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James established the landscape discipline at HTA in 2003. and today he directs our landscape team across four studios. As a skilled communicator and collaborator, he contributes to sector thought leadership and steers HTA’s projects to achieve the best results with project teams.
He specialises in urban greening and climate adaptation techniques that improve air quality, support urban cooling and strengthen ecological networks. His work integrates biodiversity and sustainable water management into streets and public spaces, creating attractive, healthy environments that encourage outdoor life and help cities adapt to a changing climate.
Under James’ leadership we have delivered celebrated landscapes for housing, public realm and regeneration projects. The diverse range of landscapes created for Morningside Estate in Hackney, and Aylesbury Estate in Southwark have set the tone for borough-wide design coding. At Greenford Quay in Ealing, James led the restoration of 8.64 hectares of derelict industrial land, instigating a new nature recovery network and creating the first connection across the Grand Union Canal in over a decade.
Motivated by projects which serve a social purpose, James has restored iconic modernist parks in the southeast of England and has led the award‑winning Eden Dock regeneration in Canary Wharf. Working in collaboration with the London Wildlife Trust at Cator Park in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, James has pioneered approaches to biodiversity with national impact. This work has been recognised with the ‘Sir David Attenborough Award for Enhancing Biodiversity’.
James has been an Elected Board member at the Landscape Institute and a member of the Hackney Design Review Panel.
