Aidan J ffrench

Landscape Architect, Project Manager Past-President of Irish Landscape Institute; conference speaker, amateur actor, photographer, singer and hillwalker.

I have over 30 years experience in 3rd. level research, public and private practice in Landscape Architecture : parks and open spaces design, planning+management in Ireland and the U.K; housing renewal schemes+landscape re-design; E.I.S roads and motorway scheme; Local Area Planning, Urban Design and Urban Environmental Improvement Schemes, Leisure and Play Infrastructure, Landscape Hydrology (River Bio-Engineering, Lake restoration) and Strategic Development Zone planningExpertise and Specialties: Urban Green Infrastructure policy and projects, Open Space and Green Strategies, Planning and Design of Urban Parks and Open Spaces, Transport Landscapes, Placemaking, Land Use and Spatial Planning (Development Management and Forward Planning) , Children’s Play Policy and Play Provision