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Paul Finch to be new Chair of CABE

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17 August 2009

Paul Finch will be the new Chair of the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE), Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw announced today. 

Mr Finch, who is Programme Director of the World Architecture Festival, will take over from outgoing Chair Sir John Sorrell.  The appointment is for four years and will start on 14 December 2009.

Ben Bradshaw said:

“I’d like to congratulate Paul Finch who brings a wealth of experience and a formidable understanding of the world of architecture and the built environment to the role. I look forward to working with him.

“I would also like to thank the outgoing Chair Sir John Sorrell under whose assured leadership CABE has gone from strength to strength. I’m sure John will continue to be a passionate and persuasive advocate for great design through his many other interests.”


Ian Austin Housing Minister at the Department for Communities and Local Government said:

“Improving the quality of new homes and making communities better and more attractive places to live is a real priority for government. We share this aim with CABE who play a vital role in helping deliver this on the ground. There have been real achievements in recent years under Sir John Sorrell's leadership and I look forward to working with Paul Finch on taking this important agenda even further."

Paul Finch said:

“I am delighted to be rejoining CABE, especially given its increasingly important role in promoting quality of architecture and place-making. I look forward to working with commissioners and the wider built environment community in the common cause of creating decent places to live, work and play.”

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Notes to editors

  1. Paul Finch is Programme Director of the World Architecture Festival, and editor emeritus of Architectural Review and Architects’ Journal. A former commissioner and deputy chair of CABE, he spent five years as chair of CABE’s design review panel, and also chaired its regional committee. He has chaired CABE’s 2012 Games design review panel since 2006. He is an honorary fellow of the RIBA and of University College London, and holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Westminster.

  2. CABE is the Government’s advisor on architecture, urban design and public space. It was created in 1999 as the champion for design quality in buildings, spaces and places across England. It promotes the best in architecture and urban design by promoting high standards in the design of buildings and spaces, advising all those who create, manage and utilise the built environment, and stimulating public debate. CABE is sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), with additional funding from Communities and Local Government (CLG).

  3. Remuneration for the Chair post is £42,000 per year.

  4. This appointment has been made in accordance with the OCPA Code of Practice.  Appointments are made on merit and political activity plays no part in the appointments process.  Paul Finch has not undertaken any significant politically activity during the last five years.

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