Our masterplanning team addresses the complex issues affecting our towns, cities and neighbourhoods; we focus on design excellence, supported by a breadth of multidisciplinary skills and technical expertise. Masterplanning must be both visionary and practical to achieve full development potential. To meet our clients’ objectives, we combine analysis of the policy, planning and physical issues with a practical understanding of financial, cost and phasing implications.

Our landscape architects shape environments that connect people to each other and to the world around them. For projects ranging from less than half an acre to millions of acres, our landscape architects blend imaginative design gestures with natural systems to establish a sense of place. Using biomimicry to inform our solutions, we looks to the “genius of the place” — the native species, ecologies and cultures — for design inspiration, performance measures and time-tested resiliency strategies.

Good design is a team endeavour. It’s vital from the outset for the design team to listen carefully to key stakeholders: from the local community to the investors, and from the boardroom to the fans. This collaborative approach helps design teams reach the best solution and improve a project’s chance of success. When thinking about a new facility, the design should be informed by several factors including the potential event calendar, context, climate and culture. The team needs a deep understanding of how the building operates in relation to the site. A project’s deliverability also is based on having a realistic view of what types of events, and how many, the facility will attract, as well as the project’s budget aspirations.