David Rudlin
Director of Urban Design , BDP (Building Design Partnership)
David Rudlin is BDP’s director of Urban Design managing projects across the UK with a focus on the north and also chairs the urban design profession across BDP’s offices worldwide. He is a past chair of the Academy of Urbanism, winner of the 2014 Wolfson Economics Prize and Visiting Professor at Manchester School of Architecture.
He is author of four books and writes a monthly column for Building Design Magazine. Prior to joining BDP David was principle of URBED one of the UK’s longest standing and best respected urban design practices. He is a planner by training and started his career with Manchester City Council.