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Tom Sykes
BA (Hons), BSc (Hons), MArch, DipArch
Extended Studio
Tom is an experienced and passionate architect, and a co-founder of Extended Studio, architects for communities. His work is about making great design accessible to everyone - from co-design and community engagement, to the development of places where people thrive together. Alongside his architectural background, Tom has also worked in public sector leadership positions as a client, giving him a valuable and unusual perspective on architecture, urban design and community projects.
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.
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.
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.
Maria Vierma
BSc (Hons) Agriculture Engineer, MA Urban Design
Marrons
Maria works with a range of public and private sector clients on a variety of urban design, regeneration and masterplanning projects. She has experience of working on high-calibre, creative and technically challenging commissions. Maria has worked on sites across the country. She has the ability to combine vision, delivery, and creative design-led approach. She has experience of working on urban extensions, town regeneration and mixed use developments. This includes managing large multidisciplinary teams and inputs from stakeholder engagement. Throughout her career, she has developed design and analysis skills to produce successful strategic development.
Andy Ward
BA (Hons) DipArch DipUD DipTP RIBA
NEW masterplanning Ltd
Andy is an architect, urban designer and town planner with over 30 years of experience working in both public and private sectors. From designing and implementing major city mixed use regeneration projects, creating visions for towns, strategies for urban extensions, garden villages and detailed housing layouts in sensitive locations, Andy believes in a collaborative process working closely with the wider community, the right professionals and builders to deliver high quality places fit for our future.
