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Sophie Duke
MA UP, PGDip UD
Dorset Council
Sophie is a highly experienced and knowledgeable Urban Designer with over 15 years’ experience of working in the public sector at a senior level. With strong expertise in the development of new communities and housing regeneration, she is particularly interested in how well designed places impact people's physical and mental wellbeing. Currently the Senior Urban Design Officer at Dorset Council, her work includes collaborating on the production of master plans, design guides and design policies as well as providing in depth analysis and review of complex, large scale and often sensitive development proposals.
Neil Emery
BA Hons Dip TP MAUD MRTPI
Clifton Emery design
Neil is a master planner, urban designer and town planner with over 30 years of experience promoting design excellence in the built environment. Neil has particular expertise in visioning, planning and strategic design, mixed-use housing and community regeneration. He is one of the founders and owners of Clifton Emery design – a multi-disciplinary design practice bringing together architecture, urban design, landscape design and graphic design in a collaborative design environment.
Victoria Emmett
BA Dip Arch (Cantab) RIBA
Emmett Russell Architects
Vicky is a Director of Emmett Russell Architects and experienced in the design and delivery of housing, community and education projects at a range of scales. Key areas of interest include housing design, masterplanning, conservation of historic buildings, and sustainable construction. Vicky also has extensive teaching experience at the Welsh School of Architecture and the University of the West of England. She is an examiner for UWE Part 3 Professional Practice Course.
Cormac Farrelly
RIBA, ARB
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
Cormac is a Bristol-based Director Architect at the Stirling Prize winning practice, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris. Cormac leads a team working on a wide range of projects. Recently completed projects include Television Centre (London), Waverley School (Birmingham), The Fitzroy (Falmouth) and The Vincent (Bristol). Current projects include the redevelopment of Southwark Station for TfL, multiple housing schemes for Bristol City Council, a new office development for NORD in Bristol and a mix of schemes in Bristol’s emerging enterprise zone with The University of Bristol and Studio Hive.
David Finch
BA (Hons), BArch (Hons), DipLA, FLI, RIBA
Churchman Thornhill Finch
David has a major interest in landscape and sustainability and has spent his 25 year career transforming external spaces where people and nature can thrive. He is a Fellow of the Landscape Institute and has delivered award-winning masterplans and public realm designs in the UK, Middle East, and Southeast Asia. David is a director of Churchman Thornhill Finch based in Bristol and a Design Council Expert.
Rebecca Frost
BSc, MA, MRTPI
LDA Design
Rebecca is an Associate Urban Designer with a background in Town Planning. Designing places that are resilient to future needs, respond appropriately to their local context and are designed for wildlife and people are key drivers for Rebecca as a placemaker. She has over nine years of experience working on a range of projects from concept design, to outline planning applications and design coding as well as a range of engagement activities including co-design workshops.
Peter Garitsis
BAS, MCPUD
Swindon Borough Council
Peter is an Urban Designer with experience in professional practices in South Africa and the UK. He currently works in the Masterplanning, Design and Conservation Team at Swindon Borough Council as the Senior Urban Designer. Peter specialises in providing expert advice on large-scale development projects and raises design quality through policy, negotiation, guidance, training and as an expert witness. He is a Recognised Practitioner of the Urban Design Group, and holds a Bachelor of Architectural Studies degree, and a Masters in City Planning & Urban Design.
Bill Gething
MA (Cantab), Dipl Arch
University of the West of England, Bill Gething: Sustainability + Architecture
Bill Gething is a retired architect and sustainability consultant and is Professor Emeritus at the University of the West of England, where he retains an involvement in teaching and research. He has particular expertise in low energy design; housing; adapting buildings to the changing climate, particularly in relation to overheating; thermal retrofit of the existing stock, and ensuring buildings perform as well in practice as they should in theory.
Simon Gould
BSc (Hons), DipArch (Cantab), ARB, RIBA
Mitchell Eley Gould
Simon is a Director Architect at Mitchell Eley Gould and has over 20 years of experience working on the design and delivery of sustainable places, education buildings, housing and homes. His focus is on quality, aspiring to deliver beauty, value and legibility. He is agile-minded, able to adapt designs to respond to complex environments, often working closely with multi-disciplinary stakeholder groups and local authorities. More recent projects include a new neighbourhood for 600 homes, school and commercial hub and an award winning housing scheme for 45 homes at the Tannery, Holt. Simon is a lecturer at The University of Bath and has been an external examiner at UWE Bristol on the MArch Architecture course.
