In this talk we are joined by the landscape architect Eelco Hooftman, as he shares the work of the practice he jointly runs - Grossmax.

Eelco Hooftman was born in 1960 and, together with Bridget Baines, is co-founder of GROSS. MAX. Landscape Architects. Between 1990 and 2008, he taught at Edinburgh College of Art and was co-founder of an innovative post-graduate programme Art, Space, and Nature. Hooftman was visiting studio instructor at GSD, Harvard for nine consecutive years and integrates theory and practice of landscape architecture in an extensive output in international projects and award winning competition designs. The projects of GROSS. MAX. combine a Dutch sense of experimentation, a German sense of rigor and a British sense of humour. Current projects include the Hungarian Transport Museum in Budapest in collaboration with Diller Scofidio + Renfro, The master plan for Humber Bay Shores, Toronto in collaboration with Allies and Morrison and an urban masterplan along the river Garonne in Bordeaux.