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David Rockwood is Associate Professor; Director, Construction Process Innovation Lab; and Co-Director, Urbanism Research Lab at the University of Hawai῾i at Mānoa, USA, School of Architecture. Rockwood’s research focuses on material, structure, and construction processes for high performance buildings. He was named a Fulbright Specialist in 2014. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

Peter Tregenza is Emeritus Professor in the School of Architecture at the University of Sheffield. As an architect and engineer he has been fascinated by the beauty and complexity of daylight for more than forty years, teaching and studying the subject internationally. He has been Visiting Professor at the National University of Singapore and at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and has worked in schools of architecture in the UK, North and South America, Australia and New Zealand, and China. He has been involved in the research activities of the Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage, especially the CIE/WMO International Daylight Measurement Project and European Union programmes. His publications include many research papers on daylighting and he is the co-author with David Loe of The Design of Lighting (Routledge, 1998). Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

David Loe founded the postgraduate course in Light and Lighting at University College London and directed the course for many years. His research focused on the relationship between the lit environment and human performance. Both authors have lectured extensively throughout the world and received prestigious awards for their research. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

Ken Shuttleworth founded Make in 2004, having worked on some of the world’s most iconic and groundbreaking architectural landmarks while at Foster + Partners. Make is a creative and imaginative international practice with innovative and environmentally-responsible design as its hallmark. The practice currently has a broad range of projects underway, ranging from residential towers, sporting venues and office developments to hospitals and urban masterplans. Recently completed projects include Handball Arena for the London 2012 Olympics, Weihai Pavilion in China, The Cube in Birmingham, an office refurbishment for HSBC Private Bank in Geneva, and the Gateway Build ing for the University of Nottingham. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

David Taylor is a writer on architecture and built environment matters. He edits New London Quarterly, an award-winning magazine which tackles key issues across all sectors as they affect the English capital. He has also written and contributed to a number of books including Plus, a book about architects Jestico + Whiles; Volume, a book about architects Stanton Williams; Continued, a book about architects Buckley Gray Yeoman; 1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die; Liverpool: Regeneration of a City Centre; and Architec ture & Commerce: New Office Design in London. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

Dr. David Jason Gerber researches the intersection of design with computation and technology, and his team is funded by industry and the National Science Foundation. He is Assistant Professor of Architecture and Engineering at the University of Southern California. From 2006 to 2010, he was Vice President at Gehry Technologies Inc., and he has also worked as an architect at Zaha Hadid Architects, Moshe Safdie, and Steinberg Group. He holds degrees from UC Berkley (BArch, 1996), AADRL (MArch, 2000), Harvard GSD (MDS, 2003; DDes, 2007). Previous academic positions include Harvard University, MIT’s Media Lab, SCIArc, the Architectural Association, UCLA, Stanford University, Innsbruck University, and EPFL. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

David Levitt and David Bernstein co-founded Levitt Bernstein in 1968. At the same time, they started what is now one of the UK's largest housing associations. David Levitt's involvement in commissioning and designing housing – and his interest in the concerns of clients and residents – produced The Housing Design Handbook in 2010. Eight years later, he has returned to it – adding the expertise of his many contacts in the field. Despite retiring from practice in 2005, David has continued as a ‘design champion’ for housing developers and housing associations and as a board member of Design for Homes. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

Jo McCafferty joined Levitt Bernstein in 1997 and now leads the practice's major housing studio. Her key role has been championing inventive solutions at masterplanning and detailed-design scales and to work with communities to empower residents through the design process. As co-editor ofg this edition of The Housing Design Handbook, she brings her experience on current projects, emerging policy and contacts to give insight into best practice. Jo sits on the RIBA Awards National Panel. She is a CABE Built Environment Enabler and a guest critic at the University of Newcastle, University of Cambridge and invited lecturer at the Architectural Association. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

David Dernie is an Architect and Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment at the University of Westminster, UK. He is author of Victor Horta (1995), The Villa d’Este (1996) New Stone Architecture (2003), Exhibition Design (2007), and Architectural Drawings (2010). Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

Jacopo Gaspari is a Researcher at the University of Bologna, Italy, where he teaches Materials and Construction Systems as well as Technologies for Energy Efficiency. His research fields include Climate Resilient Environment, Adaptation and Sustainable Renovation. He holds a PhD in Technology for Architecture. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

David Rudlin is a director of URBED, Honorary Professor at Manchester University and winner fo the 2014 Wolfson Economics Prize. He started his career working on the redevelopment of Hulme in Manchester and has been at URBED since 1990. He is the author of the book, Sustainable Urban Neighbourhood, published by Routledge in 2009 which was described by Richard Rogers as "the best analysis 9he0 had read of the crisis facing the contemporary city." He is also joint chair of the Sheffield Design Panel, chair of BEAM in Wakefield and a director of the Academy of Urbanism. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

Rob Thompson is an urbanist and planner with close to 25 years’ experience working on a range of urban design and master planning projects in local government and in the private sector. He spent 11 years with Sheffield City Council providing design guidance on major developments and coordinating the city’s design panel. Rob’s interest is focused on how emotional experience can influence and dictate the success of a place. Alongside his long standing relationship with Sheffield School of Architecture, he has also run a successful studio at the institution. Rob currently sits on the Yorkshire and Humber Design Panel and is an Academician of the Academy of Urbanism. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

Sarah Jarvis is a writer about cities who has tried out several for size, living in Paris, New York and Dublin before settling in London. Since studying Geography at Cambridge University Sarah has been exploring different ways to understand, communicate and actively influence how places work – from journalism and travel writing to academic research and consultancy. Sarah has an MPhil in Urban Planning from the Bartlett School UCL, and has worked on projects that range in scale from assessing urban renaissance across England to neighbourhood planning in Bankside. She also explores places visually – taking on commissions as an artist to examine the processes of change up close. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

David Rudlin is a director of URBED, Honorary Professor at Manchester University and winner fo the 2014 Wolfson Economics Prize. He started his career working on the redevelopment of Hulme in Manchester and has been at URBED since 1990. He is the author of the book, Sustainable Urban Neighbourhood, published by Routledge in 2009 which was described by Richard Rogers as "the best analysis 9he0 had read of the crisis facing the contemporary city." He is also joint chair of the Sheffield Design Panel, chair of BEAM in Wakefield and a director of the Academy of Urbanism. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

Rob Thompson is an urbanist and planner with close to 25 years’ experience working on a range of urban design and master planning projects in local government and in the private sector. He spent 11 years with Sheffield City Council providing design guidance on major developments and coordinating the city’s design panel. Rob’s interest is focused on how emotional experience can influence and dictate the success of a place. Alongside his long standing relationship with Sheffield School of Architecture, he has also run a successful studio at the institution. Rob currently sits on the Yorkshire and Humber Design Panel and is an Academician of the Academy of Urbanism. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

Sarah Jarvis is a writer about cities who has tried out several for size, living in Paris, New York and Dublin before settling in London. Since studying Geography at Cambridge University Sarah has been exploring different ways to understand, communicate and actively influence how places work – from journalism and travel writing to academic research and consultancy. Sarah has an MPhil in Urban Planning from the Bartlett School UCL, and has worked on projects that range in scale from assessing urban renaissance across England to neighbourhood planning in Bankside. She also explores places visually – taking on commissions as an artist to examine the processes of change up close. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.