Tim holds dual roles as half of the managing director at Common Ground Studio, one of New Zealand’s foremost urban design companies, and as Co-Founder and Design Director at Lots Co. His 45 year career in the built environment sector encompasses a range of roles including landscape planner, urban designer, architectural designer, and design education. Tim has taught specialist design courses as an adjunct faculty in New Zealand and overseas. At Common Ground Studio, he and his partners have been involved in innovative urban design projects around the world. Tim has transformed the studio into a research-focused environment, developing data modelling and analysis tools for residential development and urban quality assessment. He is also an active member of PECSRL, an international organization focused on rural landscape research.