Culture + Heritage

Highgate Cemetery

Working with the historical and natural character of the Cemetery, our proposal will ensure that visitors enjoy a tranquil and peaceful experience with a mixture of shady glades and more open grassy meadows.

Type of project: Culture + Heritage / Masterplan

Location: London, United Kingdom

Date: 2021-Present

Status: In progress

King Charles Street Quad

Referencing the building’s rich, patterned interiors, our design transforms the space into an outdoor room for people and planting that provides the FCDO with a flexible, communal outdoor space.

Type of project: Culture + Heritage / Parks + Gardens

Location: London, United Kingdom

Date: 2021-2023

Status: Completed

Diana Memorial

Opened by HM the Queen in 2004, the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain has since attracted millions of visitors, won a series of international awards, and become one of London’s most popular attractions.

Type of project: Culture + Heritage

Location: London, United Kingdom

Date: 2004

Status: Completed

National Botanic Garden of Wales

Designed to house some of the most endangered plants on Earth, the garden's dramatic changes in topography provide differing degrees of protection, exposure and aridity, whilst functioning as a sculptural form supporting a cultural display.

Type of project: Culture + Heritage

Location: Wales, United Kingdom

Date: 1998-1999

Status: Completed

Kings Dock Liverpool

The landscape design for the Kings Waterfront by Gustafson Porter + Bowman creates a fluid ground plane which unifies the existing dock and quayside levels with the raised entrance levels of the new Arena and Convention Centre by Wilkinson Eyre.

Type of project: Culture + Heritage

Location: Liverpool, United Kingdom

Date: 2006

Status: Completed

Museumpark Rotterdam

Rotterdam’s Museumpark dates back to 1927 and the addition of a new art collection-building for the Boijmans Museum prompted the client to approach Gustafson Porter + Bowman to analyse how the park is used and how it could be improved and enlarged.  

Type of project: Culture + Heritage / Parks + Gardens / Public Realm

Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Date: 2015-Present

Status: In progress

Mezyad Desert Park

This 4,400-hectare public park and visitor centre aimed to celebrate and protect the cultural and environmental riches of a unique gravel plain in the uplands at the base of Jebel Hafeet Mountain.

Type of project: Culture + Heritage / Parks + Gardens / Masterplans

Al Ain, Abu Dhabi

Date: 2007-2012

Status: Concept and masterplan completed

Site Tour Eiffel

Gustafson Porter + Bowman’s ‘OnE’ design proposes a unified central axis that celebrates the Eiffel Tower at the central point between the Palais de Chaillot at the Place du Trocadéro and the École Militaire at the Place Joffre.

Type of project: Culture + Heritage / Masterplan / Public Realm / Plaza

Location: Paris, France

Date: 2018-Present

Status: In progress

HM Treasury Courtyards

Our landscape design transforms two lightwells into lush gardens. Our plan was to create a pleasant space with a simplified layout that would serve as a place for small working groups, large events and a peaceful space for contemplation.

Type of project: Culture + Heritage / Parks + Gardens

Location: London, United Kingdom

Date: 2002-2004

Status: Completed

Cuulturpark Westergasfabriek

Cultuurpark Westergasfabriek is one of Gustafson Porter + Bowman’s defining projects and is considered a model of brownfield reclamation. Using ‘Changement’ as a foundation, the scheme establishes a delicate balance between buildings and landscape, contamination and accessibility, invention and interpretation, restoration and revelation that exploit the potential of the post-productive site.

Type of project: Culture + Heritage / Parks + Gardens / Public Realm

Location: Amsterdam

Date: 2006

Status: Completed

UK Holocaust Memorial

Our design for the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre focuses on establishing a nationally significant landmark for current and future generations to reflect, mourn and learn, and is drawn from extensive research into the site.

Type of project: Culture + Heritage

Location: London, United Kingdom

Date: 2016-Present

Status: In progress

Towards Paradise

Located in the grounds of a ruined 13th-century Benedictine nunnery, ‘Towards Paradise’ was the first major landscape commission by the Venice Architecture Biennale.

Type of project: Culture + Heritage

Location: Venice, Italy

Date: 2008

Status: Completed

Gardens of Forgiveness

The Gardens of Forgiveness represent Beirut's past, present and future and are a reflection of the vibrant city which surrounds it. They are placed at the heart of Beirut’s Central District, amongst historic churches and mosques.

Type of project: Culture + Heritage / Parks + Gardens / Public Realm

Location: Beirut, Lebanon

Date: 1999-2006

Status: On hold

Hili Archaeological Park

One of the earliest archaeological examples of oasis settlement and agriculture in southeast Arabia, Hili Archaeological Park was designed as a major heritage centre offering exceptional opportunities for education, culture and leisure.

Type of project: Culture + Heritage / Parks + Gardens

Location: Al Ain, Abu Dhabi

Date: 2008-2011

Status: Concept design completed