Our interdisciplinary team adds value at every stage of the development pipeline for projects of different types, scales, and settings.
Dan specialises in strategic, commercial and placemaking advice to destinations of all types and sizes, both domestically and overseas. His work helped to deliver successful places like Cardiff Bay and MediaCityUK, as well as major attractions like The O2 Arena, the National Football Centre at St George’s Park, and Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art.
An economist by background, Dan advises clients across a broad range of arts, cultural and leisure destinations, including the National Trust and English Heritage, as well as provides placemaking advice to private developers, such as U+I, Berkeley Homes, Argent and Delancey.
Jim has amassed a wealth of experience – spanning four decades – advising on a broad range of arts and cultural destination developments throughout the UK and across Europe, Asia and the Middle East. He brings financial rigor to early-stage creative processes, ensuring development strategies are anchored in sound commercial principles.
In 2009 he authored the business case and design brief that unpinned the award-winning Giant’s Causeway visitor centre. He co-founded Fourth Street in 2012 and has since helped to unlock numerous culture-led regeneration projects including Farsons’ Old Brewhouse in Malta and Brighton’s iconic Madeira Terrace. He is currently leading the team tasked with delivering a £6.5m restoration of Swindon’s Victorian baths.
Chris has wide-ranging experience from over 15 years advising on strategies for culture, entertainment and tourism development across the UK, the Middle East and Asia. Chris works closely with clients from early concept development through to business planning and operations.
Prior to joining Fourth Street, Chris was based in Hong Kong as consulting director for a leading global property advisor. He has supported government, not-for-profits, developers and funders in more than 20 countries, and delivered a variety of projects including museums, heritage sites, sports stadiums, leisure attractions, resorts, and mixed-use destinations.
Tom has ten years of private, public, and third sector experience across regeneration, heritage, arts and culture, and tourism. A mathematics graduate from Bristol University, his approach balances analytical rigour and strategic clarity, helping clients solve their thorniest issues and develop engaging plans for the future.
His recent work has led to successful funding applications to the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Welsh Government, and the Cultural Recovery Fund, including producing the Business Plan for the Newport Transporter Bridge project that was awarded £8.75m by NLHF, their third largest grant in Wales. He has also produced placemaking and commercial strategies underpinning successful planning applications for significant residential and commercial developments, such as at Quayside Quarter in Southall, London, that will create almost 2,000 new homes and 28,000 sqm of commercial floorspace.
Ruth has over five years’ consultancy experience in the property, heritage, tourism and fundraising sectors. At Fourth Street, Ruth has specialised in feasibility and options appraisals with clients including Wandsworth Borough Council and Sheffield City Council. She also has significant experience in major grant funding applications for a range of think tanks and charities both nationally and internationally.
Most recently, she helped lead a submission to the UK Government’s Levelling Up Fund for a £20m grant. Ruth is a graduate of University College London (UCL), where she obtained a BA (Hons) in Modern Languages (French and Russian).
Juliette has 3 years' experience in market research and consulting. She has advised on strategies, visions and business planning for cultural and urban regeneration focussed projects. In her previous role in the water sector, she worked with clients ranging from private sector water companies, global think tanks, and funding bodies.
Juliette developed a keen interest in urban development and placemaking during her Geography degree at Oxford University, where she specialised in urban geography, and wrote a dissertation on park policy and governance in London.
Chijioke has over 3 years' experience in the Real Estate sector with a focus on Regeneration, Socio-Economic Research and Urban Planning. Since joining Fourth Street, he has undertaken primary and secondary market research and data analysis in support of area baselining, policy reviews and business planning. In his previous roles he was worked for clients ranging from Developers, Local Authorities and public bodies.
Chijioke developed a keen interest in urbanism whilst studying at Manchester University and dived deeper by graduating with a Masters in Regional and Urban Planning Studies from the London School of Economics, where he wrote a dissertation on how modular homes can be used on council owned meanwhile land as a means of affordable housing in London.
Eden has recently joined Fourth Street, bringing three years of consulting experience in the infrastructure industry and her project management skills to placemaking. She is APM qualified (PFQ and PMQ) and has previously helped to deliver major rail projects in the UK and internationally, working with clients including Crossrail (UK) and Metrolinx (Canada).
Since joining Fourth Street, Eden has been developing her market research skills and has enjoyed combining her passion for place and heritage with consultancy skills. Eden is also a graduate from Newcastle University, where she obtained a first class BA (Hons) in Classics and an award for academic excellence.
Timothy Ambrose is an international expert in cultural heritage and the development and management of cultural destinations. For over 30 years, Tim has been advising public and private sector clients in the UK and overseas on policy and strategy development, concept development, governance and management structures, and operational systems. He has published and lectured widely on cultural heritage management.
Fourth Street is interested to hear from individuals with experience in the field of destination development and business planning and who are interested in joining and supporting the team on its journey.
opportunities@fourth-street.com