Sophie Thompson is a landscape architect and Board Director at LDA Design. She champions design excellence across nine studios, leading the design and delivery of award-winning streets, parks and seafronts. Key projects include the City of London’s largest public square near St Paul’s Cathedral, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and four kilometres of transformed coastal seafront at Southsea. Sophie is a Fellow of the Landscape Institute and a leading contributor to design discourse with a focus on co-design, women’s safety and ecological richness.