Peter Bishop was recently appointed Director of Design for London, a new organisation that will co-ordinate the Mayor's architectural and urban design strategies.

Previously he was Director of Culture and Environmental Services in the London Borough of Camden, where he successfully concluded the Council's negotiations on the Kings Cross railway lands - one of the biggest development sites in London.

During his career he has worked in a range of planning, research and regeneration roles for the London Boroughs of Westminster, Newham, Islington, Tower Hamlets, Haringey and Hammersmith & Fulham.

He has commissioned and promoted urban design frameworks for central London and negotiated major schemes including St Giles, the White City Shopping Development and the redevelopment of the BBC sites, Imperial Wharf, and Spitalfields Market.  He has also taught and lectured.