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Exterior Architecture is committed to the achievement ofstrong, legible, innovative landscape design. We aim toproduce appealing and appropriate designs that enhancethe health and well-being of the existing landscape, fortoday and for the future.

Recent Office Events

NEW ZEALAND GARDEN,SAVILL GARDEN, WINDSORGREAT PARKThe New Zealand Garden, locatedin Windsor Great Park's Savill Gardenis the largest collection of nativeNew Zealand plants in the UK, andwas the design inspiration ofExterior Architecture's director,Sam Martin. It is home to about3000 plants in total, incorporatingmany rare and endangeredspecies such as MuehlenbeckiaAstonii (shrubby totoraro) andChordospartium Stevensonii(weeping broom) of which only afew hundred remain aroundMarlborough's Awatre valley area.The original garden, planted witha selection of New Zealand plantsgiven to the Queen during a visit in1986, had fallen into disrepair so adesign competition was launched.Sam's winning design took itsinspiration from the look and feelof the sub alpine tussock grasslandof central North Island and SouthIsland. As a recent visit back tothe park showed, the NZ gardenreally comes into its own in latesummer due to the abundanceof grasses, combined with rare andunusual shrub and sub-alpine treespecies. www.exteriorarchitecture.com

PRIOR PARK LANDSCAPEGARDEN, SOMERSET.Members of the EA team went insearch of inspiration to the PriorPark Landscape Gardens justoutside Bath. Created from 1784onwards by Bath Entrepreneurand philanthropist Ralph Allen,with advice from Alexander Pope,this 28 acre 18th century landscapegarden lies in a sweeping valleywith the stunning city of Bathset high on the surrounding hills,and is a great example of theEnglish Landscape Movement.Of particular significance is thePalladian Bridge, allegedly oneof only four in the world. Alsothe Serpentine Lake whichfeatures a Sham Bridge, givingthe appearance to a pool ofwater of a bridge with a streamrunning beyond. Its definitelyrecommended as a place to visit.

Diary of Events That WeThink Are of Interest

August 2010

Until 6 AugustInstallation: Moss Your Citywww.architecturefoundation.org.uk

Until 15 AugustOscar Tuazon: 'My Mistake'www.ica.org.uk

20-23 August50 Buildings, 50 Years:Great Modern Architecture in EastMidlands www.architecture.com

21 AugustGreenwich Summer Walk, The

Twentieth Century Society

www.c20society.org.uk

Until 28 August

'Prototypes & Experiments VArchitectural Elements'The Aram Gallerywww.thearamgallery.org

28 AugustOpen City Architecture Walk:East End Transformationwww.open-city.org.uk

Until 30 AugustPicasso, Peace & Freedom,Tate Liverpoolwww.tate.org.uk

Until 5 SeptemberUrban Africa: David AdjayeThe Design Museumwww.designmuseum.org