David West is the founder with Christophe Egret of Studio Egret West. With over 20 years of experience delivering visionary urban projects, he worked on global masterplans (China, Abu Dhabi, Brazil) and led radical urban strategies at Alsop Architects before co-founding SEW in 2004. He chairs design panels for RIBA, TfL, and the Mayor, continuing to promote resilient, high-quality, and memorable urban places through practice and teaching.