About Place Urban Design
Chartered Landscape Architect and Chartered Town Planner providing a range of services on a freelance basis.

I am a Chartered Landscape Architect and Chartered Town Planner providing a range of services on a freelance basis.
I work across disciplines and adopt a holistic approach in every project, developing design proposals alongside a given set of constraints and working to create deliverable and economically viable proposals.
I create strong development concepts anchored on a site’s context, features and potential, prioritising the connection of people to nature and places. I work across disciplines and collaboratively with clients, consultants and local authorities to design special places and deliver great ideas. I am passionate about creating multi-functional, adaptable places where nature grows and communities thrive.
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