Chris Simmonds heads up ‘Places to Live’ at Page/Park Architects where he has been active in housing design for 25 years. He has been Project Architect on a number of projects that have received Saltire Awards and commendations and has a particular interest in city centre urban regeneration projects with a masterplanning element. More recently he has been involved with projects involving conversions of Listed Buildings and projects in Conservation Areas. Chris considers housing as the platform from which people’s lives spring and as the centre around which community life revolves.