Dick and Zoe attended the Manchester University careers fair to promote Randall Thorp to landscape architecture students.  The surprise of the day however, was how many architecture and planning students showed an interest and expressed how they wished they knew about landscape architecture before they chose the courses they did!

A nearby site visit gave us the opportunity to pop into this neighborhood park in Hulme, Manchester to see how its matured since we designed it 24 years ago.

Outline planning permission has been granted for the Oxley Health & Wellbeing Facility project in Wolverhampton. Plans for the site comprise a two-storey health and wellbeing facility, featuring a landscape masterplan for the public and semi-public spaces by Randall Thorp.

The Beaulieu development in Chelmsford has won further recognition, picking up the ‘Highly Commended’ award at the Essex Housing Awards 2022.

Ellie Forshaw, senior urban designer, and Zoe Nosworth, graduate landscape architect, visited Urmston Grammar School, Manchester, for the start of National Careers Week on Monday, March 6, 2023, and the school’s “Be Inspired” event for Year 7 and 8 students.

We’re delighted to announce the promotion of Ellie Forshaw to the role of Senior Urban Designer. Ellie was first appointed by Randall Thorp to the role of Urban Designer only 6 months ago. She is a Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (MRTPI) and holds an MSc in Urban Design, and her work focuses on the impact of design on mental health and wellbeing.

At Randall Thorp, we believe that nurturing and developing talent is more than simply picking the best applicants and putting them to work. We continuously seek to create a supportive, positive and rewarding work environment, that gives our graduate team members the greatest breadth of experience across every aspect of their profession and, we believe, the support, mentorship, and training they need to build a richly rewarding career in landscape architecture.

The theme for National Apprenticeship Week 2023 is ‘Skills for Life’. It’s something we understand very well here at Randall Thorp, because landscape architecture demands a broad range of expertise and skills beyond what we learn at school and university. The traditional route into landscape architecture is through a recognised degree study course, but it’s not the only career path into the sector, and Randall Thorp began its apprenticeship scheme in 2020, in a bid to attract new talent from different sources.

Whilst re-visiting a site he'd had an involvement in since 1986, a chance encounter made Dick hear what a deep emotional impact our work can have on people. Click to find out more