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The High Street is Evolving

The high street is dead, or dying, if we are to believe much of the media coverage of the retail sector in the UK. However, Leonard Design are not witnessing a death but an evolution where the high street is evolving by creating strong communities. In 2015, Sheffield City Council announced plans for the Sheffield […]
1 year ago

Climate Change & Sustainability

The climate and its condition are becoming an ever more pressing issue. Thankfully the awareness of this subject is now expanding rapidly due to activists such as Greta Thunberg promoting the #FutureFridays campaign. Unfortunately, environmental disasters are becoming more common and the team at Leonard Design support the protection of our planet and we are […]
2 years ago
Wellbeing and Mental Health promotion in the workplace

World Mental Health Day

Today is World Mental Health Day, a subject that Leonard Design take very seriously and wish to support our team wherever possible. Estelle Morris, our in-house Mental Health First Aider, had this to say about the subject which was shared with the team via email: It’s a well-known statistic that one in four people in […]
2 years ago

Berlin Named as our Fifth Location

Leonard Design Architects, a global architectural practice which is headquartered in Nottingham, has chosen Berlin as its fifth office location. After entering the German market four years ago, the AJ 100 ranked firm has delivered a number of impressive projects such as the master planning of Markisches Zentrum. Its decision to create a permanent base […]
2 years ago
Interior details of staircase created with parametric software

Can architects combine logic and creativity to inspire the next generation of designers?

Creativity and logic are often considered to be two opposing skills, one full of imagination and originality and the other bound by reason and rationality. In reality, the two complement each other. Architecture has always blurred the boundaries between art and science, and now with the advancement of technology the two are becoming more and […]
2 years ago

Company Away Day: LDA on Tor

Earlier this month the Leonard Design offices came together for the annual away day. This year had its ups and downs (literally), hiking to the summit of Mam Tor and descending to the depths of the Treak Cliff Cavern. Each year the entire team at Leonard Design are invited to the company away day. An […]
2 years ago

The Waterside Apartments: August Update

Progress has continued over the summer months at The Waterside Apartments. With an increase of media coverage for the project, the city of Nottingham and its residents are now seeing the transformations first hand. As you enter the city from the South over Trent Bridge, you can now start to appreciate the form of The […]
2 years ago

December Opening Set for Biggest IKEA in Dubai

Festival Plaza mall in Jebel Ali will soon be home to Dubai’s largest IKEA store when doors open at the centre in July this year. Owned by the Al-Futtaim group, Festival Plaza will be home to multiple big names such as ACE Hardware, M&S and Lulu Hypermarket plus a further 120 stores. The new IKEA […]
2 years ago
Celadon City be Leonard Design

The retail world needs “stories not stores”

At a recent round table held in partnership with Gleeds, a number of industry experts gathered to discuss how the industry could realistically transition from “retail toxicity” to create truly vibrant towns and cities. There are some fantastic examples of market sectors and specific brands breaking the mould and already doing just that – here […]
2 years ago

High Level Summary Round Table Discussion

Leonard Design and Gleeds were joined by industry experts from the retail and mixed use sectors (developers through to investors and local authorities) to discuss how we transition from the current Retail Toxicity to create truly Vibrant Cities. The group were invited in advance of the event, to read a selection of thought provoking written […]
2 years ago