Townshend Landscape Architects
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Townshend Landscape Architects are a London-based Landscape Architecture practice established in 1988 by Robert Townshend.{{cite web|last=Slavid|first=Ruth|title=Remaking Cities|url=http://www.landscapethejournal.org/Remaking-Cities|publisher=Landscape Institute|accessdate=January 12, 2014}} The practice specialises in landscape architecture, public realm masterplanning and urban design in the UK, Europe, Middle East, and Far East.
Projects of note include More London, a mixed-use development including the City Hall offices designed by Foster and Partners on the southern bank of the Thames between London Bridge and Tower Bridge, the design of the open spaces and infrastructure at Brindleyplace in Birmingham, Bishops Square public realm and roof terraces, and are joint masterplaners for King's Cross Central masterplan with Allies and Morrison and Demetri Porphyrios for the {{convert|72|acre|m2|adj=on}} brownfield site to the north of King's Cross and St Pancras Stations which includes Granary Square.{{cite web|title=Granary Square - the heart of King's Cross|url=http://www.kingscross.co.uk/open-space-granary-square}}
Gallery
Image:MoreLondon_01_by_Townshend_Landscape_Architects.jpg|The Rill towards Tower Bridge, MoreLondon
Image:More_London_003_by_Townshend_Landscape_Architects.jpg|The Fountains towards Tower of London, MoreLondon
Image:Bishops_Square_001_by_Townshend_Landscape_Architects.JPG|Bishops Square, Spitalfields
File:Brushfield Street, Spitalfields.jpg|Brushfield Street, Spitalfields
Image:Tower Place 001 by Townshend Landscape Architects.jpg|Seating area under atrium
Selected projects
- More London, London
- King's Cross Central, London
- Spitalfields, London
- Brindleyplace, Birmingham
- Granary Square, London
- The Crystal, London
- Corvin Promenade, Budapest, Hungary
- Metropole, Warsaw, Poland
- Château de Villandry, France
- Carter Lane, St Paul's Cathedral, London
- Tower Place, London
- Bluewater Shopping Centre, Kent
- Central Spine, Manchester
- Bankside 123, London
- Ropemaker Roof Terraces, London
- Abu Dhabi Investment Council Headquarters, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Esplanade Quarter, Jersey
- Plaza of Nations, Vancouver, Canada
Awards
- 2000 Civic Trust Award - Central Square & Oozells Square, Brindley Place
- 2005 London Planning Awards, Best Built Project contributing to London's Future - Bishops Square, London
- 2007 London Planning Awards, The Mayor's Award for Excellence in Planning - King's Cross Central
- 2007 London Planning Awards, Best New Public Space - Bishops Square, London
References
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External links
- [http://www.townshendla.com Townshend Landscape Architects Website]
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Category:Architecture firms based in London
Category:British landscape architects
Category:Design companies established in 1988
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