Peter Bishop, Deputy Chief Executive of the London Development Agency has been appointed as the new Chair of the Architecture Centre Network.
Peter was appointed as the first Director of Design for London in 2006, and in 2008 as Group Director of the London Development Agency, responsible for design, land development and its environmental, housing and public space programmes.
Over the past 20 years, Peter Bishop has been a Planning Director in four different Central London Boroughs and has worked on major projects including Canary Wharf, the development of the BBC's campus at White City and the Kings Cross development, one of the largest and most complex site in London.
Peter lectures and teaches extensively and is a visiting professor at the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment at the Nottingham Trent University.
"Good design should not be considered as a luxury," said Bishop.
"Architecture centres play a pivotal role in supporting individuals and communities in shaping their local areas to form tightly knit, lasting and vibrant places.
I look forward to my new role with the Architecture Centre Network to support their work and place them in the heart of the new emerging urban agenda."