About — Studio PLACES

Portrait of Lotte Dijkstra looking up at Poplar Trees, photographed by Oluwaseunfunmi Onafuwa Solanke — the places that profoundly shaped me are manifold, everywhere, everywhen.

Exploring new places and sharing their stories is at the heart of everything I do.

lotte dijkstra • studio places

As a landscape architect and communication professional, understanding interactions between more-than-human beings (including humans) and their environments is key. My interdisciplinary approach is interscalar and intersectional, combining landscape architectural design and research with effective communication expertise and creative methods. This allows me to work with radical imagination and to collaborate with a diverse range of more-than-human communities.
I founded Studio PLACES as a place to explore the many strands that interest me and to collaborate with a diverse range of partners. My work always revolves around the core principles expressed in the acronym PLACES: plants, landscape architecture, community engagement, and storytelling.
2026 •PhD research at School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape • Newcastle University (UK)
2024 • Fellow of Higher Education Academy • Advance HE (UK)
2017 • Master of Science in Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences - track Landscape Architecture • Delft University of Technology (NL)
2014 • Bachelor of Science Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences • Delft University of Technology (NL)
2013 • Minor Russian Studies • Leiden University (NL)
2022 – NOW • Tutor in Master of Landscape Architecture, Master of Advanced Landscape Studies and Master of Urban Planning • Newcastle University
2020 – NOW • Studio PLACES
2022 • Research Assistant NUCoRE Centre for Researching Cities • Newcastle University
2018 – 2021 • Research Assistant Urban Forestry | Research Assistant Design & Governance • Delft University of Technology
2018 – 2020 • Communications & PR • Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment • Delft University of Technology
2016 – 2018 • Research & PR • FARO Architects
2014 – 2016 • Editor • Bnieuws
2013 – 2019 • Sales & Events • Athenaeum Boekhandel
2010 – 2012 • Editor • dax creative company