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Alex van der Nelson
BA (Hons), Dip LA, PG Cert, CMLI
LDA Design
Alex is a landscape architect at LDA Design specialising in the delivery of large scale masterplanning, design and implementation projects. Much of his recent work has been within the energy sector, working on complex and high-profile projects for new nuclear, tidal, wind and solar schemes. He is a strong advocate of good design and the need for collaborative working between co-consultants and stakeholders to unlock the best possible outcomes for projects, people and the planet.
Nick Vaughan
BA(Hons) DipArch RIBA
Corstorphine & Wright
Nick has a special interest in co-coordinating complex projects on challenging sites, whether they are multi-use or for diverse client bodies. Leading projects such as London's King’s Cross Station, Birmingham's New Street Station and Bristol's Wapping Wharf has driven his passion for re-working and creating healthy, enriching and sustainable communities for people to live, work and travel through. From building projects in cities he understands that successful urban design depends on strong collaboration.
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.
John Waldron
DARCH, RIBA Parts 1-3
spaces4learning
John’s career as an architect has primarily been devoted to housing and education projects, with work in the UK, Germany, Switzerland and Spain. As a director of a larger architectural practice, his experience also covers a wider variety of building types. John has been a member of the Bristol Urban Design Forum since its inception, including five years as a co-chair of the design panel, becoming increasingly involved with wider urban design and landscape issues.
Emily Walsh
BSc MEng CEng DUd
Gloucestershire County Council
Emily is a Transport Planner at Gloucestershire County Council where she works at all scales from the development of policy and strategy through to supporting the design of transport infrastructure and streets to enhance places. Before joining Gloucestershire, she worked in both the private sector and local government as an Engineer, Transport Planner and Urban Designer working at local and regional scales on transport strategy development, master-planning, transport capital programme development and delivery. Emily is passionate about the positive role well designed transport infrastructure and streets can play in shaping liveable economically successful places. She applies a ‘place’ and ‘people’ led approach to transport planning and design; frequently working collaboratively with stakeholders and local communities to do this. She has extensive experience of design review and support including as a Panel Chair.
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.
David Watkins
MEng (Hons), CEng, MCIHT, FCIHT
Arup
David is a Chartered Engineer and an Associate Director at Arup where he leads the west transport planning business. Chair of the CIHT in the south-west, David has 19 years‘ experience across a breadth of transport planning disciplines including active travel, street design, parking, business case and development of new public transport services and interchange facilities. He enjoys working with public and private sector clients to integrate sustainable transport into projects to make it the mode of choice.
James Webb
BSc(hons) MSc (hist con) Pg Dip UD IHBC
Forum Heritage Services
James Webb is a planning consultant with over 25 years’ experience and Director of Forum Heritage Services, a consultancy specialising in the historic environment. He worked as a principal conservation officer for several local authorities in the UK, including the City of Westminster, Hampshire, and Dorset Councils. James has sat on several design panels including the Cornwall Design Review Panel and the Bournemouth Design Panel. He was a Trustee of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation and remains as the Dorset representative for the South-West region.
Charles Wellingham
BA (Hons) BArch ARB AABC SPAB Lethaby Scholar
Connolly Wellingham Architects
Charles is a practicing Architect and lecturer with a passion and expertise for the conservation, continuity and reuse of our built heritage. He was elected to undertake the SPAB Lethaby Scholarship in 2014, and elected to join the AABC conservation register in 2016. Charles brings a particular expertise for contemporary design in sensitive settings, including strategic master planning for heritage sites and environmental upgrade.
