Vice-presidents
Civic Voice currently has four vice-presidents. They were all appointed during the Civic Voice 2016 AGM. All four appointments have been made to recognise the outstanding contribution to the civic movement by each of them.
Baroness Andrews
Baroness Andrews is Civic Voice’s representative in the House of Lords and has recently spoken on behalf of the civic movement when the Housing and Planning Bill was debated in the House of Lords.
Sir Terry Farrell
Sir Terry Farrell, CBE, RIBA, FRSA, FCSD, MRTPI (born 12 May 1938) is a British architect and urban designer. In 1980, after working 15 years in partnership with Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, Farrell founded his own firm, Farrells. He garnered a strong reputation for contextual urban design schemes, as well as exuberant works of postmodernism such as the MI6 building. In 1991 his practice expanded internationally, opening an office in Hong Kong. In Asia his firm designed KK100 in Shenzhen, the tallest building ever designed by a British architect, as well as Guangzhou South Railway Station, once the largest railway station in Asia.
Sir Terry Farrell is founder of the UK’s leading architectural firm, Farrells. In January 2013, Sir Terry was asked by Ed Vaizey, Minister for Culture, Communications and the Creative Industries to undertake a national review of architecture and the built environment. Sir Terry explained the outcomes of the Review at this year’s Civic Voice Sandys’ Lecture and highlighted the need for a strong civic movement to promote quality development. Sir Terry will support the Civic Voice Design Awards.
Laura Sandys
Laura Sandys was formerly the chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Civic Societies and was key in helping set up Civic Voice. Laura is the daughter of Lord Duncan Sandys, who established the Civic Trust in 1957. Each year the Sandys Lecture is held in his name and, fittingly, Laura speaks at each occasion. Laura Sandys will support the civic movement celebrations for 50 years of conservation areas.
Freddie Gick
Freddie Gick is the former chair of Civic Voice after taking office in 2013. Freddie will support the civic movement for the next few years with a focus on fundraising and building support for the civic movement