David Littlefield is a senior lecturer in the Department of Planning and Architecture at the University of the West of England, Bristol (UWE). He studied design to Masters level at Chelsea College of Art & Design, and has contributed to a wide range of architectural and design journals including Architectural Design, Building Design, Frame and Blueprint. He has written, co-written or edited a number of books on architecture, including Liverpool One: remaking a city centre and Architectural Voice: listening to old buildings, both published by Wiley. David curated the exhibition 'Unseen Hands; 100 years of structural engineering' at the V&A in 2008. David leads the 2nd year Architecture & Planning design studio module at UWE, contributes to the advanced cultural studies module in the university's post-graduate architecture programme, and is external examiner for interior architecture at Leeds Metropolitan University.