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EDITOR’S LETTER
COASTAL DEVELOPMENTS
Editor : Michael Northcott
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Editorial Assistants : Alessandro Carrara
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Lewis Catchpole
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his month’s At Home feature focuses on LT Studio’s
redevelopment of Watchet Marina, which is part of a
wider regeneration strategy led by local community
interest company Onion Collective to bring more people to the
seaside town.
The studio’s director, Marc Dix, said maintaining the character
of the space was important, whilst also providing sufficient space
for people to use collectively. He also talks about how dealing
with clients not familiar with the industry helped him discover
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how to communicate his landscape ideas effectively. Lewis
Catchpole caught up with him to find out more about the project,
read what he had to say on page 24.
Meanwhile, Cracknell’s La Mer landscape project in Dubai is
Contributors
Marc Dix, Fady Khalife, Claudia de Yong,
Rhys Jones, Alison Galbraith
a beachfront development that draws inspiration from coastal
towns around the world. Fady Khalife, group design director at
Cracknell, explains how the main goal was to create a project
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that wasn’t overly ‘manicured’ - using materials which were
sustainable and didn’t require a lot of maintenance in the long
term. Alessandro Carrara spoke with him to gain more insight
about how the firm brought all of these design elements together.
Find out more on page 30.
Elsewhere, on page 40, Alison Galbraith reflects on the diverse
range of parks around London, and on page 42, Claudia de Yong
talks about the importance of good communication when forming
a client’s perception.
I hope you enjoy the issue.
Michael Northcott
Editor
Landscape Insight
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