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It\u2019s been a good week at Terra Firma as we head into the final week or so to the Christmas break. Two long awaited and tricky planning permissions obtained for Herne Bay Court and City College Brighton and Hove; large new projects in Southwark and Portsmouth; featuring twice in the Sunday Times British Home Awards ; the team achieving renewal of Investors In People status and celebrating a particularly good year with our Christmas Lunch yesterday.<\/p>\n

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Terra Firma\/HNW layout plan for City College redevelopment Brighton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Panorama Road, Sandbanks, Poole has just won a Commendation for Architects HGP in the Sunday Times British Home Awards Luxury Home category. One of two schemes featuring in this years awards where Terra Firma were Landscape Architects. With Kenn Scaddann Architects, Stoneham Green won the Innovation category.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The core Petersfield TF team were joined by TF-Lab London collaborators Jamie Liversedge, Nigel Thorne, Alison Hainey and Steve Dawson as well as Landscape Planner Bettina Kirkham, resident Arborist Bernie Harverson and SEO\/Marketing consultant Mike Linnane for the office party.<\/p>\n

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Terra Firma team (minus Ally)\u00a0outside the Petersfield offices 12th December.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Less than a fortnight before I spent a week with the Alshamsi Terra Firma crew in Dubai and they too are busy and growing with 2 new staff set to join in the new year. The announcement of Dubai getting the 2020 EXPO has only further fuelled returning confidence in the region and ASTF are involved in some very exciting projects.<\/p>\n

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Dubai team in the office, 26 November.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As we approach the end of the year we are in the process of reviewing and updating website and brochures but our annual calendars have gone out to all and sundry as usual. Please let us know if you are not in receipt of one and would like one as we have a few spare.<\/p>\n

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Terra Firma Calendar 2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I am looking forward to a prolonged break and shall soon be heading for a big family get together in New Zealand and no doubt an opportunity to visit the site of our furthest flung project and one of our few forays into building design; a house for self on land we have near Waipu.<\/p>\n

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Private residence plans for NZ<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Also in the Southern hemisphere it is good to see Zuccardi\u2019s new Winery in Argentina\u2019s Uco Valley is now coming out of the ground.<\/p>\n

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Zuccardi Vineyard building (Architects MHA Estudio) emerging from the ground. Following a trip to Argentina this March, Terra Firma\u2019s landscape proposals should be implemented early to mid next year.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So to wherever you may be, please let us wish you a very happy christmas and new year.<\/p>\n

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Lionel and all at Terra Firma<\/p>\n

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