Tom Lonsdale is a landscape architect with a national reputation for the analysis of ‘place’ and the development of strategic and logistic aspects of its enhancement and conservation. He draws on over 35 years’ experience at management level, including 14 years as Chief Landscape Architect with Manchester City Council and, subsequently, as founding Director of renowned landscape and urban design practice Camlin Lonsdale.

Tom now works to promote understanding of the need for quality in shaping the built environment, through the processes of Enabling, Design Review and creative collaborations.

Having served for five years on the national CABE Design Review Panel and chaired the Places Matter panel in the Northwest for its inaugural two years, he was Vice-chair of the Yorkshire Panel and Chair of the Humber Panel.

Other activities include extensive conference speaking and competition judging etc. in UK and abroad, as well as acting as Design Champion within multi-disciplinary teams tackling major regeneration schemes.

Tom has been a regular contributor to Working pArts’ projects including Creativity in the Coalfields, Northstowe, Workington, Chesterfield and Pooley Country Park.