November 2008 – LHC Urbanism triumph at Landscape Institute Awards 2008
The national Landscape Institute Award 2008 winners were announced on 20th November at a prestigious ceremony in London. The landscape architecture equivalent of the ‘Sterling Prize' saw LHC Urbanism successful in two categories.
LHC Urbanism was commended for the quality of its work both in the ‘Urban Design and Masterplanning Category' for the Ker Street Area Development in Devonport, and in the ‘Communication and Presentation' category for the West End Vision and Implementation, Plymouth.
The Ker Street Area Development in Devonport for Westco, Devon & Cornwall Housing Association and Midas Homes will create an attractive neighbourhood based on social and responsible public realm design, with a mixed tenure of housing and apartments. The masterplan for Ker Street has been developed to guide the redevelopment of post-war flats and knit the area back into the fabric of Devonport. It is the basis for creating a new, positive environment for the future.
Plymouth's West End Vision was launched in 2006 with the goal of transforming a declining Plymouth district into a crossroads of city life. LHC produced a flexible framework of 20 projects in 20 years. Dan Clifton, Urban Design Director, LHC Urbanism commenting on the award success said "The success of ‘A Vision for Plymouth's West End' in winning a Landscape Institute communication award is an extremely exciting accolade for this long term project and coincides with the first step in its delivery with public realm works starting on site in January 2009. The project team, which includes Plymouth City Centre Company, Plymouth City Council, LHC Urbanism, Peter Brett Associates and Maze Consulting worked closely with key stakeholder's to ensure proposals have been guided and are supported by retailers and the local community."
Neil Emery, Director of LHC Urbanism, who collected both awards commented "It is especially gratifying to be recognised not only for our skills in urban design and masterplanning, but also for the quality of our communication with all involved on our projects. We recognise the importance of keeping the end-user at the heart of the design process and high-quality communication is fundamental to this approach."
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