Speakers - Neil Baxter

Title:

Response for the Profession

Biography:

Neil Baxter is Secretary & Treasurer of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland. This role covers policy, member services, events, publications, CPD, outreach, education and awards.

From 1988 until 2007, Neil was principal of his own architectural, design and interpretation consultancy. From 2004 he was also Development Director of Glasgow Building Preservation Trust. Neil has lectured in architectural history and urbanism and written for The Telegraph, The Herald, The Sunday Herald, Homes & Interiors Scotland and The Architect’s Journal. He is a frequent ITV and BBC spokesman on architecture.

Neil wrote The Wee Green Book, a history of Glasgow Green, was co-author on Pat Lally’s book, Lazarus Only Done it Once, edited the first pictorial history of medieval Glasgow, A Tale of Two Towns and edited A Life in Cities, the autobiography of David Mackay of MBM Architects, Barcelona.

In May 2008, Neil Baxter received Glasgow’s Lord Provost’s Award for services to heritage.