An early training in fine art developed an interest in how spatial and emotional dynamics shape the way we engage with materials and environments. I enjoy the storytelling of filmmaking and take influence from this in making and weaving visual narratives that reflect lived experience. Skateboarding influences my work, informing my relationship with urban spaces and the street as a site of play, movement, and interaction. I approach landscape through emotion and memory, always considering the human scale—how we inhabit, remember, and feel space. By combining these practices, I aim to create immersive works that blur boundaries between disciplines, inviting reflection on how we navigate and connect with the world around us.

My Practice

Landscape Practice

Whitelaw Turkington 2005-2013

Arup Ltd 2013-present

Art Practice

Illustration

Skateboard company founder

Fine art painting

Installation

Education

Art Foundation Diploma

Landscape Architecture Degree

Landscape Architecture Post graduate diploma

Professional Memberships

Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute

Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts

Pro bono

Windmill Community Garden volunteer, Margate, Kent

1st Year guest critic, Canterbury School of Architecture, University for the Creative Arts

Practice Day Panel Member, Kingston School of Art, Department of Architecture and Landscape

3rd Year technical tutorials, London Metropolitan University, The School of Art, Architecture & Design