Maria Vierma
Masterplanning & Urban Design Director
Specialisms:
- Masterplanning
- Urban Design
Maria is an experienced urban designer and masterplanner, with over 16 years of experience across public and private sector projects.
As director of urban design at Marrons, Maria has led multidisciplinary teams on complex town centre regeneration projects, strategic masterplans, and site promotion frameworks. Maria brings a design-led approach grounded in deliverability and policy awareness.
Her work focuses on regeneration, growth planning and delivering comprehensive urban design strategies that are shaped through stakeholder engagement and evidence-based design analysis. She is a recognised practitioner in urban design, a member of the Urban Design Group, and a panellist for Design West.
Maria works across planning applications, vision documents, design codes and long-term masterplanning strategies. She collaborates closely with planning, viability, transport and landscape colleagues to deliver holistic, well-supported outputs for both public and private clients.
Key areas of expertise:
– Urban design
– Masterplanning
– Stakeholder and community engagement
– National Model Design Code
– Regeneration frameworks
Working alongside some of the leading private and public sector clients, I am keen to develop our reputation in the South West market and raise the profile of our excellent masterplanning service in the region.