LDA Design chosen to redesign Aberdeen’s Union Terrace Gardens
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LDA’s potential vision of a redesigned Union Terrace Gardens
Aberdeen City Council has chosen the team behind London’s Olympic Park to draw up detailed design proposals for the city’s Union Terrace Gardens.
About this development:
- Authority:Aberdeen City
- Type:Other
- Applications:
- Team:LDA Design (architect)
LDA Design will lead the £17 million regeneration project Glasgow office.
The landscape architecture, urban design and environmental planning consultancy has delivered more than 50 Heritage Lottery Funded park restoration schemes, and new parks nationally and internationally, including the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London and Gorky Park in Moscow.
A revamped Union Terrace Gardens could include performance spaces, restaurants and artist’s studios - features which were included in Peacock Visual Arts’ original design for the gardens in 2010.
Council leader Jenny Laing said: “We are delighted to announce that LDA Design has been chosen as the consultant to draw up detailed proposals for Union Terrace Gardens.
“LDA Design has a world-class reputation as the team behind high quality, iconic projects that demonstrate both innovation and respect for heritage.
“LDA Design faced fierce competition from nearly a dozen leading firms during a rigorous selection procedure for Union Terrace Gardens - evidence of a desire from the country’s leading design practitioners to be part of the Aberdeen City Centre Masterplan programme.
“In producing and honing detailed drawings for Union Terrace Gardens, LDA Design will continue the process of engaging with the public and key stakeholders. Together we can secure their position as the city centre’s green jewel.”
Board director of LDA Design, Neil Mattinson, added: “We are absolutely delighted to be entrusted with this project, it’s an extremely exciting project.
“We also feel a sense of privilege.
“The team is absolutely determined to move forward with community stakeholders to make something very, very special.
“One or two in our team are born and raised in Aberdeen so you can imagine what it means to them.”
A public engagement exercise to gather feedback on proposals is expected to take place towards the end of this year.
Detailed plans are scheduled to go before the council for consideration in early 2017.
If approved by council, work on the refurbishment would start that autumn.
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