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Rana Alidad
BEng, MSc, CIWEM
Hydrock
With 17 years in flood risk management, Rana offers expertise in technical services, including hydraulic modelling, hydrological assessments, flood risk analysis, and developmental infrastructure. From concept and feasibility studies to planning and post-planning support, Rana contributes to diverse projects, including large mixed-use developments and town centre regeneration schemes. Understanding the challenges present in large-scale community developments, Rana is keen to enhance masterplans by integrating the Water element for improved long-term sustainability and attractiveness of these developments.
Peter Baker
CMLI, Dip LA, BA (Hons)
NVB Landscape
Peter is an experienced landscape architect designing from inception to completion across many sectors, but with particular experience in education, including nursery, primary, pre-prep, secondary and prep schools, sixth form, further education and university campuses. Additional experience in commercial, retail, public realm and historic landscapes. Peter leads landscape design at NVB Landscape in Frome, Somerset, focusing on education.
Kirsty Barker
PGDip, CMLI
LDA
Kirsty is a highly experienced landscape and public realm designer with over 12 years’ experience. Specialising in public realm design for streets, parks and coastal defences, Kirsty’s designs explore the notion of introducing contemporary public spaces within the historic fabric of our cities, facilitating human interaction, and promoting cultural expression. Kirsty has had the opportunity to design high profile schemes such as Southsea Coastal Scheme, Westfield Avenue, Holborn Public Realm Strategy, and Stratford Waterfront.
Pepper Barney
BA(Hons), BArch, PGCert
BiBO
Pepper is an architect and masterplanner with a post-graduate specialism in urban regeneration. Previous project experience included working on strategic housing allocation sites as well as smaller rural brownfield infill sites for private developers. Recently, her work has focused on town centre regeneration and supporting landowners with rural diversification strategies.
Rob Beswick
BA Landscape Arch, Dip LA, CMLI
B|D Landscape Architects
Through a broad and diverse background Rob has worked on a range of internationally acclaimed and award-winning projects for design practices in Bath, Bristol, London and Chicago. As founder and director of B|D Landscape Architects Rob’s interest lies in innovative contemporary landscape design that leaves a sustainable legacy for the future. Rob is a Landscape Institute Committee member for Awards & Competitions, External Examiner and visiting Lecturer for Leeds Beckett University, a Trustee for the Cheltenham Design Foundation and a Design Council Expert.
Catherine Birkin
MLA, CMLI
LDA Design
A chartered landscape architect with over twenty years’ professional experience, Cath has worked in leading practices in the UK and Australia on a diverse portfolio, from significant urban realm to site-sensitive planting designs. Cath believes in enriching our landscapes and public realm as part of a genuine placemaking process. Her approach is founded on an understanding of people, context and nature to create meaningful places which engage their communities, are memorable and endure over time.
Alison Caldwell
CEng, MICE, MEng (hons)
Phil Jones Associates
Alison is a champion of integration of water within new development, passionately advocating for acceptance of water as an asset, and striving to ensure new development is climate resilient. She has extensive experience in flood risk and water management (surface, foul and supply), green/blue infrastructure, climate analysis and resilience and hydraulic modelling; working on all elements of project delivery, from feasibility to construction, in both private and public sectors at strategic, regional and local scales.
Scott Carroll
PGDip LA, PGDip LD
LDA Design
Scott is an experienced landscape architect, skilled at uniting the social purpose, culture and ecological functions of landscape and public realm. He creates rich sensory environments, and is an expert in design rich in biophilic experience. Scott has a specialism in waterfront design including Stratford Waterfront, East Bank - creating outposts for Sadler’s Wells, UAL’s London’s London College of Fashion, V&A and BBC, Tower Festival Headland on Blackpool’s Golden Mile and Porth Teigr, Cardiff Bay.
Florence Clayton
MLA, BA(Hons)
LDA Design
Florence is a Landscape Architect and Urban Designer with a wide range of skills, who has been working for LDA Design for a number of years. She has experience of working on a variety of projects, from strategic masterplans to detailed designs. Inspired by the characteristics which make places unique and the intrinsic value of nature, she is driven to design places which connect people to the environment and facilitate new opportunities for social interaction; whilst referencing the local area and its history.
