Panel

  • Lucy Barron

    Lucy Barron

    BArch, BArch, PGCert, CA

    BiBO

    Lucy is an Accredited Conservation Architect who specialises in the care, repair and adaptation of heritage buildings, including the design of new buildings within sensitive locations. Lucy's work includes advising public clients, private clients and design professionals on the impact of development as well as retrofitting and the strategic design of heritage estate and town centres. She has also produced a number of design guides and planning policy documents. Lucy is a visiting lecturer at UWE, Bath Spa, Bath University and Oxford Brookes, and heads up the RIBA group within Bath.

    Climate, Heritage, Strategic Development

  • Austen Bates

    Austen Bates

    BEng (Hons), CEng, MCISBE, BREEAM AP

    Ramboll

    Austen is a consultant with 20 years’ experience in the field of sustainability. Throughout his career he has led a diverse range of projects covering global circular economy and decarbonisation challenges, through to working with design teams and clients to deliver cutting edge sustainable award-winning buildings. Austen has worked with many of the UK’s prominent developers and cultural institutions to support them in their transformation towards a more sustainable and resilient future.

    Climate, Heritage, Strategic Development

  • Alex Bell

    Alex Bell

    BSc(Hons) MArch ARB RIBA CR, Passive House Designer, Retrofit Coordinator

    Chapter 2 Architects

    Alex is an architect and Passive House Designer with 25 years’ experience in commercial practice across a range of sectors. He has come to realise that being a generalist is itself a specialism, and he can offer any new project the breadth of his previous experience in design, problem solving and optimisation. He is redirecting his focus towards retrofit and reuse to make a positive impact on the challenges created by the climate emergency.

    Climate, Heritage

  • Graham Bizley

    Graham Bizley

    BArch BSc(Hons)

    Prewett Bizley Architects

    Graham is a director of Prewett Bizley Architects, a practice specializing in low-energy and low-carbon residential design. He is a part-time teaching fellow at the University of Bath and is a visiting reviewer at various UK schools of Architecture. He is a regular contributor to the architectural press and the author of two books on architectural detailing.

    Climate, Density, Heritage, Housing, People & Place, Strategic Development

  • Tom Brown

    Tom Brown

    MSc, BSc (Hons), BREEAM AP, CIBSE LCC & LCEA, CEnv

    Hoare Lea

    Since joining Hoare Lea as a Graduate in 2013, Tom has gained over 9 year’s experience as a Sustainability Consultant. Tom has led on a range of project typologies of varying scales, with a focus on office and residential development in the South West region, particularly Bristol. Tom now leads a team of consultants across Hoare Lea offices in Bristol and Cardiff, striving to deliver best in class sustainable assets. Tom joined the Design West panel in 2022.

    Climate

  • Peter Clegg

    Peter Clegg

    MA (Cantab) MEnvD RIBA RDI RWA (Hons)

    Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios

    Peter Clegg established Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios with Richard Feilden in 1978. Regarded as a pioneer in environmental design, he has over 40 years' experience in low energy architecture and is active in research, design and education. Peter works primarily in the education and cultural sectors. He is Chair of the RIBA research awards and the SWDRP, holds a professorship at Bath University, chaired the RIBA Awards Panel 2013/14, and in 2010 was made an RDI.

    Climate, People & Place, Strategic Development

  • Alan Corner

    Alan Corner

    MICE C.Eng

    Corner Water Consulting

    Alan is a chartered civil engineer with over 35 years’ infrastructure, flood risk, hydrology and drainage experience in the UK, middle and far east. Working for a UK Water Authority plus international multi-disciplinary consultancies where he has been a technical lead in drainage and flood risk design, delivering solutions for hundreds of residential, commercial and industrial development sites in all flood zones. Also experienced in drainage and flood protection for highways, nuclear facilities, ports and airports. He was Global SuDS Knowledge Leader at Halcrow plus assisted in drafting the National SuDS Standards and The SuDS Manual 2015. Alan has been a design review panel member in the Midlands and the Southwest for over 5 years.

    Climate, Landscape

  • Frances Crow

    Frances Crow

    BA(Hons), DipArch(UCL), RIBA, ARB

    Crow Architecture

    Frances Crow is a chartered architect and Director of Crow Architecture. The practice specialises in retrofit, conservation and regenerative development in a rural context. Her experience in practice, teaching, research and engaged-arts projects, combines to define her approach to development. She champions projects that consider demolition as a last resort, use a ‘fabric first’ approach, privilege bio-based materials and use principles of the circular economy to reduce the embodied and in use carbon.

    Climate, Heritage, Housing, People & Place

  • Rob Delius

    Rob Delius

    BA Hons Dip Arch MA RIBA

    Stride Treglown

    Rob is an architect and is Head of Sustainability at Stride Treglown. He is passionate about climate-sensitive regenerative design, biodiversity and creating healthy and distinctive places. His key specialisms are masterplanning, mixed-use and residential design. He has been sustainability advisor to the RIBA Southwest awards, is an external Examiner at UWE and has been the winner of several RIBA design competitions.

    Climate, Density, Health, Housing, People & Place