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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.
Charlotte Garven
MEng, IStructE
Price & Myers
Charlotte is an engineer with a keen interest for efficient and structurally elegant designs. Her broad portfolio spans across sectors including sculptural, heritage, performing arts and cultural, student residential, educational and office developments. She champions sustainability and has developed a particular focus on building re-use and low carbon design; and heritage buildings and the challenges in balancing both. Charlotte is keen to encourage the industry to tackle the housing and climate crises with pragmatism.
Bill Gething
MA (Cantab), Dipl Arch
University of the West of England, Bill Gething: Sustainability + Architecture
Bill Gething is a retired architect and sustainability consultant and is Professor Emeritus at the University of the West of England, where he retains an involvement in teaching and research. He has particular expertise in low energy design; housing; adapting buildings to the changing climate, particularly in relation to overheating; thermal retrofit of the existing stock, and ensuring buildings perform as well in practice as they should in theory.
Jackie Gillespie
BA Dip Arch RIBA
gillespie yunnie architects
Jackie is a partner of Dartington based Gillespie Yunnie Architects. She studied Architecture at Portsmouth University, Oxford Brookes and the Alexandria Architecture Centre in Washington DC, receiving the Field- ing Dodd prize for outstanding work and a distinction in Diploma. She worked at Niall Phillips Architects and Architecton prior to joining Acan- thus Ferguson Mann as an Associate in 1995, becoming a Director in 1998 when she set up the Devon Office of the practice. Gillespie Yunnie Architect was set up with co-director Phillip Yunnie in 2005 as a design- led practice specialising in contemporary solutions for constrained and historic environments. The practice has since won numerous awards for a diverse range of building types.
Richard Goldthorpe
BSc Hons, DipLA, CMLI
The National Trust
Richard is a chartered landscape architect with 30 years experience working in the private, public and charity sectors. His wide ranging experience includes the design of streets and public realm, historic designed landscapes, urban regeneration, strategic green infrastructure and visitor experience design. He is Head of Placemaking and Design for the National Trust.
Jack Gorman
BEng (Hons), NABERS UK Assessor, CIBSE
Coreus Group
Jack is a Director at Coreus Group, leading a team of consultants nationally specialising in decarbonisation and the energy transition. He also works part-time as an Associate Lecturer at UWE for the Architecture & Environmental Engineering course, reinforcing his holistic approach to design across all RIBA stages and scales. Jack strives to make the biggest impact in instigating large-scale decarbonisation of existing estates, and demonstrating the benefits of net zero design for masterplanning projects.
Simon Gould
BSc (Hons), DipArch (Cantab), ARB, RIBA
Mitchell Eley Gould
Simon is a Director Architect at Mitchell Eley Gould and has over 20 years of experience working on the design and delivery of sustainable places, education buildings, housing and homes. His focus is on quality, aspiring to deliver beauty, value and legibility. He is agile-minded, able to adapt designs to respond to complex environments, often working closely with multi-disciplinary stakeholder groups and local authorities. More recent projects include a new neighbourhood for 600 homes, school and commercial hub and an award winning housing scheme for 45 homes at the Tannery, Holt. Simon is a lecturer at The University of Bath and has been an external examiner at UWE Bristol on the MArch Architecture course.
