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Landscape architects promoted as Fellows
4th April 2008
The Landscape Institute is delighted to announce that landscape architects Paj Valley and John Stuart-Murray have been elected Fellows of the Institute.
Paj and John receive the honour for their outstanding contribution towards the development and promotion of the landscape profession.
Paj is currently Head of Landscape Masterplanning and Urban Design at Scott Wilson, running the multidisciplinary Oxford office as well as overseeing teams in London and Birmingham, with overall responsibility for 50 staff. He is currently engaged in developing Scott Wilson’s presence in China, the Middle East and India.
Having studied landscape architecture at Manchester Metropolitan University, he has worked on a vast range of projects including a five star hotel in Dubai and the modernisation of the Bull Ring centre in Birmingham. He is currently working on a major regeneration project in a former mining area in Derbyshire, creating an industrial business park for 380 hectares.
John is Head of the School of Landscape Architecture at the Edinburgh College of Art. He is also a prolific writer and his articles, research papers and poetry have been widely published. He is chair of the Standing Conference of Heads of Landscape Architecture and has a seat on the Landscape Institute’s Education and Membership Committee.
Chair of the LI Fellowship Admissions Board Neil Williamson said:”Fellowship of the Landscape Institute recognises those within the LI who are leaders, innovators and who have made a special contribution to the development and promotion of the profession.
“I am delighted to welcome both Paj and John as Fellows after many years of exemplary work in so many different quarters. Paj’s experience is extensive and varied and his achievements include schemes of significant impact, both here and overseas. He has an innovative approach, an appreciation of the differing needs of diverse communities and a commitment to cross-professional co-operation.
“John’s leadership qualities are evident. He has played a major role in developing the arts and sciences of landscape architecture and in supporting and strengthening the profile of the LI in Scotland.”
