Profession: Architect (retired)
City: Knutsford
Country: United Kingdom

What inspired you to want a life in Architecture and the creative industries?:
Preston Bus Station! Growing up near Preston and my dad a PNE fan, I was amazed at this aspiring structure!

Who inspired you in finding your path to Architecture/Film and the creative industries?:
Early Le Corbusier, then FLW

How you unlock obstacles and overcome bias in your work?:
Listen, develop brief, sketch options, model, refine

What improvements do you feel are required to promote effective change in the academic and working environment?:
I’d like UK architectural education to become 4 academic years, full time but with the twenty weeks a year spent in an office, then 2 practice years, where it is possible to see a project well on its’ way – instead of 3 in / 1 out / 2 back / 1 out