MONTH IN REVIEW
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS APPOINTMENTS
RANJIT MATHARU
PROMOTED
TO ASSOCIATE
LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECT 38 PROMOTIONS MADE
AT LUC IN 2018
Landscape architecture firm
Gillespies has promoted Ranjit
Matharu to associate landscape
architect, in recognition of
her “exceptional design and
team leadership” on a range of
complex UK projects.
Since joining Gillespies in
2010 as a landscape architect,
Matharu has delivered a
number of high-profile
projects across a range of sectors
including residential, retail,
commercial and infrastructure.
Notable projects include
the redevelopment of Woking
Town Centre, landscape design
and mitigation proposals for
Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power
Station and landscape design
for Riverlight, a residential-
led development that has
transformed a five-acre industrial
estate in the heart of the Nine
Elms regeneration area.
Steve Wardell, managing
partner at Gillespies, said:
“Ranjit joined Gillespies in
2010 as a landscape architect
and has continued to impress
the partners not only with her
technical design ability and
leadership skills, but also her
dedication, contribution to office
life and her ability to represent
the business. Ranjit’s diverse
skills and expertise will benefit
our clients and enhance our
management team in London.”
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Landscape Insight | September 2018
LANDSCAPE PROJECT
LUC’S UNIVERSITY
OF NORTHAMPTON
WATERSIDE CAMPUS
PROJECT OPENS TO
PUBLIC
After three years of construction and
six years of continuous involvement
LUC’s University of Northampton
Waterside Campus project has been
completed and is open to the public.
The £330m project has transformed
25 hectares of contaminated riverside
on the site of derelict factories and a
power station into the University’s new
flagship Waterside Campus featuring
anew academic and residential
buildings, ‘Energy Centre’, restoration
of listed railway buildings and two new
major river crossings.
The designs are framed within LUC’s
landscape masterplan and ecologically
inspired public realm to create a series
of major new spaces and connecting
routes which LUC say both “celebrate
the site’s scale and the 15,000 students
and staff who will use it”.
Richard Hannay, LUC’s director of
landscape architecture and project
director for Waterside, said: “I’m proud
that we have succeeded in creating
a new campus with an immediate
and distinctive sense of place out of
the most unpromising of sites and
challenging of design and construction
environments. It’s testament to the
right design strategy, good working
relationships and loads of stamina that
we have exceeded expectations”.
Landscape architecture firm LUC
has promoted 38 members of staff
this year.
Notable promotions include
Mark Fisk and Ed Phillips, who
have been promoted to directors of
landscape architecture. Fisk joined
the group in 2012 and has over
12 years’ commercial experience,
and Phillips joined LUC in 2002,
specialising in bringing people and
places together through “well-
executed urban realm schemes”.
Landscape Planner Sally
Marshall is now associate director
of landscape and seascape
planning. She joined LUC in 2003
and her areas of expertise include
developing methodologies in
landscape and seascape character
assessment.
Steven Orr has moved up to
associate director of planning, and
is an experienced environmental
planner and historic environment
specialist with over 10 years in
practice. His work spans strategic
planning, policy and guidance
development, plan, programme
and governance evaluation.
A statement by LUC read:
“Earlier this year we reported
on the Gender Pay Gap and
explained what LUC is doing
to address it. A fundamental
part of this is ensuring balanced
representation throughout
all levels of the business. Our
overall gender balance is around
53:47 (Female:Male) and the
promotions this year are 60:40
overall and 54:46 at Associate and
above.”