LDA Design

At LDA Design we make great places and shape the world for the better.

Our origins lie in landscape architecture, and this strengthens all the services we offer.

The original meaning of the word landscape is to create a place where people belong. Landscape connects people and place, and knowing how people use space gives breadth and depth to our work as urban designers, town planners and environmental planners.

We follow the principles of first life, then spaces, then buildings. Whether the project is a park, a port, a tidal lagoon or a new urban district, we focus on the needs of people affected. We then design spaces which create opportunities for encounter and exchange. As masterplanners, we know how to ensure buildings support the social, economic and environmental functions of the place.

We see a growing appetite for landscape-led design because of its capacity to deliver the most vibrant places. We have a 150-strong team working across England and Scotland, working for developers, landowners, communities, universities and government.

The consultancy has received over 100 awards for contemporary and historic parkland design, urban renewal and historic town centre improvements. We pioneered the concept of green Infrastructure planning and design in the UK, and our work is informed by our Futures research programme.

LDA Design led the masterplanning and detailed design of the Olympic Park and the design of its post-Games transformation. Since then we have masterplanned University College London’s pioneering new campus. Other recent projects include Plymouth city centre and Cambridge University’s new museums site. We are responsible for delivering the public realm for Battersea Power Station. We have successfully delivered over 50 Heritage Lottery Funded park restoration schemes including Burgess Park and Victoria Park in London, and Gorky Park in Moscow.

At LDA Design, we love what we do.