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The Eden Project
Nigel Thorne says: “The Eden Project is one of the most significant landscape projects that has ever happened in this country. It’s an exemplar of multidisciplinary working.
“Although this is a project that has got plaudits before in many quarters, I still don’t think we’ve praised it enough for what it is, what it does and its engagement with the landscape.
“The idea behind the award is that it’s solely at the president’s discretion. It can be a project or a person and, each year, it’s down to the president to decide whom he wants to nominate and what he wants to nominate it for. We’re looking to recognise 21st century thinking in landscape and the landscape profession.
“Peter Youngman has had an immense influence on the landscape profession in recent years. Everybody remembers Jellicoe and Crowe, but I believe Peter Youngman was very much an unsung hero. I knew him only marginally, but every time I came into contact with the man, he was a fantastic influence and forward-thinker. Even in his latter years, he was never thinking of history, he was always thinking of the future.
“I’m delighted that Peter’s family agreed to have an award in his name and that he will always be remembered by the Institute for everything he managed to add and give to this profession.” Discuss this article
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