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The Forum Exeter, Devon

An RIBA south west award wining building at Exeter University in Devon; The Forum. This building benefited from design review during the design and pre-planning stage

Design Review Panel Training 2018

Design Review Panel training session carried out in Taunton and the Somerset County Cricket Ground in November 2018. The event was extremely well attended by local authority representatives, house builders and design team members

Exeter Quay by Jonathan Braddick

Photograph of Exeter Quay taken by Architect and Design Review Panel Manager Jonathan Braddick. The Design Review Panel holds regular design review panel sessions at Exeter City Council

Design Review Panel Training 2018

Design Review Panel training event 2018. Jonathan Tricker, Highways Engineer, Urban Designer & Director at Phil Jones Associates, gave a talk entitled: ‘Highway Design in Placemaking’

Steiner School Exeter

The design review Panel was engaged by Willmott Dixon during the pre-application design stage of the project to help them prepare a design that would be acceptable to the local authority

Design Review Panel Site Visit Poole

Photograph from a 2018 design review panel site visit carried out in Dorset in 2018. A full sit down design review panel was subsequently held in the Poole Borough Council Offices

North Grays Farm Para 80 House

External visualization for a NPPF paragraph 55 (now 79) house that was presented to the design review panel. This project has subsequently gone on to achieve planning permission and is now built on site

Design Review Panel Training 2017

Design Review Panel training session carried out in Exeter, Devon in December 2017. The event was extremely well attended by local authority representatives, house builders and design team members

Exeter Quay - Rockfish Restaurant

A small but sensitive project in Exeter Quay; The Rockfish Restaurant has been designed by Grainge Architects who engaged with The Design Review Panel during the design & pre -application planning stage

Extra Care Development by Sarah Wigglesworth Architects

Pegasus Life secured planning permission through public inquiry for a Sarah Wigglesworth Architects scheme for a C2 assisted living community at The Knowle, Sidmouth, Devon. The Design Review Panel (www.designreviewpanel.co.uk) were instructed by East Devon District Council (EDDC) to provide multidisciplinary, expert, independent and impartial guidance and feedback to the local authority, applicant and design team during the pre-application design stage.

Plymouth Hoe

Photograph of Plymouth Hoe, Devon. The Design Review Panel holds regular design review panel sessions at Plymouth City Council

Design Review Panel Training

Design Review Panel training session carried out in Exeter, Devon. The event was extremely well attended and incorporated a mock design review panel session and design workshop.

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Daniel Leon

Chartered Architect

In 2004, Daniel Leon founded Square Feet with the vision of approaching design in a unique way. Our compact yet highly skilled team boasts a history of innovative and practical design solutions. We prioritise building enjoyable and productive relationships with clients and experts, including interior designers, craftspeople, and engineers, ensuring our projects succeed through genuine dialogue.

Before establishing Square Feet, Daniel's journey took him through educational and professional experiences in Liverpool, Seattle, Manchester, Sydney, and London. He worked with renowned firms like Levitt Bernstein and Buschow Henley on various projects, including urban regeneration and housing developments in Dublin and Leeds, cultural projects like St Luke’s Old Street for the London Symphony Orchestra, and infrastructure for the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

From 2014 to 2017, Daniel served as a RIBA Councillor and participated in the Library Committee, overseeing outreach, the drawings collection, and exhibitions. He is a registered RIBA Conservation specialist and has been involved in prestigious judging panels such as the RIBA Stirling Prize. Additionally, he contributes to the Design Review Panel and Jewish Heritage UK’s Caseworker Panel, and acts as a guest critic at the Westminster School of Architecture.

Beyond his architectural contributions, Daniel has authored a children’s book, exhibited paintings at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023, chairs his local residents' association, and manages an under-11s football team.


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