Paula Hirst

Paula Hirst

Fellow at Future Cities Catapult and Director at Disruptive Urbanism

Paula’s career in sustainable urban development and regeneration in cities in Europe and the Middle East spans the public and private sectors, including at Mazars, Atkins, the Olympic Delivery Authority, and the Greater London Authority.

Paula has worked on several major mixed use development projects including  the development of the Olympic Park Sustainable Development Strategy for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the masterplan for the District 49 mixed use development in Downtown Dubai, and the Economic Development Strategy for Kent Thameside within the Thames Gateway in South East England.