Neil Morbey
Senior Landscape Architect, Robinson Landscape Design
Senior Landscape Architect, leading on many different projects including large scale housing developments such as Newcastle Great Park, urban design of Sunderland City Centre and Newcastle libraries. I have been heavily involved of every aspect of the business including project management, fee proposals, client liason, conceptual design and detail design.
I’m a lively, friendly and confidant employee with an excellent record of reliability and hard work. I enjoy working closely with colleagues, consultants and clients. I am self-motivated to learn through experience and improve the quality and efficiency of my work.
I’m passionate about sustainability in landscape architecture and have an insatiable curiosity to experiment and create. My professional interests lie in the conceptual design of spaces, residential landscape architecture, recreational park design and detailed urban design.
Landscape Design
Neil has worked on a varied scale of schemes in England and the USA in a variety of fields from urban design, housing developments and park design and he has taken a lead role in presentations and bids.
• PARKS AND LESUIRE
- El Cerrito Sports Park, Corona, California. (USA)
- Fontana Dinner Theatre Plaza, Fontana, California. (USA)
- Beighton Lifestyle Centre, Sheffield
• MASTERPLANS AND BIDS
- Masterplan for Fontana City Parks, California. (USA)
- Outback School Bid, Halifax Opportunities Trust.
- Heighington EIA masterplan, Newton Aycliffe
- Newcastle Great Park Masterplan, Gosforth.
• URAN DESIGN AND BUSINESS PARKS
- Allessandro Boulevard, Corona, California. (USA)
- Cherry Avenue, Corona, California. (USA)
- Portland Road commercial development, Newcastle upon Tyne.
- City Green, Benedict Building, Sunderland.
• HOUSING SCHEMES AND GARDEN DESIGN
- Custom Private Gardens, Beazer Homes, California. (USA)
- Wolf Safety Lamps, Rear Garden, Sheffield.
- Norfolk Park Eco Housing, Environment Trust, Sheffield.
- Eleanor Road, Haslam Homes, Sheffield.
- Newcastle Great Park, Persimmon Homes, Gosforth.
Development Masterplanning
Neil has collaborated with multiple disciplines and worked closely with Architects, Civil engineers and Planners to develop masterplans for wide range of projects. Neil has been involved at projects from early conceptual stages right through to construction drawings.
o El Cerrito Sports Park, conceptual – construction of a 27 Acre park.
o Fontana City Parks Masterplanning and mapping in GIS. (USA)
o Portland Road, Phase 1a-1c, c Newcastle upon Tyne.
o Newcastle Great Park, large scale masteplanning.
Colour Impressions and 3D Modelling
Neil has prepared several 3D modelling and Sketch Designs for presentation, bids and consideration of local authorities. He has provided photoshop, hand drawn and 3D graphics in conjunction with verbal presentations for the consideration of clients and local authorities.
o Outback School Bid, Halifax Opportunities Trust.
o Allessandro Boulevard, Corona, California. (USA)
o Norfolk Park Eco Housing, Environment Trust, Sheffield.
o City Green, Benedict Building, Sunderland.
o Newcastle Great Park
Detailed Construction and Planting Design
Neil has been involved in bespoke construction drawings and implementation and plant selection & strategies throughout his career.
o Allessandro Boulevard, Planting Design. (USA)
o Cherry Avenue, Planting Design. (USA)
o Custom Private Gardens, Bespoke furniture and planting. (USA)
o Wolf Safety Lamps, Planting design and implementation, Sheffield.
o Norfolk Park Eco Housing, custom detailing, Sheffield.
Senior Landscape Architect, leading on many different projects including large scale housing developments such as Newcastle Great Park, urban design of Sunderland City Centre and Newcastle libraries. I have been heavily involved of every aspect of the business including project management, fee proposals, client liason, conceptual design and detail design.
2007 - 2007Temporary position designing gardens, bids and CAD packages.
2005 - 2006Internship comprising of master planning, conceptual design of courtyards and private gardens and detailed construction drawings of parks and construction details. I became lead designer for a 26 acre sports park, and actively helped to improve office workings.