Westminster announces Design Review Panel members

Announced on the Westminster website, 24th July 2023

Architectural, environmental and engineering experts will provide independent advice on major developments. 32 panel members have been appointed, including Studio PDP Partner, Marion Baeli, who will advise on architecture, retrofitting and sustainability matters.

Westminster City Council has unveiled its first ever Design Review Panel, a board of experts that will provide independent advice on major development, planning, public realm and regeneration projects in the city.

The 32 members of the panel, including three co-chairs, have been drawn from various fields of expertise including architecture, ecology, sustainability, transport, inclusive design, landscape architecture, heritage, and urban design. The panel will complement the council’s in-house expertise, championing high quality sustainable design across all development projects. 

The three co-chairs are Catherine Burd, founding director of Burd Haward Architects and a conservation specialist, Damion Burrows, managing director at DMBA and broadcaster on property-related TV shows, and Vinita Dhume Director of Masterplanning and Urban Design, Savills.

The panel will guide the design of proposals to ensure they add value to local communities and help meet the council’s ambitious targets to create new jobs, new homes, and become a net zero city by 2040.

Click here to read the full announcement and see the list of panel members and their specialisms.

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