John has a long and prestigious track record in leading landscape architectural and multi-disciplinary practice projects and teams. craft:pegg combines John’s work in the fields of landscape architecture, urban design and site specific art within a single practice. The practice has undertaken design projects around the world from the US to the Mediterranean, Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf from it's UK base. craft:pegg has partnered with a number of notable clients and architects in recent years on UK projects ranging from gardens, housing developments, University Campuses, school grounds and major public open spaces, including resorts and high profile retail developments.John is a frequent member of the UK's South East Region Design Panel and has taught landscape architecture, urban design and architecture at a broad spectrum of institutions both in the UK and abroad. This breadth of ongoing experience provides craft:pegg with an expansive experience across a range of scale and regions.John is currently engaged on projects across the UK and the Mediterranean with a public and private client sector client base. The firms philosophy revolves around creating unique and authentic places for people resulting in the firms ability to work from the scale of urban design master plan to creating bespoke pieces of site specific art, a scope required to evade the generic and globalized that characterises much of of contemporary urban and landscape design.

On screen and radio "expert" on aspects of Landscape Archaeology and Contemporary DesignDiscovery Channel- Expedition Unknown - The Warrior Queens Treasure- Expedition Unknown - Secrets Beneath Our FeetChannel 5- Britain's Lost Battlefields with Rob BellBBC- Radio 4 - Punt PI- BBC News - Dover Commonwealth War Memorial - The Late Show Channel 4- Kevin's Big Town PlanITVMeridian NewsIMDB Profile https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11400496/

Unit tutor in MArch & BA3 architecture programme, continuing a long term interest in international cultural and heritage projects with cross disciplinary work and the specifics of site and real world development. Lead MA Architecture, Landscape and Urban Design.

Regional Panel MemberSpecific Panel Membership:- Brighton and Hove- Oxford City- DoverDesign advisor focussing on Urban Design, Landscape Architecture and Architecture. Frequent contributor to panels across the entire South East territory including Town Centres, Garden Villages, Urban extension and Para 80 houses.

John has taken the project to develop a National War Memorial on Dover's Western Heights from inception to planning in 2018. His role has involved concept and detailed design, negotiation of land tenure and funding packages, detailed Scheduled Monument Consent negotiation and the promotion and marketing of this pioneering project. John continues to work with Dover District Council and HIstoric England, funded by the MOD's Libor Fund to keep the design quality and sensitivity through design development.

Providing design advice and leadership to the ongoing regeneration of one of the UK's most important 20th century parks. Using and developing a unique skill set in the development of children's play in a strong heritage context. Providing a new urban structure for North Northamptonshire by "re-vitalising" the Ise corridor from Wellingborough to Corby as a Green Infrastructure spine, significant ecological corridor and mechanism for drawing communities together. Working with the Environment Agency and Salford University on large scale watershed management, river restoration and heritage management. Switched role to Charity Commission Whistle Blower December 2021.

Design studio lead and lecturer on both Undergraduate and Graduate programmes,

Senior Lecturer Unit J Studio BSc ArchitectureMA Landscape interim Course Director 2013

MAUD graduate programme design Tutor

founding Principal of London Office. Responsible for, Barclays HQ, Fort Dunlop (also craft:pegg), Grand Canal Square Dublin, New Fryston (Kevin's Big Town Plan Channel 4), White Water Newbridge (also craft:pegg). . Established the London Office as the lead office with high turnover and new client base, reputed to have deliverd teh organisations first profitable project;).

Gun Powder Park - Waltham AbbeyWaterbeach New Settlement -CambridgeshireBarnsley (the Tuscan Hill Village)Rowntree Park York

International Jet Set Resort and Campus Design.

Landscape Institute Presidents Award for Design (team)BBC/RIBA Building of the Year (team)Street Design of the Year (team)