Member Directory

Feria Urbanism

+44 (0) 7816 299 909

www.feria-urbanism.eu
info@feria-urbanism.eu

Key Clients

Weymouth & Portland Borough Council
Liverpool City Council
Preston City Council
Conran & Partners Architects
South Gloucestershire Council
Ben Cave Associates
Solent Centre for Architecture + Design
Inspire East at the East of England Development Agency
The Civic Trust
The London Borough of Bexley

Key Skills

urban design, urban planning, master planning, public participation

WE ARE GOOD AT LISTENING

We understand what communities are saying. We know how crucial this skill can be. It makes our final plans more accurate and robust. And it generates enthusiastic support. We carefully explore difficult issues with communities, such as how new housing can halt decline and be accommodated in the most sensitive way. We have organised and run events in places as diverse as Birmingham, Dorset, York, Kent, Somerset, Southampton, Oxfordshire, Devon, Cornwall, Bath and Manchester.

WE ARE MAKE GOOD PLACES

We have creative ideas. Based on clear evidence and strong logic, these ideas reflect the best in good urbanism. They are practical, inclusive and engaging. We generate exciting images using a wide range of graphic techniques. We combine digital media with traditional hand drawing skills. We can express your vision.

WE ARE GOOD AT EXPLAINING

We want everybody to appreciate the benefits of good design. That is why we offer design training and education. Feria has developed course content and delivered training events and study tours to town planners, urban designers, local councillors and highway engineers. We have also provided mentoring and support for local authority designers.

WE MAKE GOOD INTERVENTIONS

We are experts in urban analysis. We reveal the essential elements of towns and cities. We identify the problems and provide the answers. We know what makes places tick. Feria provides advice on a wide range of built environment issues including new buildings, public realm and green space strategies. We have provided specialist design advice to local planning authorities and regional agencies, including advice on Conservation Areas and Listed Buildings; on new residential and mixed-use schemes; on large employment allocations; and on new hotel projects. We have also given expert witness evidence at a public inquiry.

Key People

Richard EASTHAM: Urban Designer & Urban Planner (Director)
Richard Eastham is director of Feria Urbanism. He has extensive experience on the preparation of design strategies, development frameworks, master plans, planning briefs and capacity studies. He has particular expertise in engaging with stakeholders and local communities through design workshops to help influence emerging spatial strategies. Prior to establishing Feria, Richard was an associate director at Terence O’Rourke Ltd in Bournemouth before becoming a director at NEW Masterplanning Ltd in Poole. He was born in Preston, Lancashire and trained at the University of Sheffield, the University of Manchester and Oxford Brookes University. Richard loves his family and his large collection of bicycles.
Adele MAHER: Urban Designer & Urban Planner
Adele Maher is an experienced urban designer and urban planner with specialist skills in public participation and consultation. Adele works for Feria in a freelance capacity on a project by project basis. Adele has been a key part of the Feria team on our Weymouth project, facilitating the participatory workshops and undertaking the design audits of the town after dark. Adele likes making lists and everything about her home town of Cork.
Eimear BLUNNIE: Assistant
Eimear Blunnie is currently working at Feria on a four week work placement. She will be supporting the team on a variety of projects, including Colchester and Cambridge. She has an RICS accredited degree in Property Development from the University of Portsmouth where notable assignments included an appraisal and regeneration proposal for a city centre site. Eimear likes milky tea and black coffee.