Townshend Landscape Architects

Townshend Landscape Architects is an award winning practice formed in 1988 by Robert Townshend. We are an established leading practice with an international team of landscape architects, urban designers, architects and artists. The practice specialises in designing the landscape, urban design and public realm. We work on all aspects of a project, from inception, local authority and public consultations, planning strategies and gaining planning permissions, concept and detailed design, construction and the successful delivery of a project. We believe our individual and well thought through designs and extensive knowledge of high quality detailing show our passion, commitment and understanding in designing long-lasting places for people in the United Kingdom and abroad. Our approach to design is embedded in the local distinctiveness and character of each and every scheme and encompasses an essential view on sustainability across all the environmental, social and economic dimensions. We have a deep interest in the history and formation of public spaces and have developed an understanding of how thriving and sustainable communities evolve. It is our commitment to successful place-making that is at the core of our rigorous design process. We are interested in how places are connected to the surrounding built environment, and to an often fascinating past. It is how people will use these spaces that drives our creative response and how communities will over time establish and activate them. These are essential elements that inform our approach to creating unique, enduring places which will in turn respond to the inherent qualities of a site. We work as an integrated team to ensure that our designs inspire our clients, stakeholders and engage the community, in turn acting as a catalyst for further regeneration and investment.