Author: Alison Galbraith

This enchanting project by the SPUD Group (Space, Placemaking and Urban Design), designed by young architects at Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios delighted us on our cold walk on the exposed coastline of the Lymington marshes.… Read the rest

2015 was terra firma’s 30^th birthday and as such we had a great celebration mid-year, taking all the crew to Amsterdam for a study tour.… Read the rest

Talking to school children earlier this week when planting trees it was clear they were fascinated by soils, particularly the wonderfully mind-boggling stat that there are more organisms in one tablespoon of healthy soil than there are people on earth!!… Read the rest

Since the launch of National Tree Week 40 years ago around one million trees have been planted every year, initially in response to the loss of 20 million trees through Dutch Elm Disease.… Read the rest

I remember blithely using the headline ‘Car-free is carefree’ on a college assignment to try and sell the dream of a modern city-centre where people could shop at artisan food stalls before sitting down with a flat white to watch cyclists glide past.… Read the rest

Many congratulations to our colleagues at terra firma LT in Vilnius, Lithuania, who have just celebrated the completion of their first year of trading!… Read the rest