Landscape is so much more than the view.  It is relationship: a partnership between humanity and nature.  Never fixed, landscape is an aeons-old dance involving climate, earth, people and all other species.  We come late to that dance - novice guests, needing to observe and interact before making our moves.  We can be creatures but not wholly creators of landscape, dependent as we are on every other element.  What we build may outlast us in some form but more likely will be replaced within a short space of time; but what we build matters because it either helps or hinders every other inhabitant.  Above all, landscape can be our ally in solving the climate and biodiversity crises if we pay attention to the patterns and relationships within it - it's a question of design, of intent and willingness to work within environmental boundaries.  Landscape planning, design and management are as knowledge-intensive and science-driven as they are creative and expressive.  I aim to synthesise knowledge and creativity to help realise the potential for a deep understanding of landscape to answer the environmental and social challenges of every project.