Extreme! Designing Sustainably for a Changing Climate
Friday 17 October & Saturday 18 October
Sheffield City Hall, Barker's Pool, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 2JA
The theme of the symposium is how garden and landscape designers can respond to climate change and help to mitigate its adverse effects, whether at a garden, landscape or wider community level, while also focusing on using more sustainable processes and materials. We are inviting a range of international speakers who can provide perspectives and insight on this issue from a global to a local level. A keynote speaker will be Professor Nigel Dunnett, who will also be leading a tour on Friday 17 October of some of the urban regeneration projects he has helped to create in Sheffield.
Chair - Errol Fernandes
Speakers include - Nigel Dunnett, Tom Massey MSGLD, Loretta Bosence, Graham Dillamore, Haruko Seki, John Little, Jihae Hwang
Panellists include - Will Tomson, Alys Fowler & Andrew Fisher-Tomlin FSGLD and Errol Fernandes
****MORE INFORMATION COMING SOON****
Guided tours with Sheffield's award-winning landscape team on Friday 17 October
With Sheffield as the backdrop — a city at the forefront of green urban transformation - attendees at the Symposium will also have the unique opportunity to join guided tours of the city’s award-winning public spaces including:
The Grey to Green scheme, Park Hill and Manor Fields Park, plus a guided tour of the headquarters of Pictorial Meadows, part of The Green Estate, the organisation behind the design, planting, and long-term stewardship of many of Sheffield’s most ambitious urban regeneration sites.
SGLD Symposium Tour Guides
Will Tomson - Creative Cultivation
Owen Hayman - Horticulture Innovation Manager at The Green Estate CIC and Pictorial Meadows
Professor Nigel Dunnett - University of Sheffield
Simon Ogden - Former Head of City Regeneration at Sheffield City Council
Helen McNally - Head of Commercial Landscapes at The Green Estate CIC
Zac Tudor - Associate Director for Landscape Architecture at Arup
***Dont forget attending the Symposium counts as 12 hours of CPD***
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Visit to the School of Architecture and Landscape
Friday 17 October 10:00 - 11:00 - Please email info@sgld.org.uk to book your space
This will be a chance to discuss teaching planting and ecological design in the Landscape Architecture courses with a particular reference to how this needs to be adapted due to climate change. Staff involved will be Prof. Ross Cameron, Dr. Elisa Olivares, Mel Burton and Charlotte Liu, hosted by Prof. Clare Rishbeth. We will include a brief studio tour and the chance to enjoy amazing views across Sheffield.
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All SGLD members, Affiliates and Friends benefit from discounted ticket prices to the Symposium, including student tickets from £162 and members from £276. Saturday Only Tickets are also now available.
Your two day ticket includes a guided tour of urban regeneration projects around Sheffield on Friday 17 October 2025, along with Friday evening event at City Hall including a talk by John Little, a hot buffet dinner, and a full cash bar - this will be attended by speakers, panellists and affiliated business partners - a great opportunity to network. On Saturday 18 October 2025 starting at 9.00 am there will be wide-ranging presentations by our international speakers, as well as two panel discussions with opportunities for the audience to contribute and join the discussions. A buffet lunch with further networking opportunities is included. All ticket prices include VAT.
Ticket Prices
Two day ticket price
| Membership Category |
Ticket Price |
| Registered Fellows, Registered Members, Pre-registered Members |
£276.00 |
| Students + Graduate Members |
£162.00 |
| Friends of the Society |
£345.00 |
| Affiliated Business Partners |
£276.00 |
| Non Members |
£371.00 |
One day ticket price - Saturday 18 October Only **Please note that the Symposium starts at 09:00 on Saturday 18 October, doors open at 08:00**
| Membership Category |
Ticket Price |
| Registered Fellows, Registered Members, Pre-registered Members |
£230.00 |
| Students + Graduate Members |
£135.00 |
| Friends of the Society |
£287.50 |
| Affiliated Business Partners |
£230.00 |
| Non Members |
£310.00 |
***New Student + Graduate Offer - Buy 4 tickets get 1 free
Buy 4 tickets then contact the office on info@sgld.org.uk with the names and booking references for all 4 tickets to obtain your free ticket.
Tickets are also available to Students that are not members of the SGLD - please contact the office on info@sgld.org.uk for further details.
Digital On Demand & Livestream Ticket Prices - Saturday 18 October ONLY
| Membership category |
Ticket Price |
| On Demand: Registered Fellow, Registered Member, Pre-Registered Members |
£100.00 |
| On Demand: Student + Graduate Members |
£70.00 |
| On Demand: Friend of the Society |
£125.00 |
| On Demand: Non-Member |
£142.00 |
| Livestream Only |
£100.00 |
With thanks to our Sponsors
and our Charity Partner
