About

Nick Corbett is the founder of Transforming Cities. His experience includes:

 

  • Author of several books, including The Migrant; Palace of Pugin; Gorilla and Okapi; and Transforming Cities: Revival in the Square published by the Royal Institute of British Architects 

  • Director at WSP UK, leading on heritage planning and placemaking.

  • Heritage planning consultant for the refurbishment of historic royal palaces.

  • Design review panel member for Design Midlands.
  • Member of the High Street Task Force.
  • Co-founder of Urban Design London.
  • Director at Urban Living, the housing renewal partnership set up by the UK Government and Birmingham and Sandwell Councils.
  • Conservation and Design Manager for Warwick Council.
  • Urban Design Champion for Derby Cityscape Ltd.
  • Principal Urban Designer for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
  • A Chartered Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (MRTPI).
  • A Full Member of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC).
  • Town Planning degrees from Manchester University and MA Urban Design from Oxford Brookes University.