CMLI Success for Clare!
CMLI success at WWA! Clare has passed the exam and is now a Chartered Landscape Architect. Huge congratulations to Clare and all the other candidates receiving their results today!
CMLI success at WWA! Clare has passed the exam and is now a Chartered Landscape Architect. Huge congratulations to Clare and all the other candidates receiving their results today!
Great afternoon at the Constructing Excellence Essex Club Awards 2024, held at Braxted Park. WWA were shortlisted under the Environmental Social & Governance category for our work in writing a Green Infrastructure Strategy for the University of East Anglia. The report provides the UEA with a strategy to identify green infrastructure investment opportunities across the campus for the next 30 years. It will help to inform future development, providing a strong emphasis on biophilic design. It has been rewarding to collaborate with a client so passionately committed to tackling the challenges of climate change and we look forward to seeing positive change across the campus in the coming years.
WWA are thrilled to welcome Kieran Linale, Laeti Hayes and Lewis Reynolds to the team!
Kieran is a Senior Landscape Architect who has worked on large and complex multi-phase developments and has over 14 years experience in the landscape industry. He will be delivering landscape led projects.
Laeti joins the team as an experienced CMLI with over 15 years working as a landscape architect. She works on larger scale team and project management.
Lewis is a dual qualified Landscape Architect and Town Planner, bringing with him a unique aptitude and awareness of the industry. He will be heading up WWA’s planning department alongside Bobby.
February 12th 2024 is a landmark day with all future new development in England needing to achieve a minimum 10% biodiversity net gain (BNG). Landscape architects and ecologists are guardians of our external landscape and are now tasked with ensuring this target is met and wherever possible, exceeded.
We might ask, why does it matter? The principal aim is to make developers think before they remove or destroy habitats and landscape features such as trees, hedgerows and ponds. Any such loss will require replacement either on site or elsewhere. BNG legislation will be enforced through the planning process and seeks to minimise and mitigate against loss and damage to our fragile natural habitats.
At WWA we are excited to work with our clients to achieve this ambitious and essential target for all new developments.
We were thrilled to see George Row playground made an appearance in the Summer 23 Southwark Life magazine. WWA were involved from inception through to completion so it’s great to see the playground open and in use for local residents to enjoy.
To read the article (and catch up on other news in Southwark!), click here.
On Sunday 14th May, director Bobby Browne completed the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon, running some 26.2 miles on a challenging course with the summer heat coming unfashionably early.
In addition to earning a sunburn, Bobby and his team have so far raised over £6000 running in memory of Bobby’s mother-in-law.
In what was the first year of this marathon, over 12,000 runners of all abilities took part to raise money for the MNDA (Motor Neurone Disease Association). As you may have seen in the news, former Rugby League player, Rob Burrow completed the marathon, with some help from his teammate Kevin Sinfield.
If you would like to donate to the cause, please click here for Bobby’s Just Giving page.
Tim, Laura, Gemma and Bobby are fundraising for Motor Neurone Disease Association (justgiving.com)
WWA are pleased to welcome two new members to the team! Clare and Chris joined us in October as Landscape Architects.
Clare’s landscape designs combine her interior and exhibition design skills with her love of plants and gardening. She completed her MA in Landscape architecture in 2022:
“I relish the opportunity to design everyday spaces that improve health and give people pleasure while also increasing biodiversity.”
Chris achieved his BA in Landscape Architecture in 2022 from Writtle University:
“I am excited to be involved in each project, knowing that each space we create will bring a positive impact to the area and its surrounding context.”
We were thrilled to hear that the £1.4m Winnocks almshouse project received the coveted Patron’s Award of the Almshouse Association. The award was established in 2000 by HRH King Charles as the Patron of the Almshouse Charity, recognising and encouraging outstanding almshouse developments.
Nine new almshouses were built on the Winnocks site in Colchester adjacent to an original Grade I listed almshouse terrace.
Working closely with heritage specialists, Purcell Architects, we provided a landscape scheme for this heavily constrained site. We always relish the challenge of designing within the curtilage of recognised heritage assets. Our sympathetic design centred on accessible connections between the Grade I listed buildings and the new dwellings, softened by an associated planting scheme.
If you have a similar project you would like to discuss, please contact us here.
Congratulations and well done to our Landscape Architect Imy, for completing the London to Brighton bike ride! She cycled 54 miles from Clapham to Brighton Sea Front, climbing the infamously steep Ditchling Beacon along the way, all whilst raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support.
WWA were proud to sponsor Imy and if you would like to donate to Macmillan Cancer Support via her just giving page, there is still time!
We were thrilled to see one of our projects featured on BBC News recently!
Braintree: New sensory garden opens to the public – BBC News
The new sensory garden in Manor Street, Braintree opened last month. WWA have been working closely alongside Kier and Braintree District Council on the £30m Victoria Square regeneration, specifically on the bus park and design of the Town Hall gardens (discussed in more detail here).
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