Lionel Fanshawe is Director of Hampshire based Terra Firma Consultancy and Alshamsi Terra Firma based in Dubai. Lionel has over thirty years experience across all areas of the Landscape Architectural profession and built the Terra Firma offices into one of the leading consultancies in the field, with projects in twenty seven countries across six continents. His vision is to bring together colleagues with whom Terra Firma have regularly collaborated to form based tf-lab as a comprehensive deliverer of inspirational landscape projects. Jamie Liversedge is a Director of Alshamsi Terra Firma and heads up the BA Landscape Architecture course at the School of Architecture and Construction at Greenwich University. He has practised as a landscape architect for leading firms in the UK, Hong Kong and Dubai and has his own design firm, Liversedge Inc., devoted to art based initiatives. As a writer, lecturer and freelance landscape architect focusing on conceptual design and master planning development, Jamie has worked across the UK, Europe, Middle East and Asia. Nigel Thorne is a Director of his own specialist landscape management company, is a past President of the Landscape Institute and was previously Managing Director of Martha Schwartz's embryonic office. Nigel has worldwide experience of project management and is a well respected educator in the field of landscape management. He is currently Vice President International Federation of representing the European region. Alison Hainey set up Alison Hainey in 1987 after working with leading companies in the UK, USA and Hong Kong. Her particular strengths are in conceptual design and masterplanning, drawing on creative vision with a grounded, bespoke style. Today AHLA undertakes numerous international commissions ranging from private gardens to large public landscapes all underpinned by Alison s unique personality and passion for design. Her company s Clerkenwell offices are tf-lab s HQ. Introduction tf-lab is more than just a design practice. We are a collective of experienced landscape architects who have variously worked together under the Terra Firma umbrella for many years and are now formalising a based office to collaborate on high end prestigious projects. We are not bound by conformity, trend or fashion, but guided by the desire to create inspirational and sustainable designs derived from a holistic approach born of our vast range of cultural, climatic and commercial experiences. We manage our projects from concept through to use and beyond. Harnessing creative knowledge Steven Dawson is a Director of Peracto Projects and the third generation of landscape architects in his family. Steven specialises in managing complex projects through the planning process and on site. He has designed and built a number of golf courses and has delivered major public parks, sports stadia and high end public realm works over the past thirty years, developing a comprehensive knowledge of contractors and the landscape industries supply chains. Steve is spearheading tf-lab s initial promotional activity.
The Process Concept Delivery Management The purpose of is to offer the combined experience of one of the UK s leading Landscape Architecture practices with individual consultants with which it has had long term collaborative relationships. As a collective, individual specialisms in concept, delivery and management can be managed to the full.
Urban Design and Public Realm Works Petershill, Lionel Fanshawe whilst at CFA 1996 Manarat Al Saadiyat, UAE Alshamsi Terra Firma 2011 Liverpool Garden Festival Restoration Steve Dawson whilst at Planit 2012 Urban design and public realm is at the forefront of s interests and all partners have substantial experience in the design, implementation and management of open space.
Masterplanning and Strategic Projects Al Wakrah, Qatar Alshamsi Terra Firma 2011 Enviropark, Portsmouth Terra Firma 2005 Al Falah, Abu Dhabi Alshamsi Terra Firma 2008 (Alison Hainey, Jamie Liversedge and Lionel Fanshawe) tf-lab partners have worked on numerous large scale strategic planning and masterplanning projects in the UK and overseas. Current collaborative projects include a Midlands science park, Moscow residential park and a Chinese retail development.
Resorts and Leisure Ayos Tychonas, Cyprus Terra Firma with Jamie Liversedge 2009 Aphrodite Hills, Cyprus Jamie Liversedge 2000 - current Marina Sales Centre, Umm Al Quwain Alshamsi Terra Firma 2007 tf-lab partners have worked all over the world on prestigious projects in the leisure sector. The Dubai office of Alshamsi Terra Firma are currently working on over half a dozen resort and hotel projects in the Middle East including brands such as Four Seasons and Hard Rock Hotel.
Project range Pictured: Curzon Street, Chineham Business Park Riyadh Stock Exchange Hohot, China The Pines, Formby Maggie s Centre, Swansea The Dropmore Estate National Air Traffic Control Centre, Prestwick Tittenhurst Park Chichester Canal Basin Private Garden, North Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel, Pangbourne Eynsham Hall Hotel University of Portsmouth Wallpaper Residential, Islington Private Estate in Cheshire The Forbury Hotel, Reading Larnaca Works, The Pines, Formby Langtree Park, St Helens Paddington Canal Basin MIRA masterplan Landscape Architecture involves every sphere of land use and partners have a wealth of experience in every scale and type of project and in locations that span the globe. Illustrated above is just a small selection from the portfolios of both Terra Firma and the individuals concerned with the collaboration.
Contact details tf-lab 2 Albermarle Way Clerkenwell EC1V 4JB 020 7251 1890 (Alison Hainey) 01730 262040 (The Terra Firma Consultancy) lionel@tf-lab.co.uk jamie@tf-lab.co.uk nigel@tf-lab.co.uk alison@tf-lab.co.uk steve@tf-lab.co.uk www.tf-lab.co.uk