Richard qualified initially as an architect and landscape architect. He has been committed to working in a multidisciplinary team context throughout a 40-year career, including design leadership in
Dr. Veronika Kapsali is a Professor of Materials Technology and Design at the London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London (UAL). With over 10 years of experience, she was awarded
Tom works freelance as a design quality mentor across a broad range of built environment situations, concentrating particularly on design review and enabling. He was Chief Landscape Architect for
Ruth is a creative leader with two decades of experience working at senior levels internally and as an independent consultant. She has delivered growth through product innovation, built brands, and
Ned is the Sustainable Design Lead at the UK’s Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). In this role he focuses on developing the ‘ecosystem’ of guidance, tooling, governance
Becci is a Director at Arup, leading Retrofit at Scale and Housing businesses, and a Building Decarbonisation & Resilience team. Her team provides practical engineering-led advice to transform
Scarlett Yang, based in London, is a designer and consultant specialising in ecological and digital innovation. Her work has been recognized with awards such as the LVMH Green Trail Award and The
Dr. Deb is a professionally trained architect, urban designer, and planner leading the delivery of exemplar large-scale and complex housing regeneration and garden communities in both the public and
Mat Hunter is a widely respected design and innovation leader with more than 30 years’ experience driving systemic change across the public, private and non-profit sectors. He returns to the Design
Karl is a Projects Director and Commercial Specialist in the government’s Infrastructure and Projects Authority with 30 years’ experience in consultancy and the public sector. He is a Chartered Civil
