Townshend Landscape Architects are a

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-based

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practice established in 1988 by Robert Townshend. The practice specialises in landscape architecture, public realm masterplanning and urban design in the UK, Europe, Middle East, and Far East. Projects of note include More London, a

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including the

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offices designed by

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on the southern bank of the Thames between London Bridge and Tower Bridge, the design of the open spaces and infrastructure at Brindleyplace in

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, Bishops Square public realm and roof terraces, and are joint masterplaners for King's Cross Central masterplan with

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and Demetri Porphyrios for the

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to the north of King's Cross and St Pancras Stations which includes Granary Square.

Gallery

Image:MoreLondon_01_by_Townshend_Landscape_Architects.jpg, The Rill towards Tower Bridge, MoreLondon Image:More_London_003_by_Townshend_Landscape_Architects.jpg, The Fountains towards Tower of London, MoreLondon Image:Bishops_Square_001_by_Townshend_Landscape_Architects.JPG, Bishops Square, Spitalfields File:Brushfield Street, Spitalfields.jpg, Brushfield Street, Spitalfields Image:Tower Place 001 by Townshend Landscape Architects.jpg, Seating area under atrium

Selected projects

* More London, London * King's Cross Central, London *

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, London * Brindleyplace, Birmingham * Granary Square, London * The Crystal, London * Corvin Promenade, Budapest, Hungary * Metropole, Warsaw, Poland * Château de Villandry, France * Carter Lane, St Paul's Cathedral, London * Tower Place, London *

Bluewater Shopping Centre Bluewater Shopping Centre (commonly known simply as ''Bluewater'') is a large out-of-town shopping centre in Stone, Kent, Stone (postally Greenhithe, Kent, Greenhithe), Kent, England, just outside the M25 motorway ring, east south east of London ...

, Kent * Central Spine, Manchester * Bankside 123, London * Ropemaker Roof Terraces, London * Abu Dhabi Investment Council Headquarters, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates * Esplanade Quarter, Jersey *

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, Vancouver, Canada

Awards

* 2000 Civic Trust Award - Central Square & Oozells Square, Brindley Place * 2005 London Planning Awards, Best Built Project contributing to London's Future - Bishops Square, London * 2007 London Planning Awards, The Mayor's Award for Excellence in Planning - King's Cross Central * 2007 London Planning Awards, Best New Public Space - Bishops Square, London

References

External links

Townshend Landscape Architects Website
Architecture firms based in London British landscape architects Design companies established in 1988 {{UK-architect-stub