Learning from how people are coping in lockdown will help us make the right decisions about retrofitting existing places or designing new ones.
Clare Wilks
Clare Wilks is an urban designer and masterplanner at LDA Design. Her work draws on previous experience as a landscape artist and on a proven record in community engagement. Her work with the Bristol Neighbourhood Planning Network strengthened her belief that all good designs are firmly rooted in local people’s experience and knowledge.
Clare has masterplanned large-scale developments, including new sustainable communities to regenerate the Cadbury Factory, Keynsham and the Nylon Spinners Factory, Pontypool. She shares original drawings as @clare.wilks on Instagram.
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