The Team

John Bishop practiced as an architect before teaching at the University of Manchester. When he was in practise he designed a number of primary schools and nurseries. He became interested in the way the design of school buildings has the potential to facilitate and promote creative learning in young children. This continues to be the focus of his research and practice.
On taking early retirement he became the Education Officer at the Centre for the Urban Built Environment (CUBE) in Manchester. He set up Education @ CUBE to promote built environment education in schools in the North West of England. He also established the Young Persons Gallery at CUBE as a creative space in which to exhibit the work of young people.
In 2008 he became a freelance consultant in built environment education and opened a traditional toyshop where he lives in Buxton, Derbyshire.

"As a child I can remember how much I felt a part of the city in which I lived. The whole of our family life seemed to revolve around the city and it was the urban fabric into which our story was woven and interlaced with that of our friends and neighbours. An important part of growing up for me was realising my own creative potential within the culture and identity of a city in which I felt I belonged."