Julia Hilton Director

Julia has over twenty years experience of creative collaboration with a wide variety of groups, designing dynamic and inspiring community spaces.  Taking projects both large and small from initial conversations, concept development to project management and delivery on the ground. Whatever the budget Julia prides herself on delivering the best scheme, building on people’s initial dreams and hopes to create a final solution that is greater than the sum of its parts. As the director of a small practice but with a wide range of experienced associates to draw on, Julia prides herself on working closely with communities to ensure that their initial hopes and visions are developed into creative well detailed schemes, providing a personal point of contact throughout the whole project, ensuring everyone is well informed and feels part of the process and proud of the final outcome. Her initial background in the public art field informs a commitment to bringing in artists wherever possible to work on commissions within a scheme. She also brings a playful quirky approach to design, in particular her bespoke play items from the centipede tower for Arnos Park to giant grass stalks for Priory Park. Julia also works as an artist in the public realm, ceramicist and in the field of landscape interpretation.  More of her work can be seen at www.juliahilton.co.uk.  

Associates

Anna French BSc (Hons) DipLA CMLI

Anna trained in Landscape Architecture and Ecology at the University of Sheffield. Her speciality is residential areas, urban landscapes and garden design. Her expertise includes shepherding schemes through the planning process, discharging planning conditions and detailing projects for construction, to providing habitat surveys, verified photomontage and BREEAM reports. Ecology and sustainability are at the heart of all her projects. Recent projects include regenerating an urban park in Elephant & Castle, preparing a construction package for all external spaces at a high-end residential home in Battersea, and overseeing a £8million landscape scheme for a prestigious development in Greenwich.

David Rowe

After studying Landscape Architecture at the University of Greenwich, David gained a further 2 qualifications in Horticulture and Organic Horticulture and Permaculture at Capel Manor College, Enfield. As a proficient Landscape Architect, David has a talent for technical detailing and a keen interest in computer aided design and 3d imaging software. Specific areas of interest also include planting plans for wildlife and ecology. David's work experience spans both the public and private sectors and has seen him work on notable high-profile schemes including Canary Wharf Crossrail, New Capital Quay in Greenwich and the Strand East and Halo developments in Stratford. Voluntary work has included work for the National Trust and local community gardening schemes for the young and elderly.  

Katayoun Dowlatshahi

Katayoun Dowlatshahi creates work for public and private commissions and specialises in photography, drawing, architectural glass and time based media. She has successfully integrated contemporary art into a variety of landscapes, public spaces, regeneration projects and urban environments. Her practice is rooted in printmaking in the broadest sense. She has developed an interdisciplinary approach to her work; context and site specificity are always integral and are also motivating factors when researching new projects for gallery based work as well as public realm commissions. Photography is a constant in her work, often deconstructed and combined with other materials to produce fascinating results. In one of her latest projects, Orbit, the curator Les Buckingham comments on Katayoun’s exceptional assemblage of photographic works. He writes, "The results are always thought-provoking and intellectually rigorous, but they are also emotionally connected, and moving on a human scale. In short, they are beautiful. This summarises and encapsulates Katayoun’s devotion and care in bringing together detailed studies combined with her own personal touches to each project. She presents each work in a contemplative and creative way enabling the viewer to experience an inspirational, artistic and uplifting display." www.katayoundowlatshahi.com