In 2008, LDA Design was appointed to lead the masterplanning and detailed design of Europe’s most significant landscape project for a generation. The parklands were designed to host hundreds of thousands of visitors during the 2012 Games, with spectator lawns forming breakout spaces and landscape features, such as the London 2012 Gardens and the Great British Garden, making the park a destination in itself. In addition to the Games-mode parkland design, the practice has also led the design of its post-Games transformation into a permanent public park. The park has won many awards and has been cited by critics as an exemplary design.