I gained a scholarship from the Gane Charitable Trust and undertook a tour of the Netherlands in order to assess the country’s flair in the design and management of their landscapes, and involved the submission of a 2000 word report which covered park design; Dutch landscape architecture; residential design; and their vibrant nursery industry.

I have also carried out book and event reviews for World Architecture News (WAN) including Paris’ ‘Cite Nature’ exhibition and Charles Bancroft’s book ‘The Architect’.

I have given lectures at the Thames Gateway Conference on the subject of ’Open Space as a Focus for Regeneration’ with reference to SOM projects at Doncaster and Rugby; and spoke at the Liverpool Waterfront Expo citing Gensler projects in Rabat, Blackpool and Abu Dhabi.

I have also been invited to adjudicate three times at the WAN Urban Design Panel which reviews and rewards best practice and innovation.