Grant Associates news

03 MAY, 2022

Grant Associates' Peter Chmiel appointed as judge for 2022 World Green City Awards

Peter Chmiel, Director of pioneering landscape architecture practice Grant Associates, has been appointed to the technical panel of judges for the 2022 AIPH World Green City Awards.

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April 2022

27 Apr

Green light given to South Bank redevelopment

The landmark redevelopment of the former ITV studios on London’s iconic South Bank has been granted planning approval by Lambeth Council. Developer Mitsubishi Estate and development manager CO—RE will transform the 2.5-acre site into a new commercially-led mixed-use development which prioritises wellbeing and sustainability, targeting completion in 2026, in partnership with pioneering landscape architecture practice Grant Associates.

21 Apr

‘Queen’s Garden’ to be created at Tower of London as part of Superbloom celebration

A ‘Queen’s Garden’ will be created at the Tower of London this summer as part of Historic Royal Palaces’ Superbloom display. The concept for the garden, developed by Andrew Grant and James Clarke of Grant Associates, draws on the colours, shapes and motifs employed by famed British couturier Sir Norman Hartnell Hartnell for The Queen’s 1953 coronation gown.

March 2022

31 Mar

Seed sowing underway for Tower of London Jubilee ‘Superbloom’

Over 20 million seeds will be sown in the moat at the Tower of London over the course of the next week, as work continues apace to create a spectacular floral ‘Superbloom’ display to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee this Summer, with landscape work designed by Grant Associates.

14 Mar

Slide into the Tower of London Superbloom this summer

Historic Royal Palaces (HRP), in partnership with Bath-based landscape architecture practice Grant Associates, has announced the next exciting stage in the development of The Tower of London’s ‘Superbloom’ celebration project this summer: a giant slide for visitors to slide down into the flower-filled moat below.

01 Mar

Birmingham Paradise public realm Phase 2b plans receive approval

Plans for new public spaces at Birmingham’s landmark Paradise development have received unanimous approval by the city’s councillors.

November 2021

23 Nov

Grant Associates to collaborate with Historic Royal Palaces for Tower of London Platinum Jubilee plans

The moat at the Tower of London is set to be encircled by millions of flowers next summer to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen. The Tower's 'Superbloom' project will be brought to life in joint partnership with award-winning landscape architecture practice Grant Associates and the University of Sheffield’s Professor of Planting Design, Nigel Dunnett – both of whom have extensive expertise in urban horticulture and landscape design.

October 2021

19 Oct

Gold Chelsea Flower Show Guangzhou Garden to be gifted to Bristol

The Guangzhou China: Guangzhou Garden that was crowned the 'Best Show Garden' at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show has been gifted by Guangzhou to Bristol and will be rebuilt at the University of Bristol’s Botanic Garden.

September 2021

21 Sep

Grant Associates awarded 'Best Show Garden' and Gold Medal at the 2021 Chelsea Flower Show with The Guangzhou Garden

Bath-based landscape architecture practice Grant Associates has been awarded a Gold Medal and the coveted 'Best Show Garden' at the 2021 Chelsea Flower Show for its Chinese-inspired Guangzhou Garden, which shows how cites of the future must be considered as landscape cities.

07 Sep

Grant Associates reveals final design plans for The Guangzhou Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show 2021

World renowned landscape architecture practice Grant Associates has shared the final landscape design plans for its show garden at the Chelsea Flower Show 2021, which takes place later this month. 'The Guangzhou Garden' looks to show how cities of the future must be considered as landscape cities.

August 2021

27 Aug

Ecological landscape plans move forward at pace for Lutterworth’s Magna Park

Landscape architect Grant Associates is leading on the delivery of the ecological landscape design and environmental planning for Magna Park, Lutterworth, one of Europe’s largest distribution locations.

July 2021

16 Jul

Grant Associates and Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios appointed to design new Bristol Zoo site

Bristol Zoological Society has appointed two Bath-based firms - pioneering landscape architects Grant Associates and design practice Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBS) - to a specialist creative team that will be responsible for delivering its new vision for a world-leading zoo in the South West.

June 2021

28 Jun

Groundbreaking new Melbourne project STH BNK By Beulah appoints Grant Associates and ASPECT Studios

World renowned landscape design practice Grant Associates and international design practice ASPECT Studios have been formally announced as the landscape architects for Beulah Developments’ unprecedented vertical garden city.

16 Jun

Grant Associates to lead Brabazon Park public space development

Award-winning landscape architect practice Grant Associates has been instructed by YTL Developments to lead on the public space design for Brabazon Park, a major new 6-hectare public park at Brabazon in North Bristol.

May 2021

26 May

Grant Associates appointed to The Brentford Project

Grant Associates has been appointed to take forward the detailed design and oversee the delivery of the landscape and public realm for The Brentford Project, a long-anticipated waterfront regeneration in west London.

18 May

Grant Associates unveils Chinese-inspired design plans for Chelsea Flower Show 2021 garden

Peter Chmiel and Chin-Chin-Jung Chen have revealed the ambitious design concept for their show garden at the Chelsea Flower Show 2021, which aims to show how cities of the future must be considered as landscape cities.

April 2021

23 Apr

Grant Associates’ Martin Knight appointed to new Design Council expert network

Martin Knight, Associate at Grant Associates in Bath, has been appointed to the Design Council’s new network of more than 400 built and natural environment experts, who collectively embody the organisation’s commitment to make life better by design.

March 2021

15 Mar

Sustainable waterfront ‘urban village’ previewed in Singapore

Grant Associates is part of the team behind The Reef at King's Dock, a new sustainable residential development in Singapore that will combine striking urban architecture with the opportunity to reconnect with nature and appreciate marine biodiversity.

February 2021

05 Feb

Grant Associates to work on innovative Dublin masterplan

Grant Associates is part of a multi-disciplinary team led by Maccreanor Lavington that is set to deliver a masterplan strategic framework for a 700ha site in west Dublin.

November 2020

11 Nov

Leading Singaporean landscape architects declare climate and biodiversity emergency

Leading Singaporean landscape architecture firms are calling on local and international landscape architects to act in response to climate change and biodiversity loss.

October 2020

21 Oct

Harbour cove designed by Grant Associates opens in Barangaroo, Sydney

A new harbour cove and boardwalk designed by landscape architect Grant Associates has opened to the public in Barangaroo in Sydney’s new business district.

15 Oct

Grant Associates designs landscape strategy for 1,300 new homes in South Dublin

Grant Associates is working with Fletcher Priest Architects to design the masterplan for a new community in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, South Dublin for developer Quintain Ireland Ltd.

March 2020

13 Mar

Bristol’s YTL Arena gets green light

Bristol City Council has granted YTL permission to repurpose the Brabazon aircraft hangars at the former Filton Airfield and deliver a new live entertainment complex for Bristol. Grant Associates worked with lead architect Grimshaw, Manica Architecture and OPS Engineers to create the scheme's design concept.

February 2020

07 Feb

Andrew Grant member of group calling for ‘quality’ design principles for national infrastructure projects

Andrew Grant, founder and director at Grant Associates, is one of ten expert members of a design group tasked by the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) to deliver quality design principles for national infrastructure projects.

03 Feb

Grant Associates participates in UN’s World Urban Forum

Grant Associates is to participate in the tenth staging of the United Nations (UN)’s World Urban Forum, taking place 8-13 February 2020 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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.