The Landscape Institute has announced that twenty-five projects and designs are competing for this year’s prestigious President’s Award. Now in their sixth consecutive year, the 2012 Landscape Awards will be presented by Pam Warhurst, co-founder of Incredible Edible and Chair of the Board of the Forestry Commission, at a lunchtime ceremony on Thursday 29th November.
The 2012 Landscape Awards shortlist comprises:
The Gardens of the Beasts: Davies White with Room 60 and The House of Fairy Tales
Cairngorms National Park Entry Points, Scottish Highlands: Ian White Associates Ltd
Three Mills Green, Lea Valley, London: Churchman Landscape Architects Ltd
Fordham Park and Walpole Rd Underpass, New Cross, London: The Landscape Partnership Ltd
Potters Field Park, Southwark, London: Gross.Max
Cathedral Square, Peterborough: LDA Design Consulting LLP
Coworth Park, Dorchester Collection, Surrey: Macfarlane Wilder
Brunswick Cemetery Gardens, Bristol: The New Leaf Studio
Next Wave, phase 1, Bexhill on Sea: HTA Landscape Design
Brockhole Jetty, Lake District National Park: Planit-ie Ltd
Arundel Square, Islington: Remapp Ltd
Ouseburn Parks, Newcastle upon Tyne: Southern Green Ltd
London 2012 Olympic Parklands and Public Realm: LDA Design Consulting LLP with Hargreaves Associates, Arup and Atkins
Forestry Commission Scotland, Practice Guide, Conserving and Managing Trees and Woodlands in Scotland’s designed landscapes: Peter McGowan Associates
Kilmahew / St Peter’s, Cardross Scotland: ERZ Ltd
Woodberry Wetlands, Stoke Newington, London: Allen Scott Ltd
The Gatherings, Bakewell Town Centre Public Realm Framework, Bakewell: Maxim Urban Design
A temporary greenspace study: Optimised Environments Ltd
‘Use of cutting and irrigation to delay flowering of native wildflower meadows’ dissertation: Helen Hoyle
‘Petrorhagia saxifraga germination response to masonry block substrates for use in living walls’ dissertation by Roisin O’Riordan
Norton Community Hospice and Horticultural Therapy Centre portfolio: Amy Kirk
Stoneywood Estate Development Framework and Masterplan, Aberdeen: Optimised Environments Ltd and Dandara Ltd
Belfast Streets Ahead: AECOM
Meridian Water, Enfield: LDA Design Consulting LLP
Queenborough and Rushenden Masterplan, Isle of Sheppey: Rummey Design
In addition to the President’s Award, awards will be presented across the following categories: Design under one hectare, Design one to five hectares, Design over five hectares, Neighbourhood Planning, Heritage and Conservation, Landscape Policy and Research, Strategic Landscape Planning, Urban Design and Masterplanning, Communications and Presentation, Student Dissertation, Student Portfolio and the Peter Youngman Award.
Image Credit | Flickr User interbeat Ed Webster
