Trained at the University of Bath under Ted Happold and Peter Smithson, he set up Childs + Sulzmann Architects in 1994 (www.candsp.co.uk). In parallel to running a successful practice Nick has consistently contributed to organisations in the City that promote better buildings and places for people. He chaired the Harbourside Design Forum for eight years, established the Bristol Urban Design Forum in 2008 and has been a member of the South West Design Review Panel since its inception. Nick was president of the Bristol Society of Architects in 2002 and a member of the National Council of the RIBA in 2002 – 2006. He was a teaching fellow at the University of Bath for ten years, took a Masters Degree in Urban Design from UWE in 2012, and is a member of the Academy of Urbanism.