Tom Lonsdale

Tom works freelance as a design quality mentor across a broad range of built environment situations, concentrating particularly on design review and enabling. He was Chief Landscape Architect for Manchester City Council between 1975 and 1989 prior to establishing Camlin Lonsdale Landscape Architects, which he managed from 1989 to 2008 with prestigious work throughout the UK.

Working for Design Council and CABE, his influence is devoted to raising design quality on a strategic scale nationally and in the regions, including recent work as a High Street Task Force Expert. He has considerable experience of international design competitions, education, procurement, and lecturing. He currently chairs Regional and Local review panels in Yorkshire and has chaired or served on several other regional panels around the UK and the Olympics site Quality Review Panel. Drawing on a grounding in the Arts, he offers a particular take on place narrative and meaning in design.