In this talk Zac Tudor will be looking at how multifunctional nature-based design solutions can create resilient and adaptive urban centres, which help bring together people, nature and the environment. We will consider some of the principles to achieving these solutions, looking at sustainable functional soils alongside new adaptive urban plant communities which together deliver more sustainable long-term habitats. We will conclude with how these approaches can deliver the wider benefits for people, the environment and look at how these can deliver us financial incentives.
Biography
Zac Tudor, Associate Director, Landscape and Place Resilience – Arup
Zac’s creative work has been founded around 27 years of leading the practical delivery of beautiful urban landscapes. As a leading Landscape Architect his focus is on designing healthy resilient towns and cities, which includes the award-winning Grey to Green schemes that builds sustainability and climate change resilience into the streets and spaces of Sheffield. He uses research based urban greening, blue infrastructure, and multifunctional design approaches to create adaptive urban centres that help benefit and bring together people and nature. His design leadership embraces a collaborative and practical approach between disciplines that helps balance the benefits for a water sensitive landscape fully considering the value of place and embracing nature recovery.
Links: https://www.instagram.com/zac_tudor
Join us online next Thursday 15th January 1-2pm as we welcome Zac Tudor (Associate Director, Landscape and Place Resilience – Arup) for our first CPD event of 2026.
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ILI members and students (free) Non-members (€10)
