Harbinder Birdi is founder and Creative Director of Birdi & Partners, a consultancy advising on the design of infrastructure, public realm and residential led developments. He is a chartered architect and Fellow of the RIBA and ICE. He was the principal architect for three of the Elizabeth Line stations and the central section of Thames Tideway. Harbinder advises several local authorities and HS2. As well as being a Trustee of the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, he is a Professor of Architecture at the University of Cambridge.