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Gayle Appleyard

Gayle Appleyard Gayle Appleyard Areas of Expertise Collaborative Design / Community Engagement, Para 79, Retrofitting Gayle is an architect with over 25 years experience in her field and is founding Director of Gagarin Studio, a progressive architecture practice based in Yorkshire. She is an advocate for more regional design ambition particularly in towns and rural …

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Geoff Rich

Geoff Rich Geoff Rich Areas of Expertise Heritage led regeneration, Conservation architecture, Creative Reuse Geoff is an Architect and Managing Partner at Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, based in Bath. Having completed his architectural studies with first class honours at the University of Newcastle, Geoff joined FCBS in 1996. He takes a leading role in the …

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George Stowell

George Stowell George Stowell Areas of Expertise Rail infrastructure, Procurement, Risk management Since 1989, I’ve been involved in planning projects, procuring design, setting and developing architectural and engineering requirements for outcome benefit, both client side and with consultants. Projects include; HM Treasury, Whitehall; Crossrail linewide stations; The Sage, Gateshead, Waterloo International Terminal, London. In total, …

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Dr Alina Congreve

Dr Alina Congreve Dr Alina Congreve Areas of Expertise Climate change, Higher Education, Professional development Experienced built environment and climate change professional with 18 years experience working in higher education, public policy and innovation. Specialities Placemaking and spatial planning City scale action on climate change Low and zero carbon buildings Ecosystem services and natural capital …

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Dr Bridget Snaith

Dr Bridget Snaith Dr Bridget Snaith Areas of Expertise Child-friendly design, Inclusive spaces, Landscape design A chartered landscape architect, social researcher and educator. Bridget has been a partner at Shape Landscape Architecture since 2005. Shape’s project work is focussed on spaces for people, developing designs for housing, play, sociability, health, inclusion and active travel, with …

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Dr Chiko Makore

Dr Chiko Makore Dr Chiko Makore Areas of Expertise Healthy ageing and care, Inclusive design, Placemaking Chiko is an inclusive designer, urbanist and researcher. She currently leads on project ISCA investigating infrastructures of care in collaboration with Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing. Her most recent work include age-friendly design and inclusionary housing. She …

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Dr Darren Price

Dr Darren Price Dr Darren Price Areas of Expertise Community infrastructure, Placemaking, Regeneration Darren initially trained as an architect and holds a PhD in community involvement in housing design from the University of Sheffield. After working in regeneration for an inner London local authority, he headed back north to the edge of the Peak District …

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Dr Deb Upadhyaya

Dr Deb Upadhyaya Dr Deb Upadhyaya Areas of Expertise Design advocacy – diversity and inclusion, Design governance – placemaking and value creation, Regeneration, garden communities and new settlements Dr Deb is a professionally trained architect, urban designer and planner, leading delivery of exemplar large scale and complex housing, regeneration, and garden communities’ both in the …

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Dr Gabrielle Wojtowitz

Dr Gabrielle Wojtowitz Dr Gabrielle Wojtowitz Areas of Expertise Geotechnical Engineering, Ground risk advisory , Infrastructure development, design and delivery Gabrielle holds a PhD in Geotechnical Engineering, a BEng (Hons) in Geotechnical Engineering and a BEng Civil Engineering. She is an Associate Design Director at Zutari, South Africa with over 15 years’ experience in infrastructure …

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Dr Hannah Barham-Brown

Dr Hannah Barham-Brown Dr Hannah Barham-Brown Areas of Expertise Accessibility and design for healthcare, Disability engagement and employment, Intersectional design Dr Hannah Barham-Brown is a GP trainee in Yorkshire, Council Member of the British Medical Association, and Deputy Leader of the Women’s Equality Party with the portfolio for ‘Making Change Happen’. Alongside her clinical and …

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