Thomas Heatherwick

Thomas is a visionary designer and fierce advocate for bringing joy, interest and humanity to our cities. Over the past 30 years he has designed soulful and extraordinary new city districts, cultural landmarks and transport modes across the globe.

His studio has become one of the most diverse and inventive creative organisations in the world, currently working on over 30 projects including: Seoul’s Nodeul Island; AlUla Manara, an astrotourism and science centre in Saudi Arabia; and Changi Airport’s Terminal 5, in collaboration with KPF.

Previous projects include Azabudai Hills, a new neighbourhood in Tokyo; Little Island, a public park in New York City; Google’s first ground-up campus in California; the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town; and the transformation of London Olympia into a new cultural neighbourhood.