'd like to see. https://lnkd.in/eSEzr4xV Eager to see what comes next. In amongst it all, our #Oxford studio - and a few younger members of the team - had a fantastic 'summer' barbeque and it even stayed dry. With LDA Design Director and IT lead, Steve Dredge, on the pizzas, Siobhan Gibbons and Paul Lishman doing an amazing job on the grill 💪 Catch up on Monday. Rohanna Evans Justine Leach #employeeowners #employeeownership #oxford #studioculture #teamspirit #summerbbq #ldadesign #greatplacetowork