Simon Campbell BSc
Simon is one of Erskine’s founding partners following a eclectic business career. He has a passion for the development of spaces, communities and their economies in truly sustainable way.
As the managing partner of Erskine he is an expert in community led regeneration, specifically developing visionary, expansive project concepts which cross all aspects of regeneration activity.
A recent panel member of Yorkshire Forwards Renaissance Market towns consultant panel, he is recognised as a leading expert in the marriage of environmental, social and economic rural / market town regeneration. He has recently worked as project director on Castles Woods & Water, a liveability based masterplan in Northumberland, alongside Sterling prize winning architect Christope Egret on the Jubilee Park masterplan in Lincolnshire, as an enabler for the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment’s (CABE) GreenArc open space programme and project director for the West Lancashire Rural Economic study along with economist Terry Bevan.
Simon’s experience in branding and marketing ensures clear jargon free communication between parties and throughout all media. His infectious enthusiasm motivates clients, project teams and the wider community to produce truly exceptional work with long term value. He is a visiting lecturer at a number of Universities speaking on communication, entrepreneurialism and the Erskine concept of ‘beyond masterplanning’.
He has a long history of engaging children and young people in regeneration through exciting and fun events and media. He works closely with our sister company Erskine Design (a socially responsible web design company) to bring new media such as blogging and interactive web media into our projects.
A Young Enterprise advisor, part of the team of judges for Yomping the Nations 2007 he loves inspiring young people and recently presented a lecture on communication to a group of two hundred and fifty students in France. He was a member of a BBC panel hosted by Alan Yentob discussing the built environment which was broadcast on Radio 4 and was recently featured on Radio 5 live challenging a report on regeneration in cities.
Simon is one of Britain’s leading SCUBA divers and loves great local food. Take a look at his website.
