written by Jon Sheaff Am I alone in finding the corporate flight from EDI both wearisome and bemusing? Wearisome because there is a sordid inevitability about the way in which programmes have been scaled back across the Bro-sphere. It sems that rather taking the knee to kick out inequality and […]
written by Jon Sheaff Are people spending less time in public space? A recent study from MIT used AI to assess the use of four public spaces (in New York, Boston and Philadelphia), drawing on data assembled in 1980 by the urbanist William Whyte. The study concluded that between 1980 […]
We’ve completed our work to develop flood alleviation strategies at Grade I listed Bateman’s House and its Grade II listed gardens in East Sussex where we were commissioned by the National Trust alongside Thomas Ford and Partners. The beautiful Jacobean building was originally constructed in 1634, and was home to the […]
We are very excited to announce that our Newham GWI Strategy has been shortlisted for the RTPI Awards! The strategy sets out in depth plans to provide Newham with appropriate green and blue space for its steadily growing population. The borough faces a challenge in providing access to good quality blue […]
We’re delighted to announce that we will be the leading design team for the Holly Hill woodland park delivery phase. Holly Hill is located in Fareham and was originally designed as an estate park and arboretum, with it now being a fairly sizeable and popular woodland, covering some 35 hectares. […]
We have a big announcement! After a few years of planning, we are taking steps towards becoming an Employee Ownership Trust. This is an exciting time as the Arkwood team will have a stake in the business, strengthening our values of openness, equilibrium, collaboration and commitment, we will all have […]
Forest Lane Park is a small public park in Forest Gate in East London. We are thrilled to be working with Newham Council on its restoration and upgrade, with funding and support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. We have been engaging with local residents to help with co-designing the […]
We are delighted to be developing a masterplan for Marquis Drive Visitor Centre in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire. The Chase is recognised as a National Landscape (previously Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty), and much of which has further designations of Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and Site of Special Scientific Interest […]
Arkwood are delighted to have been appointed by Lambeth Council as a part of their ‘Soak up Lambeth’ project to devise a SuDS strategy for William Bonney Estate and Alphonsus Estate/Teignmouth Flats. We have been commissioned for RIBA Stages 1-6 where we are working with Andrew Forshaw of Forshaw Gauld to […]
After almost a year of back-and-forth organising, the Arkwood team all ventured to Beckton Park to do some volunteer dredging at Itchycoo pond. The pond and community garden is cared for by Brian and Pam, who named it after the 1968 song ‘Itchycoo Park’ by the Small Faces because of […]