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Elspeth Faulkner
BSc, MSc, MArch, DipArch, ARB, RIBA, CAABC
Historic England
Elspeth has been a chartered architect for over a decade and has enjoyed a varied career thus far. Over time, she has developed a particular interest and significant experience in the specialism of sustainable building conservation, honed through full-time employment at Historic England and the completion of an MSc (with distinction). Elspeth also enjoys occasional teaching at Cardiff University and the University of Bath.
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.
Joanne Fisher
BSc(Hons), MSc, IHBC
Donald Insall Associates
Jo is an experienced heritage consultant who has provided heritage and design advice and led stakeholder negotiations to facilitate a diverse range of complex developments. She has also written several Conservation Management Plans, assessing buildings and public realm, including for the National Trust. Jo worked in the southwest after completing her MSc at Bath University, joined Insall in 2011 and led the London Heritage Consultancy for five years before returning to the southwest.
Jane Fowles
BA(Hons) DipLA (Hons) MAUD CMLI
Chair
Novell Tullett
Jane is a chartered Landscape Architect, Urban Designer and Managing Director of Novell Tullett. Jane is also co-chair of the Bristol Design Review Panel for Design West, an Academician at the Academy of Urbanism, and a part-time tutor for the Masters degree in Urban Design at the School of Architecture in Cardiff. Jane’s professional life revolves around the creation of successful places. She believes that being alive to the city context is the key to generating quality and value in the public realm. Well-related spaces bring opportunities for social interaction to local people, and inspiring design can entice life outside with all the wellbeing benefits it provides.
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.
Tim Gale
PPLI dip LA
Tim Gale Landscape and Urban Design
Tim has been involved with the planning and design of towns and public spaces for over four decades. As President of the Landscape Institute and subsequently as chair of the Urban Design Alliance (UDAL), he was involved in various government organisations including CABE and has been an active member of a number of Design Panels. He has worked in the public and private sectors, and was head of planning at HOK International until 2016.
Ed Gant
MA, CMLI
Lichen Studio
A chartered landscape architect and a founding director of Lichen Studio, Ed has worked on a range of projects, from public realm and urban regeneration to residential and commercial developments, across the UK and abroad. Passionate about environmental and social impact, Ed believes in creating landscapes that enhance nature and the health & well-being of the communities they serve. Ed has strong design narrative and communication skills, and collaborates with clients, design professionals, and end-users to deliver successful schemes, with a strong sense of place.
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.
Lincoln Garland
PhD MSc BA(Hons) CEnv MCIEEM
Biodiversity by Design
Dr Lincoln Garland has been practicing as an ecologist and eco-masterplanner in environmental consultancy, academia, and for wildlife NGOs for over 30 years. He has a particular interest in eco-urbanism and has worked on many residential schemes. Lincoln recently had two chapters included in the Routledge Handbook of Urban Ecology and regularly contributes articles to the Nature of Cities web based platform. Lincoln also regularly works overseas including in Singapore, Malaysia, and the Middle-East.
