Nominees for Exec Committee 2022
The Urban Design Group is run by an Executive Committee, led by a chairperson with the support of two vice chairs. The Executive Committee meet regularly throughout the year and are responsible for all major decisions relating to policy, new initiatives and the management of the Group.
Executive Officers have a two year term and having been elected in 2020 there is no requirement for election this year. The Executive Committee will continue to be led by:
- CHAIR | Katja Stille Director, Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design
- TREASURER | Christopher Martin Director, Urban Movement
- SECRETARY | Paul Reynolds Director, Tapestry
Nominations for Executive Committee:
- Husam AlWaer Reader in Sustainable Urbanism, University of Dundee
- Leo Hammond London Borough of Newham
- Colin Munsie CRMA UK & Kensuriyachat+Partners
- Colin Pullan Urban Design Director, Lambert Smith Hampton
- Amanda Reynolds Director, AR Urbanism
- Barry Sellers Principal Planner, Wandsworth Borough Council
- Kenji Shermer Urban Designer, East Devon District Council
- Alan Stones Consultant
- Louise Thomas Thomas Design, Regeneration & Consultation
- Rob Thompson RTU
Husam AlWaer Reader in Sustainable Urbanism, University of Dundee | |
I would seek to:
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Colin Munsie David Rudlin |
Leo Hammond London Borough of Newham | |
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Colin Pullan Amanda Reynolds |
Colin Munsie CRMA UK & Kensuriyachat+Partners | |
World Economic Forum: “Today, 55% of the global population lives in cities: by 2050, it's expected to increase to 68%.” Urgency created by climate change, movement and housing of peoples, means a quick response with creative governance and urban planning. Peter Hall pointed out 8 years ago, “Urban Britain is not functioning as it should. Social inequities and regional disparities show little sign of going away.” Aim: Address eight goals by Peter Hall and Nick Falk, "GoodCities Better Lives" p309-310, encourage 6-10 highly skilled, top professionals, produce credible UK proposals, to create a vision motivating both government and nation. |
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Husam AlWaer Philip Cave |
Colin Pullan Urban Design Director, Lambert Smith Hampton | |
To continue to support and contribute to the Urban Design Group's activities and members and the exec. To continue to contribute to the UDG's healthy debate on creating better places. To add my aged wisdom (not quite so aged as some of our more esteemed members)! where ever I can. To support the growth of the UDG. |
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Leo Hammond Amanda Reynolds |
Amanda Reynolds Director, AR Urbanism | |
Enthusiastic ongoing support for the transformation of our cities and towns into fabulously liveable places into which we can sink, heading towards obscure old age, as the world starts to pass us by completely (or comes to a soggy end...) |
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Leo Hammond Colin Pullan |
Barry Sellers Principal Planner, Wandsworth Borough Council | |
To continue to respond to Government initiatives on planning reform on behalf of UDG; to continue involvement in pushing for Strategic Urban Design; to raise the profile of Recognised Practitioners and expand internationally; to contribute to the climate change agenda and local authority design initiative. Investigate a re-launch of Urban Design Week in September 2022. |
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Paul Reynolds Alan Stones |
Kenji Shermer Urban Designer, East Devon District Council | |
To continue to develop research, evidence and design guidance for Health and Wellbeing of future communities. To help shape Planning guidance, policy and legislation that enables or requires masterplan based land allocation and Planning policy and development management that is outcome focussed and therefore design led. To help develop a consistent approach to considering urban design in Local Planning Authorities to focus on good places, not good bricks. | |
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Katja Stille Colin Munsie |
Alan Stones Consultant | |
I hope to highlight the need for a strategic urban design content in Local Plans and how to achieve this. I also hope to press for ongoing monitoring of urban design skills in planning authorities and publicise shortcomings. |
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Paul Reynolds Barry Sellers |
Louise Thomas Thomas Design, Regeneration & Consultation | |
Greater awareness of and contributions to the UDG's journal as a platform for sharing and learning about colleagues' work, and more representation from issues being dealt with in the regions. |
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Sebastian Loew Dick Cole |
Rob Thompson RTU | |
I'm motivated by making sense of place and contributing to the creation of great places. I'd play an active part in the debates surrounding urban design, place making and urbanism and existing and emerging ideas/issues and themes. I would engage in debate across the Regions to help realise best practice. I’m a good listener and I'd like to think I could contribute positively as well as add to the mix of skills and experience within the Executive. |
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Francis Newton Andrew Slaney |
Co-opted Members
The following members have put themselves forward as coopted members of the Executive Committee and will be appointed at the first meeting of the UDG Executive in the new session:
- Scott Elliott Adams Urban Design Lead at Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC)
- Patricia Aelbrecht Lecturer in Urban Design, Cardiff University
- Meenakshi Bhagat Urban Designer + Senior Architectural Designer, Populous Design, New Delhi
- Philip Black Senior Lecturer in Urban Design, University of Manchester
- Graeme Moore Oldham Council | Greater Manchester Combined Authority
- Raj Rooprai Studio Rooprai
- Brian Quinn Urbanthoughts
- Graham Smith Consultant
Scott Elliott Adams Urban Design Lead at Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) | |
With a few years’ experience contributing to the UDG Executive Committee, I am keen to continue to contribute my expertise as a practicing urban designer and focus on my areas of passion: strategic planning, design coding and placemaking. |
Patricia Aelbrecht Lecturer in Urban Design, Cardiff University | |
I would like to continue to organise knowledge exchange activities and collaborative projects between urban design practice and research, and to have the UDG and its community as partners. I have done some progress in this respect through my ‘Public Space Toolkit for Wales’, a project in partnership with the DCfW, UDG and Living Streets and 4 Welsh local authorities, but this is just a first and small step. I have more ideas to continue and expand this engagement. |
Meenakshi Bhagat Urban Designer + Senior Architectural Designer, Populous Design, New Delhi | |
I would be happy to offer my support for an initiative or an idea in progressive urban design field. I would be aiming for people to join and participate in various initiative through UDG group. |
Philip Black Senior Lecturer in Urban Design, University of Manchester | |
Continue to help shape the student awards and university/student membership offering. |
Graeme Moore Oldham Council | Greater Manchester Combined Authority | |
Provide a link to the Greater Manchester LPA's, also as a founder member of the Common Good initiative, able to keep the executive informed of events being held around it. |
Raj Rooprai Studio Rooprai | |
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Brian Quinn Urbanthoughts | |
I am partaking in the monthly review of RP applications and would like to continue this. I am also interested in developing trip ideas with Robert Huxford for the UK and also depending on COVID restrictions looking at overseas trips either in supporting Sebastian Loew or without him if he doesn't want to continue. |
Graham Smith Consultant | |
Contributing to consultations, for example to the forthcoming Manual for Streets, to speaking and writing opportunities. |