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Dan Tapscott
BSc (Hons) MRICS FPTS
Rapleys LLP
Dan is a Chartered Building Surveyor specialising in the field of Neighbourly Matters, which includes Rights to Light, Daylight & Sunlight Amenity, Party Walls and Access Arrangements. Dan is behind multiple developments on our local and national skyline. He founded 'Light Knights' a group raising standards in the Rights to Light & Daylight & Sunlight industry. He is the secretary of the Severnside P&T Society for Party Wall practitioners. He has published numerous articles, and regularly gives seminars on the subject of Neighbourly Matters.
Edward Tarratt
BSc (Hons), Dip, CMLI
LUC
With over 18 years’ experience as a Landscape Architect, Ed, an Associate Director in LUC’s Bristol Design team, brings expertise to a diverse range of projects, including grade I listed landscapes, universities, hospitals, schools, housing, film studios, and parks. Recently, Ed led the landscape design elements associated with the successful Bristol Zoo Gardens planning application. He has a passion for all things design, with a particular interest in plants and the creation of resilient landscapes.
Amanda Taylor
BA Hons Dip Arch
Urban Design Director, Nash Partnership
Amanda has over thirty years’ experience in planning, design and the built environment. Amanda’s areas of expertise include mixed-use masterplanning for LPA and private clients, extending existing communities and creating new neighbourhoods; through strategic allocation, outline and reserve matters stages, producing design codes. Amanda is a qualified Building with Nature assessor which she imparts into her approach to placemaking and urban design. Previous projects have won Housing Design and RTPI Awards. Amanda has also managed estate regeneration project for Council and RSL clients, and resident and stakeholder engagement projects, including strategies for failing highstreets.
Piers Taylor
B Design M Arch PhD
Invisible Studio
Piers Taylor is an architect and founder of the award winning practice 'Invisible Studio' whose work has been published widely and internationally. Their work includes large scale cultural regeneration projects such as East Quay, Watchet and research led projects for the Architectural Association and Westonbirt Arboretum. Taylor has held teaching posts at the Architectural Association and the University of Cambridge and is Professor of Architecture at UWE.
Sophie Thompson
BSc (Dual Hons) Dip LA MLI
LDA Design
Sophie is a Landscape Architect and Head of Public Realm at LDA Design. She has twenty years’ experience in the design and delivery of liveable streets, squares and green spaces. Currently leading the £35m West End Project, a radical transformation of public realm in central London. Other projects include Newcastle City Centre, Southsea, Covent Garden, Great Ormond, and Carnaby Street. She sits on the NLA Transport and Infrastructure Expert Panel and High Streets Task Force.
Rebecca Thurgood
BA(Hons), DipArch(Dist), RIBA, ARB
LHC Design
Rebecca is Associate Director at LHC Design with over 20 years’ experience designing and delivering noteworthy residential, mixed use and community projects in London, the South East and the South West. Her professional practice is focussed on working collaboratively with public and private sector stakeholders to unlock the full potential of challenging sites, and driving up standards in the quality of housing design.
Sarah Toy
BEng MSc MICE CEng FRSA FSI
Sarah Toy Consulting
Sarah has 30 years’ experience working on infrastructure projects around the world. Her expertise is focused on developing strategic approaches to healthy urban development. She has worked in diverse roles including Sustainability Advisor at consultancy Arup and Chief Resilience Officer at Bristol City Council. Since July 2018 she has been a freelance Urban Futures Consultant and Research Director at Bristol Futures Global, where she leads on digital placemaking and 5G research.
Jon Tricker
BEng (Hons), CIHT
PJA
Jonathan is a Director at Phil Jones Associates (PJA) and focuses on combining transport, engineering and place-making advice to a range of clients. He is highly regarded within the transport planning profession and brings over 25 years’ commercial experience, focusing on master planning, development planning and street design. He is a highly capable projects director, used to leading, project managing and working with large inter-disciplinary design teams, mainly in Southern England.
Chris Turner
BA(Hons), MArch, PdDip, ARB, RIBA
Poynton Bradbury Wynter Cole Architects
Chris is a Director at Poynton Bradbury Wynter Cole Architects and the current Chair of RIBA Cornwall. Chris has led the delivery of major mixed-use public and private sector regeneration schemes in both the UK and abroad. With a passion for environmentally and socially responsible architecture, Chris has worked with many of the UK's well-known developers and institutions and is adept at taking their projects through complex planning processes and supporting them to create truly transformative places.
