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. 

Tours will be led by key members of the design and delivery team including Nigel Dunnett, Zac Tudor, Landscape Architect at Arup Sheffield and Owen Hayman, Horticulture Innovation manager at Pictorial Meadows. Further guides to be announced soon.

***Dont forget attending the Symposium counts as 12 hours of CPD***

All SGLD members, Affiliates and Friends benefit from discounted ticket prices to the Symposium, including student tickets from £138 and members from £235. We also have limited availability for a hotel room at the Radisson Blu, where all the speakers and panellists will be staying. See below for the discount code to reserve a room at the Radisson Blu.

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 9.30 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.

Early Bird Ticket Prices

Two day ticket price excluding hotel reservation 

***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 (excluding hotel).
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.

Tickets including a hotel room at the Radisson Blu have now sold out, however we have secured a LIMITED number of rooms at the same price that you can book directly with the Radisson Blu using the code SGD1025.  Please note, there is a £10.00 surcharge for double occupancy.  

Link to the Radisson Blu Sheffield Website

Digital On Demand & Livestream Ticket Prices - Saturday 18 October ONLY

With thanks to our Sponsor

and our Charity Partner