Grant Associates news

22 AUGUST, 2024

Grant Associates unveils new Wellness Gardens at The Grand Hyatt Singapore

A new collection of lush gardens and serene waterscapes designed by landscape architect Grant Associates has been unveiled at The Grand Hyatt in Singapore, as part of a major transformation of the luxury city centre hotel.

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May 2024

09 May

Award-winning Chelsea Flower Show Garden takes root at University of Bristol Botanic Garden

A Gold medal winning RHS Chelsea Flower Show garden, designed by two landscape architects from Bath-based practice Grant Associates, has been rebuilt at the University of Bristol’s Botanic Garden after being gifted to Bristol by the city of Guangzhou.

03 May

Plans for submitted for new Langley Vale Wood Visitor Shelter

Bath based practices Mark Wray Architects and Grant Associates have submitted plans for an innovative new visitor shelter for The Woodland Trust’s First World War centenary wood at Langley Vale Wood in Epsom, Surrey.

April 2024

08 Apr

Grant Associates to help redesign Anatolia College campus in Greece

Landscape architects Grant Associates have been appointed alongside lead architects Bennetts Associates to reimagine the campus of Anatolia College in Thessaloniki.

March 2024

21 Mar

Natural History Museum secures planning permission for new collections, research and digitisation centre

The Natural History Museum (NHM) has secured planning permission from Wokingham Borough Council to build a new collections, research and digitisation centre at Thames Valley Science Park in Reading, subject to completion of a Section 106. Landscape architecture practice Grant Associates is developing the landscape strategy for NHM, in close collaborative partnership with architects Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBStudios).

07 Mar

Masterplan approval granted for Brabazon neighbourhood

South Gloucestershire Council has passed a resolution to grant planning approval for the revised masterplan for Brabazon, the thriving new neighbourhood for South Gloucestershire and Bristol being built by YTL Developments on the historic former Filton Airfield.

February 2024

20 Feb

Planning permission secured to transform ITV Studios’ South Bank site

The major redevelopment of ITV’s former headquarters on London’s South Bank has received planning permission by the Secretary of State for DLUHC. The site will be transformed by Mitsubishi Estate, CO—RE, Make Architects and international landscape architecture practice Grant Associates.

January 2024

18 Jan

Planning approval secured for Bristol Zoo Project Central African Forest

Grant Associates and Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios have worked with Conservation and education charity Bristol Zoological Society to secure planning approval for the new Central African Forest habitat at its Bristol Zoo Project site, to home some of the world’s most critically endangered species.

11 Jan

‘Airport Terminal in a Garden’ in India welcomes first international passengers

A first-of-its-kind ‘airport terminal in a garden’ has opened in India, putting nature and biodiversity at the heart of the passenger experience. Terminal 2 at Kempegowda International Airport has reinvented the idea of a stressful and bustling airport landscape.

October 2023

31 Oct

Appleby Blue in Bermondsey reimagines the almshouse for 21st century inner-city living

A social housing development of 57 almshouses in south London that provides a blueprint for future adult social housing projects is now welcoming its first residents after reaching completion, setting a new benchmark for the provision of older people's social housing in the UK.

30 Oct

Tianjin's Sino-Singapore Friendship Park offers unique new place to celebrate nature

The bold vision for the Sino-Singapore Friendship Park in Tianjin Eco-City, China has been realised by international landscape architecture practice Grant Associates as the park, which celebrates the strong relationship that exists between Singapore and China, now welcomes visitors of all ages.

August 2023

23 Aug

Grant Associates strengthens senior team with three key promotions

International landscape architecture practice Grant Associates has promoted three of its Senior Associates to the new role of Associate Director to play a key role in the management and future direction of the business.

03 Aug

London’s East Village receives planning approval for final phase

The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) has unanimously approved plans, submitted by Get Living in partnership with landscape architects Grant Associates and architects Howells and TP Bennett, for three applications in London’s East Village.

