Grant Associates news

27 JUNE, 2018

Sir David Attenborough backs designers’ plan to help save endangered lemurs

Sir David Attenborough has given his support to a vital project for a new field station in Madagascar to help save critically endangered lemurs.

June 2018

21 Jun

Southampton’s Watermark Westquay wins 2018 Prix-Versailles World Architecture Award

Watermark Westquay, a major mixed-use scheme in Southampton by architect ACME with landscape design by Grant Associates, has won a coveted 2018 Prix-Versailles World Architecture Award.

May 2018

25 May

Grant Associates showcases 20 years of collaborative design work

Grant Associates, Thomas Matthews and Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios are staging a joint exhibition in London to showcase 20 years of collaborative design work. Collaborative by Nature will open at architect FCB Studios’ office in Fitzrovia on 4 June 2018 featuring work by all three studios, which share a common belief in collaboration, sustainability and a passion for the natural environment.

10 May

Award for urban redevelopment scheme in Porto, Portugal, featuring landscape design by Grant Associates

A significant mixed-use urban regeneration scheme designed by Bogle Architects and Grant Associates for Portugal’s coastal city of Porto has been awarded a Commendation at the 2018 MIPIM/The Architectural Review: Future Projects Awards.

January 2018

05 Jan

Green light for residential-led regeneration scheme at Icknield Port Loop, Birmingham

Birmingham City Council has approved plans for the first phase of a major residential regeneration scheme at Icknield Port Loop, Birmingham. Working closely with Glenn Howells Architects, Maccreanor Lavington Architects and ShedKM, Grant Associates has created a detailed landscape masterplan that will see 207 family homes and 90 apartments built, along with green infrastructure including a new public park, public open spaces, communal gardens and canal-side public realm.

November 2017

17 Nov

West Country designers team up with Bristol Zoo to save Madagascar's lemurs

Landscape architect Grant Associates has teamed up with Bristol Zoological Society (BZS) and fellow Bath based architect Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBStudios) in a project to save Madagascar’s critically endangered wildlife, including the blue-eyed black lemur, and their forest habitat.

01 Nov

Regeneration plans for Filton Airfield take-off

Plans by infrastructure and development company YTL to regenerate Bristol’s historic 350-acre site at Filton Airfield have received the green light from South Gloucestershire Council.

October 2017

17 Oct

Andrew Grant appointed Chair of Bathscape Landscape Partnership

Andrew Grant, founder and director of Bath based landscape architect Grant Associates, has been appointed Chair of Bathscape Landscape Partnership.

September 2017

22 Sep

Supertrees feature in global expo about urban nature

Grant Associates’ designs for the Supertree Grove of Singapore’s internationally acclaimed Gardens by the Bay are to feature at the Expo for Design, Innovation & Technology (EDIT) in Toronto, Canada. The Supertrees will appear in ‘The Green and the Gray’, an interactive exhibition curated by international design studio Carlo Ratti Associati, 28 September to 8 October 2017.

August 2017

17 Aug

SOM masterplan for Colombo, Sri Lanka features designs by Grant Associates

Architect Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has won an international competition to design a new finance and marina district for Sri Lanka’s largest city Colombo with a masterplan created in collaboration with Grant Associates. The scheme will see the transformation of 269 hectares of reclaimed land next to Colombo's Central Business District (CBD), creating a landmark destination for commerce, tourism, and culture in South Asia.

May 2017

02 May

Landmark city-park design revealed for Tianjin, northern China

Landscape architect Grant Associates has won an international competition to create a new 41 hectare city park for Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City (TJEC) in northern China.

April 2017

27 Apr

Grant Associates’ design for public realm at Sydney’s Barangaroo South revealed

Grant Associates’ designs for two-hectares of public realm at Barangaroo South revealed, as next phase of Sydney’s landmark waterfront development is submitted to planners.

