Francis Aish was a Partner and Head of Applied Research and Development at Foster + Partners. He holds a BEng in Aerospace Systems Engineering from the University of Southampton, and a Honorary Doctorate in Computational Design from Chalmers University. In the course of this work, he was involved in over 200 projects and competitions, including the Swiss Re HQ in London, the Smithsonian Institution, and Beijing International Airport. He also has conducted collaborative research with leading universities and companies, published academic papers on computational design, as well as lecturing widely on the subject in Europe, Asia and North America.