Martyn Evans was, until recently, Creative Director at Landsec, one of the UK’s largest property development and investment companies and developer of major brownfield regeneration schemes in London at The Old Vinyl Factory, Morden Wharf and The Movement in Greenwich, in Brighton at Circus Street and Preston Barrack and in Manchester at Mayfield and MediaCity. His career began in the mid-1990s in London’s East End, working on the redevelopment of The Old Truman Brewery in Brick Lane. That role led to a near 30-year career at Cathedral Group - later U+I and subsequently at Landsec following its acquisition of U+I in 2021.

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As well as his commercial role, Martyn is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects and a visiting lecturer at architecture schools including The Bartlett and Manchester School of Architecture. He is Chair of the London Festival of Architecture, Founder of the Young Architects and Developers Alliance (YADA) and a Board Member of CyanLines, a public private partnership set up to create 100 miles of green and blue walking routes across Manchester. He has served as a jury member for the RIBA Regional Awards, AJ Small Projects, Architect of the Year, NLA and Estates Gazette Awards, and writes regularly for BDOnline and the Estates Gazette.