Panel

  • Rhiona Williams

    Rhiona Williams

    BSc (Hons), MArch, PGDip, ARB

    Bristol City Council

    Rhiona is a Regeneration Project Manager at Bristol City Council. She has worked at RCKa in London for the last 7 years and has expertise spanning across private and public sectors, in master planning, placemaking and policy projects, specialist residential, community assets and engagement initiatives. Rhiona spearheaded the public engagement for the award winning Nourish Hub, Hammersmith and Fulham. She champions high-quality that enhances lives and places. Rhiona's portfolio includes community land trust projects, mixed-use developments and strategic planning projects, producing Design Codes and SPD’s for Lewisham, Isle of Wight, and Brent council.

    Housing, People & Place, Strategic Development

  • Neil Williamson

    Neil Williamson

    BA(Hons), MA, Dip Mgt, FLI, PPLI, FCMI, AdCert EDCP

    Neil Williamson Associates Ltd

    Neil is a landscape architect and urban designer with more than 35 years’ experience. He is a Design Council Expert (Associate), a past President of the Landscape Institute and serves on a number of design review panels including that of the Design Commission for Wales. He has helped develop and promote design policy at local and national level and collaborated with Rob Cowan on Design and Access Statements Explained published in 2008.

    Landscape, People & Place, Strategic Development

  • Alexander Wright

    Alexander Wright

    BSc(Hons), Dip Arch, MDesS, FHEA, ARB, RIBA

    Chair

    University of Bath

    Professor Alex Wright is Head of Architecture at the University of Bath. He is a graduate of the University of Bath, Cambridge University, and Harvard University, where he studied as a Harkness Fellow.  He worked in private practice for 15 years before accepting a full-time academic position in 2005.  Alex is an expert adviser to the Ministerial Advisory Group for the Department for Communities (Northern Ireland) and is Chair of the Swindon Design Review Panel for Creating Excellence. 

    Heritage, People & Place, Strategic Development