Wednesday 15 February 2017

Sue Illman: Waterscapes

Master of Landscape Architecture Open Lectures 2017

5.30pm—7.30pm

Refreshments and Networking 17.30pm

Lecture 17.30pm and Q&A 19.00pm 

Sue Illman is a Managing Director of Illman Young Landscape Design, a practice based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire which has been established for over 25 years. Sue was president of the Landscape Institute from 2012-2014, where water management was a key theme of her tenure. Major flood events in the UK bought her to national attention as instigator of a multi-disciplinary open letter to the government on new approaches to flood management. 

Sue's practice has always been actively engaged in trying to bring together technical solutions with innovative design and has developed a long-term interest in water management. She has written two chapters of the new CIRIA SuDS Manual, and her practice has carried out a KTP research programme into innovative SuDS solutions in conjunction with the University of Gloucestershire. She has recently been appointed as Champion for Flood Mitigation and Resilience by the Construction Industry Council.