BCA Landscape

13/10/2023

We had a great night with Amey Consulting at the National Highways Awards this week, where we won the Big Active Travel award with them for our work on the regeneration of the Lime Street area in Liverpool UK. Pedestrians and cyclists have been given greater priority and space at this key transport node in the City, whilst respecting the historical importance of the area. For more information, please visit

https://www.highwaysawards.co.uk/the-awards/winners-list/
https://bcalandscape.co.uk/projects/liverpool-lime-street/

10/10/2023

What is it about a window with a green view that makes us feel better? Over the last few years we have been delving deeper into understanding the psychological and physiological mechanics behind this phenomenon. It’s a fascinating world that includes touch, sound and smell, and not just sight. It involves ergonomics and proxemics (are we comfortable?) and it tracks back thousands of years to see how we are still adapting as a species to the very recent arrival of Cities!

We have been using this fascinating research to develop our own understanding and in-turn inform our design for this amazing new Study Garden at Liverpool University’s Sydney Jones Library.

05/10/2023

Our director, Andy Thomson will be speaking at the Education Estates conference on October 17th at Manchester Central. His talk, "Does the place we work or study help or hinder you?", will explore the impact of our physical environment on our learning and productivity based Brett Gardens, which is an outdoor study area at the Liverpool University Campus and includes 44 study carrels, each with a window into a shared green space.

Link to Brett Gardens here: https://bcalandscape.co.uk/projects/brett-gardens/

If you're attending the conference, be sure to check out Andy's talk at 2:00 PM at the Estates & Facilities Management Stage.

21/08/2023

We are excited to announce that the Glade of Light has been shortlisted for the in the Landscape and Public Realm Project category.

We will be attending the awards on the 22nd November and we hope to see you there!
Architects’ Journal

03/05/2023

BCA Landscape has been selected as a Finalist in the Architizer A+Awards Best Landscape Design Firm category. Our office is one of five in the world competing for the Popular Choice Award and voting opens on Monday 1st - 12th May, You can vote for us in this category through the link below. It will ask for your email and name before you can vote. We appreciate your support!

Vote for us here: https://shorturl.at/lvxNY
BCAL company page: https://architizer.com/

17/04/2023

Wirral Waters’ Maritime Knowledge Hub has been granted planning permission! BCA Landscape have worked closely with Ellis Williams Architects to redevelop this historically sensitive site, the iconic Grade II listed Hydraulic Tower, modelled on the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, the Maritime Knowledge Hub will be Wirral’s solution to the industrial skills shortage in the Liverpool City Region.

A suitably sensitive landscape approach was required with the inclusion of low carbon methodologies. Reusing existing materials such as cobbles, rail tracks and dock stones and SUDS planting throughout complimented by coastal tolerant trees. Historical links throughout the project aims to enhance the heritage of the site. We aim to create a sustainable yet robust landscape for this special site.

13/04/2023

We are truly honoured to win both a Civic Trust Award & a Special Community Impact Award for the Glade of Light memorial in Manchester, UK. The judges’ commented about the project;

“A very beautiful, sculptural and emotional place”

“The overall composition is exceptional with the landscaping and planting being a soft and responsive reflection of the existing public realm and surrounding environs.”

“A quiet yet bold installation which is a serene and lasting reminder for Manchester of those killed and affected by the terrorist bomb.”

10/11/2022

This is a really nice series of moments captured throughout this year…

Photographer Christopher Thomond has been taking pictures of the memorial through the seasons since it opened in January

28/10/2022

An alternative to bollards; provision of a variety of seating options to create a space that is safe and welcoming.

The texturing to the side of the white granite was done by hand is inspired by the stonework around St George’s hall.

24/10/2022

Our new tiled artworks set within our monolithic Holcombe Stone benches. A modern interpretation of the Minton tiled floor found with the Great Hall of St Georges Hall.

23/08/2022

International LOOP Design Awards 2022 – Voting open!

We are happy to share with you that the Glade of Light has been nominated for the LOOP People's Choice Awards 2022 in their International Landscape Design Category.

If you would like to vote for the Glade, please follow the link below.

https://www.loopdesignawards.com/project/the-glade-of-light/

For more information on the memorial garden, you can follow the link below to our project page.

https://bcalandscape.co.uk/projects/glade-of-light/

The voting closes on the 15th September 2022. Thanks for your support!

12/08/2022

We are incredibly honoured and excited to see that out Glade of light project has made it onto the Dezeen Awards 2022 longlist in the category.

There is a dedicated page for the project on the Dezeen Awards website.