James Millington

Landscape Architect Director Manchester

T: +44 [0]161 828 2200
E: james.millington@bdp.com

James leads the landscape architecture profession across our northern studios.

Based with the team in Manchester he also has responsibility for the landscape architecture teams in both our Birmingham and Sheffield studios. He specialises in the design of urban streets, parks and open spaces and his projects include West Gorton Sponge Park and Lowfield Green, York. He was also the lead landscape designer for The Hive, the award winning UK Pavilion at the 2015 Milan Expo which was later successfully relocated to Kew Gardens.

James is also experienced in the design of education and healthcare environments including the University of Birmingham's Teaching and Learning Building, Alliance Manchester Business School and the award-winning Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool and Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.

Projects

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UK Pavilion, Milan Expo

A showcase for the best in UK offsite manufacturing and construction techniques - a collaboration between landscape and art that aims to highlight the decline of the world’s bee population.

Alliance Manchester Business School

Our design for the new Alliance Business School at the University of Manchester remodels two conjoined buildings from the 1970s.

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Clatterbridge Cancer Centre

Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest networked cancer centres in the UK.

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Lowfield Green

Lowfield development comprises a mix of social, affordable, and private housing alongside an 80 bed care home, and a mixed use health facility.

University of Birmingham, Teaching and Learning Building

The Teaching and Learning Building overlooks a new public space that restores the historic masterplan of the Edgbaston Campus.

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News

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UK Pavilion wins top international awards

02/11/2015

The UK pavilion at the Milan Expo has received an abundance of top international awards.

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Twenty Fifteen: Creativity

16/02/2015

Creativity, our 2015 publication is now available online.

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Britain is Buzzing

The Milan Expo 2015 opens its doors on 1 May. Hear landscape architect James and architect Mark explain their involvement in one of their most exciting projects to date - the UK pavilion.