Workshop Leaders
Peter Graal
Community Gardens Facilitator BOST.
I have been in post since 2004 and since then have seen huge changes to the landscape in the Bankside area. The changes that I try to effect are smaller but they have a significance that belies their size. As far as possible I try to involve the local Community in changes to their immediate environment, this can be anything from a containerised plant project (Nelson Square, 2005) to a whole new garden (Tate Modern Community Garden, 2007).
The most inspiring aspect of my work is the time and talents that my volunteers give up to bring about positive change to the Bankside environment. It may be physical hard work or a fantastic idea or professional expertise; it all makes a big difference and it is all given for free.
Daniel Howells and Sarah Trounce
David Lindo
David Lindo is The Urban Birder, bringing a fresh, urban perspective to modern birding. Tipped as the next Bill Oddie, the younger, hipper Lindo, 36, first appeared on our screens as a contributor on Springwatch in 2006 where he took viewers for a guided bird walk around his ‘garden' - Wormwood Scrubs, in west London. Since then, he has become a regular natural history presenter on the BBC1's primetime The One Show where he shares his love for urban birds and wildlife with the nation.
From a very early age David knew that he was destined to be into wildlife. At the age of 8 he led ‘tours' around his primary school woods for his schoolmates. It was also at this tender age that he obtained his first pair of binoculars, bought for him by his mother on HP for £14.
Previously Head of Membership at the British Trust for Ornithology, David is the author of many articles on urban birds and writes for various websites and magazines including the RSPB's membership magazine, Birds, that has a readership in excess of 3 million. He also has a monthly slot on Tessa Dunlop's Friday Night Talk Show on BBC London 94.9, where he reviews the morning's papers and even answers the occasional wildlife question.
Peter Murray
Peter is the director of the London Festival of Architecture, chairman of Wordsearch, a consultancy for architecture, planning and the built environment, and founder and exhibitions director of New London Architecture.
David Sparshott
David Sparshott studied illustarion at Bristol School of Art, graduating in 2006. He is now based in London.
His work is concerned with observing individuals' interactions with their environment.
David has been commisioned by clients who inlude howies, make architects, University of West England, and YCN, and has exhibited at the Conningsby Gallery in London, the Here Gallery in Bristol, at London College of Communication, and recently at Nottinghill Ars Club. David's work has appeared in the book "Secrets of Digital Illustration" (Lawrence Zeegan, Rotovision) and the AOI's Images 32 Annual.
Barney Sutton
Barney Sutton studied Media Practice in Bristol and graduated over 4 years ago. Since then he has worked for the BBC and other production companies in all roles from researching to directing. He has also had his short films shown in various film festivals around the world. Barney now works as a freelance film maker and a teacher. He has worked for Cineclub for 2 years and has been recently promoted to advanced tutor where he holds lectures for film students around London.
Stephen Witherford RIBA
Stephen Witherford was born in 1967 and studied architecture at Plymouth and the University of Cambridge, completing his diploma in 1991. He worked at Eric Parry Architects for 10 years, where he was job, project and/or senior architect on a range of award winning projects including; the new student accommodation building and master’s lodge at Pembroke College, Cambridge, the public space and information centre at Southwark Gateway, Bedford School Library, and a series of public space designs, private houses and offices.
Since establishing Witherford Watson Mann Architects in 2001, he has worked as project director on Amnesty International UK’s headquarters, the Bankside Urban Forest, Woolwich Town Centre and currently the new Arts Council England’s North West offices in Manchester. Stephen is a member of the CABE/DfL Olympics Design Review Panel, CABE Olympic Legacy Masterplan Framework Review Panel, a London Development Agency Design Advisor and RIBA Competitions Architectural Advisor. Stephen is currently a Visiting Fellow in Urban Design on the London School of Economics Cities Programme.