MACFARLANE + ASSOCIATES

Creating places for people + nature

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As a B Corp certified placemaking agency, our approach focuses on transforming spaces into meaningful places that reflect the stories, culture, and essence of the communities they serve.

Bringing tangible benefits to people’s lives through climate positive landscapes is our mantra and connecting people, place and nature is our lasting legacy.

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Through the lens of the climate emergency, our consultancy offers a holistic approach to sustainable design. We dynamically engage with environmental opportunities as a way of tackling the biodiversity crisis.

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Hear from the people we’ve worked alongside.

Andrew Sissons

Managing Director

We always enjoy collaborating with the Macfarlane Team on major projects. They have a strong understanding of placemaking and consistently ensure the public realm and ground floor experience work seamlessly together to create special moments through thoughtful creativity and execution. We are always pleased to see them involved as landscape architects on a project, as they bring a high level of professionalism and, just as importantly, are an enjoyable and collaborative practice to work with.

Caroline McDade

Senior Director

I have always greatly valued working with alongside Glen and the team at Macfarlane + Associates. Their collaborative approach, flair for innovative public realm and landscape solutions and strong understanding of placemaking makes them a key part of any team. They are responsive, professional and a pleasure to work with.

Ricardo Rosetti

Development Director

We’ve worked with Glen and his team at Macfarlane + Associates on a number of projects and they’re simply great to work with. They really think about how the public realm and landscape design integrates within the overall development, coming up with creative ideas that are practical and deliverable. What stands out is how well they blend the new with the existing, so the finished result always feels like it belongs. They genuinely add value to our schemes and we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them.

Bruce Calton

Head of Urban Design

Collaborating with Macfarlane Associates continues to be an inspiring experience, thanks to their intellectually-driven design approach and a dynamic team that consistently adds value to each project. Their positive and proactive mindset truly stands out.

We take great pleasure in working with Glen’s team, who are dedicated to enhancing the environments in which we live, work, and unwind. Their commitment to excellence is evident in their continued recognition as an award-winning business. The projects we tackle together are shaped by a vibrant creative culture and the collective contributions of enthusiastic team members. We genuinely enjoy sitting alongside this talented group, pens in hand, as we bring our designs to life.