Garner Stewart Architects (GSA) have been retained by Taylor Wimpey to design the Wisley Site. GSA is an award winning architecture, masterplanning and urban design practice. They have delivered projects for more than 4 decades, in all sectors, including residential, mixed-use, commercial, retail, conservation, regeneration and leisure.
Notable schemes thay have been or are involved with include Park Central in Birmingham, proposals for a Maidenhad Masterplan and involvment in the Beaulieu Scheme in Chelmsford.
GSA appear to bring useful concepts on Placemaking and Transport to the initial ideas for Wisley.
Designing for autonomous vehicles View article
A recent article in the Sunday Times (10-1-2021) highlighted a new estate Beaulieu in Chelmsford that is considering how estates are designed without being dominated by the needs of cars and car parking.
The Chelmsford City Council Spat... View article
Design Codes - the future for planning? View article
It can be argued that Design Codes trace their origins back to influential treatises such as Palladio’s 'I Quattro Libri dell’Architettura' and the planning and styles promulgated by the Wood’s in Bath.
The MHCLG hav... View article
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