Nick is a chartered town planner, urban designer, writer, and heritage specialist with full membership of theRoyal Town Planning Institute and the Institute of Historic Building Conservation. He practises through WSP’s Planning Consultancy based int he Mailbox, Birmingham, where he leads on heritage and placemaking work. Prior to this he served for many years as a design and conservation team leader in local government, including at Warwick District and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. He was the founder of Transforming Cities Ltd, co-founder of Urban Design London, and serves on the High Streets Task Force. Nick’s recent work ranges from a masterplan that celebrates the industrial heritage of the Black Country, to the refurbishment of a royal palace. He is the author of several books including: Palace of Pugin, and Transforming Cities: Revival in the Square,(published by RIBA)