01 Aug

Grant Associates founder receives honorary Bath Spa University degree

Andrew Grant, founder and director of Bath-based international landscape architecture practice Grant Associates, has been named as one of seven outstanding individuals to receive an honorary Bath Spa University degree.

June 2023

01 Jun

Grant Associates’ Andrew Haines appointed to Design West panel

Andrew Haines, Senior Associate at pioneering international landscape architecture practice Grant Associates, has been appointed as a panel member for Design West.

May 2023

11 May

Bath Assembly Rooms to host Forest of Imagination 2023

Bath’s award-winning, free-to-attend contemporary arts event, Forest of Imagination, is back once again this summer – inviting adults and schoolchildren to “Assemble in the Forest” and connect with nature in a host of imaginative ways.

April 2023

24 Apr

Grant Associates announces ten promotions for practice team members

Landscape architecture practice Grant Associates is pleased to announce a number of promotions for long-standing and valued members of its team, in recognition of their ongoing exemplary performance.

13 Apr

Plans approved in East Hertfordshire for 8,500 new homes and six new villages

Planning permission has been granted to Places for People Developments for Gilston Park Estate, a new development that proposes six new villages delivering 8,500 new homes in East Hertfordshire.

January 2023

30 Jan

Forest living reimagined in unique Bangkok project

Landscape architecture practice Grant Associates has been proud to be part of the multidisciplinary design team behind one of the largest property development projects in Thailand.

05 Jan

Basingstoke’s Mountbatten House to receive sustainable new lease of life

A large grade two listed building, cited as one of the 15 most important modern listed buildings in the UK, is set to be restored to its former glory as part of an extensive refurbishment of the property and its terraced gardens.

December 2022

16 Dec

Grant Associates Singapore collects four 2022 SILA Awards

Landscape architecture practice Grant Associates has picked up four awards at the 2022 Singapore Institute of Landscape Architects (SILA) awards ceremony. The pioneering international practice was honoured to be recognised at the annual event for a quartet of environmentally-focused projects.

13 Dec

New Singapore Science Centre to open in 2027

Designs for the new Singapore Science Centre, inspired by the natural landscape of Singapore’s Jurong Lake Gardens, have been revealed by Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) as part of a multidisciplinary bid team that includes Architects 61, Atelier Ten and landscape architecture practice Grant Associates.

01 Dec

Planning application submitted for BBC’s new Birmingham home

Property developer Stoford has submitted a planning application for the BBC’s new Birmingham home at the historic Typhoo Building in Digbeth. Landscape architecture practice Grant Associates is designing the new landscape and urban realm, which will create a new canalside quarter centred on the canal which used to bring tea in and out of the original Typhoo building.

November 2022

30 Nov

Gardens by the Bay commemorates 10 years with celebratory event

Gardens by the Bay has officially celebrated its 10th anniversary with a special event involving Guest of Honour Madam Halimah Yacob, President of the Republic of Singapore. Andrew Grant RDI, founder of Grant Associates, the landscape architecture practice that led on the project's design, joined the celebratory festivities.

16 Nov

‘Superbloom’ success points towards future possibilities for biodiverse city havens

The design team behind this year's historic Tower of London moat transformation believes that the success of the ‘Superbloom’ is just the first step towards the reimagining of cityscapes worldwide to intentionally incorporate more spaces for biodiversity to thrive.

ABOUT GRANT ASSOCIATES

Grant Associates is a pioneering international landscape architecture practice. Our work reconnects people with nature in insightful, delightful and distinctive ways whilst addressing the global challenges of urbanisation, the climate crisis and biodiversity extinction.

Our design process is underpinned by a knowledge of human behaviour, nature and ecological science combined with innovative design technology. We bring original thinking, creative collaboration and are exploring what regenerative design and the circular economy means to landscape architecture.

Our varied portfolio includes ambitious large-scale, landmark projects through to small, local ventures.