Mike Duff is a sustainable urbanism strategy consultant and a member of the Harvard University Working Group for Sustainable Cities. Until recently he was Associate: Strategy, Design & Sustainability, at Happold Consulting International. At Happold Consulting Mike’s work included developing a Strategic Plan for the growth of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the design of urban blocks for an environmentally-sustainable university campus in Jordan, the environmental and heritage conservation of a series of historic mud brick towns in Addiriyah, Saudi Arabia, and a masterplan for two new eco-cities (USA, and Middle East). A graduate of the MSc City Design and Social Science (class of 2004), Mike also teaches at the Bartlett Graduate School of Architecture, UCL.
Liza Fior, Mark Lemanski and Caitlin Elster, muf architecture /art LLp. muf is a collaborative practice of art and architecture committed to public realm projects. They are Curators of the British Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2010, were awarded the 2008 European Prize for Urban Public Space for their work on Barking Town Square, and have been Visiting Professors at Yale University.
Kathryn Firth is Director of Development/Urban Design & Masterplanning at Publica Associates and an architect and urban designer with extensive experience in international redevelopment projects, the design of public open space and cultural uses in inner city areas. She was previously Chief of Design at the London Legacy Development Corporation, a director at PLP Architecture, Projects Director of the Architecture Foundation in London, and has taught at Harvard University and at the Architectural Association, London. Kathryn was Co-Director of the Cities Programme until 2005.
Tom Holbrook is Director of 5th Studio architecture and urbanism, a studio-based practice working across the fields of design, landscape, urbanism and architecture. He has worked extensively on post-industrial landscapes, particularly around the fringes of the Olympic Park. Tom is a member of the London Legacy Development Corporation's Quality Panel and is a regular contributor of critical writing and opinion.
William Mann and Stephen Witherford, Witherford Watson Mann architects. WWM's work addresses the common ground shared by architecture, public space and urban planning. Their projects include the Amnesty International UK headquarters, the Whitechapel Art Gallery extension, the urban design strategy for Woolwich Town Centre, Bankside Urban Forest and the recently completed Astley Castle. Their work has been exhibited in Geneva, Liege, Dordrecht, Milan, London, Rome, the Sao Paulo Biennale, Venice Biennale and at the New York Centre for Architecture.
Joseph Robson is founder of AVR London, a collective of architects, artists and researchers concerned with the use of computer-aided architectural visualisation and reconstruction. At the Cities Programme he teaches our MSc students the value, legibility and use of images in presentation material through the Adobe Creative Suite. He is also a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Bath, and an elected fellow and President of the Society of Architectural Illustration.
Sarah Sackman is a barrister practising at Francis Taylor Building in London where she specialises in public, environmental and urban planning law. A graduate of Harvard Law School and Cambridge University, Sarah has previously taught law at Queen Mary University and City University, London. Her clients include NGOs, local and central government departments, private clients and low-income individuals. Sarah is interested in the relationship between law and the urban environment and how legal doctrines and processes can be designed to promote social justice in the city.