Panel

  • Louis Rice

    Louis Rice

    BA (Hons), Dip.Arch, RIBA Part 3, MA, FHEA, PhD

    UWE

    Dr Louis Rice is Head of the World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Healthy Urban Environments. He is an architect, urban designer and senior lecturer specializing in healthy architecture and urban design. Louis studied Architecture at Sheffield University and then worked as an architect and urban designer for over a decade in London and Paris. He is the author of numerous books and articles.

    People & Place

  • Geoff Rich

    Geoff Rich

    BA(Hons) BArch(Hons) AABC RIBA-SCA

    Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios

    Geoff is a Managing Partner at FCBStudios and an AABC-accredited conservation architect with a leading role in creative re-use and regeneration projects. He is currently working on the world’s oldest surviving iron-framed buildings at Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings, the Bath Abbey Footprint project, and masterplans for the National Museums of Liverpool and Liverpool University. Geoff is a member of the Historic England Historic Places Panel, lectures at several universities, and previously led award-winning projects at Hampton Court Palace and Windsor Castle.

    Climate, Heritage, People & Place

  • Raadiyah Rifath-Dodsworth

    Raadiyah Rifath-Dodsworth

    BArch, MArch, PgDip, MA, ARB, RIBA

    AtkinsRéalis

    Raadiyah is a specialist education architect with a focus on schools in particular across the state and independent sector. With experience through all RIBA stages of work, Raadiyah has insight on the development of infrastructure within masterplans, a working knowledge of cradle-to-cradle embodied carbon initiatives from an interdisciplinary viewpoint and shares a passion for community based projects, integrated into inclusive environments.

    People & Place, Strategic Development

  • Richard Rose-Casemore

    Richard Rose-Casemore

    BA (Arch) Dip Arch (Dist) FRSA RIBA

    Chair

    Design Engine Architects

    Richard is a co-founder of Design Engine Architects and enjoys working in all sectors and at all scales: from masterplanning to interior design, with architecture at the centre. Before the creation of Design Engine in 2000, Richard was a director of Architecture PLB, senior architect with Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners, and an associate of ORMS. He has been the recipient of numerous national and international design awards during 25 years of practice, and also received the Stephen Lawrence Prize for his own house in Winchester. Richard has a particular passion for teaching and has been a regular visiting critic or external examiner at the Bath, OBU, Brighton, UCL Bartlett, Portsmouth and Plymouth Schools. Previously a member of CABE, Richard has been involved with several Design Review Panels across the South of England and now focuses solely on Design West.

    Housing, People & Place, Strategic Development

  • Tanya Ross

    Tanya Ross

    MEng, MSt, MAPM

    Buro Happold Consulting Engineers

    Tanya has been involved in leading some of the country's highest-profile projects: the Millennium Dome, the O2Arena, the London 2012 Stadium, the THFC stadium, so she knows a thing or two about delivering complex projects to immovable deadlines. More recently she has led the engineering design for the (sadly unbuilt) Bristol Arena and the Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus adjacent to Temple Meads Station in Bristol. As someone with mobility challenges, she also brings a practical understanding of inclusivity to all she does.

    Inclusive Design, People & Place

  • Peter Sandover

    Peter Sandover

    BSc, BArch, RIBA, HKIA

    Sandover Associates

    Peter has more than 30 years’ experience in sustainable architecture, masterplanning and regeneration. Over recent years he has focussed on community planning, neighbourhood plans and community engagement strategies primarily in the South West. He is a Design Council Expert Associate, a Neighbourhood Planning Champion and chair of the South Devon National Landscape Partnership. On all his projects he sets out to demystify the development and planning process and build local confidence and capacity.

    Climate, People & Place, Strategic Development

  • Andrew Simpson

    Andrew Simpson

    BSc BArch ARB RIBA

    NVB Architects

    Andrew has extensive experience working in the education sector. His practice combines Architecture and Landscape design to create spaces for learners of all ages - from infants to adults. Working on all stages of design from urban planning and master planning, to technical design and delivery, he has developed related specialisms in heritage, SEND provision, and spaces for music. He is passionate about our investment in education as a driver for change in society.

    Heritage, Landscape, People & Place

  • Ben Smith-Laing

    Ben Smith-Laing

    CEng, MEng(hons), MCIHT, CMILT

    Transport Planning, Hydrock

    Ben is a Chartered Engineer with over 20 years of experience in transport consultancy for a broad range of public and private sector clients. He regularly advises on a range of issues from place-making through to technical junction modelling.

    Highways & Transport, Housing, People & Place, Strategic Development

  • Ben Stephenson

    Ben Stephenson

    MSc Place Management and Leadership

    BAS Consultancy

    Ben is a place development consultant with a particular interest in inclusive economic development, food, culture, and community engagement. He is a High Streets Task Force Expert and as a senior fellow, was on the development team at the lead delivery body the Institute of Place Management. Ben is Chief Executive of the Angel Islington Business Improvement District and has an MSc in Place Management and Leadership. He has authored national guidance for public bodies conducting reviews and similar work for the Greater London Authority’s Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm.

    Inclusive Design, People & Place, Strategic Development