March 2017

24 Mar

Grant Associates expands presence in Singapore

Grant Associates is expanding its presence in Singapore with new offices and staff appointments as demand grows for services across South East Asia. Two new members of staff have joined the landscape architect’s Singapore office, which has moved to larger premises at Tras Street in Tanjong Pagar – a historic district within the city’s Central Business District.

February 2017

16 Feb

Regeneration plan for Croydon Council’s former HQ revealed

A regeneration plan for the site of Croydon Council’s former HQ designed by architect Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM) with landscape architecture by Grant Associates has been revealed following a public consultation event.

January 2017

17 Jan

Green light for Singapore’s Paya Lebar Quarter featuring landscape design by Grant Associates

Paya Lebar Quarter, a mixed-use development covering 3.9 hectares in the heart of Singapore, has won planning approval as developers unveil full details of the S$3.2 billion scheme.

December 2016

13 Dec

Sir David Attenborough applauds Bath designed Supertrees in Planet Earth 2

Sir David Attenborough has applauded Singapore’s Supertrees, which were designed by Bath-based and award winning landscape architect Grant Associates, in the final episode of the hit BBC documentary Planet Earth 2.

October 2016

12 Oct

Singapore’s new Funan complex to feature designs by Grant Associates

Funan, one of Singapore’s best known shopping malls for electronic goods, is to be redeveloped as an ‘experiential creative hub’ featuring a multi-level landscape strategy designed by Grant Associates.

August 2016

11 Aug

Kingston Prison gets green light for housing with masterplan by Grant Associates

A scheme to regenerate Portsmouth’s former Kingston Prison into 230 homes has won planning approval from the city’s council. Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios’ proposal for the iconic Victorian gaol will involve a combination of redevelopment and new build, and features a landscape masterplan by Grant Associates.

June 2016

15 Jun

Grant Associates’ Forest of Imagination attracts 10,000+ visitors

Pop-up contemporary arts event in Bath by Grant Associates welcomes over 10,000 visitors during its third year.

May 2016

24 May

Grant Associates harnesses the healing power of nature at Afiniti, Medini

A high-end, mixed-use development that forms part of a new urban township called Medini in Iskandar, Malaysia, is nearing completion. The flagship scheme for Medini features over 2.0 hectares of green space designed by UK and Singapore based Grant Associates and aims to promote residents’ and visitors’ wellbeing through therapeutic horticulture.

March 2016

07 Mar

Grant Associates behind landscape concept for Penang’s new waterfront park Gurney Wharf

UK and Singapore based Grant Associates is lead landscape architect behind newly announced proposals for a waterfront public park, including a man-made beach, on Penang’s Gurney Drive in Malaysia.

February 2016

18 Feb

Mottisfont Abbey opens Welcome Centre featuring designs by Grant Associates

National Trust opens new Welcome Centre for Mottisfont set within Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and featuring a landscape strategy by Grant Associates.

01 Feb

Grant Associates is guest speaker at ‘ReNaturing’ city event

Andrew Grant, director and founder of Grant Associates, to present on theme of urban ‘forests of the imagination’ at symposium hosted by London College of Communication (LCC) on 10 February 2016.

November 2015

23 Nov

Grant Associates is key contributor to revised industry SuDS guidelines

Grant Associates has made a significant contribution to CIRIA's revised SuDS guidance manual, which focuses on the cost-effective planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of SuDS.

October 2015

14 Oct

Grant Associates is guest lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University

Andrew Grant, director of Bath based landscape architect Grant Associates, will present on the theme of rewilding urban areas at an open lecture hosted by Manchester Metropolitan Business School.

ABOUT GRANT ASSOCIATES

Grant Associates is an international landscape architecture consultancy inspired by the creative possibilities of sustainable landscapes and driven by the desire to connect people and nature. Our work fuses nature and technology in imaginative ways to create cutting-edge designs guided by a concern for the environment and a desire to enhance people’s quality of life.

Grant Associates has experience in all scales and types of ecological and landscape development including strategic landscape planning, master planning, urban design and regeneration and landscapes for parks, housing, education, sport, recreation, visitor attractions and commerce.

For more information visit www.grant-associates.uk.com