Robin Nicholson is Fellow of Cullinan Studio with a special interest in design for the climate emergency. He is convenor of The Edge, chair of the Cambridgeshire Quality Panel, and a member of NHBC Foundation Expert Panel. He has been Vice-President of the RIBA, and was a founder member of the Movement for Innovation Board. He was awarded a CBE in 1999, an Honorary Fellowship of the Institution of Structural Engineers in 2002, and an Honorary Fellowship of Chartered Institute of Building Services in 2013.