by Claire Thirlwall | 19 August 2016 | Landscape Architecture
I love the Olympics. Every four years I watch the eccentric Opening Ceremony, the hard to follow sports, (omnium – you are the main culprit here) and the tearful medal ceremonies. Watching athletes, the best in the world, is a privilege. I was lucky...
by Claire Thirlwall | 19 July 2016 | Landscape Architecture
I’m in celebratory mood today, as twenty years ago I set up my practice Thirlwall Associates. Back in 1996 Facebook, Twitter and Google were yet to exist. I was proud of my dial-up connection, choosing between using the phone or the internet. I had my pick of...
by Claire Thirlwall | 13 June 2013 | Technology
I recently spoke to a wonderful group at The College of Estate Management about the benefits of using social media for business. Along with James Mott of Projectbook I spent the day talking with property professionals and helping them resolve any issues they had...
by Claire Thirlwall | 4 June 2013 | Landscape Architecture
As I caught my first glimpse of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park from the window of the DLR from Stratford it was hard to imagine the immaculate park I’d last seen last summer. On 28th July 2013, the first day of competition at the London 2012 Olympic...
by Claire Thirlwall | 16 April 2013 | Law and Policy
I don’t imagine you had today marked in your diary as a Red Letter Day for UK planning legislation. However today’s debate on the Growth and Infrastructure Bill could see a change that would allow local planning authorities to opt out of one of the...