{"id":599,"name":"Steve Maslin","url":"http:\/\/www.stevemaslin.wordpress.com","description":"Steve takes particular interest in design in use matters, emphasising the importance of joined-up (systems) thinking and believes enabling and positive user experiences of built environments leads to greater wellbeing and effectiveness. He is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.architecture.com\/RIBA\/Home.aspx?utm_source=architecture.com&amp;utm_medium=architecture.com%20nav&amp;utm_campaign=RIBA%20tab\">Architect<\/a>, Director of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buildinguserdesignsolutions.co.uk\/index.html\">Building User Design<\/a>, a Built Environment Expert for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.designcouncil.org.uk\/resources\/guide\/guide-our-built-environment-experts-bees\">Design Council CABE<\/a>, a Senior Research Fellow at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.schumacherinstitute.org.uk\/\">Schumacher Institute for Sustainable Systems<\/a> and Design Director of a start-up called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.initiativehomes.co.uk\/\">Initiative Homes<\/a>. He is also a member of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nrac.org.uk\/\">National Register of Access Consultants<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bre.co.uk\/page.jsp?id=3155\">Building Research Establishment Global\u2019s Standing Panel of Experts<\/a> and several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsigroup.com\/en-GB\/standards\/Information-about-standards\/how-are-standards-made\/\">British Standards Institute (or BSI) committees<\/a>. These include BSI committees responsible for access within the built environment and sustainability\u2014as well as steering groups for several British Standards on Facilities Management. He also leads efforts towards <a href=\"https:\/\/stevemaslin.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/06\/design-for-the-mind\/\">Design for the Mind guidance<\/a> and has been a steering group member for a <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.bsigroup.com\/ProductDetail\/?pid=000000000030300514\">Code of Practice for the Recognition of Dementia-Friendly Communities<\/a>.","link":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/author\/stevemaslin\/","slug":"stevemaslin","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Steve-Maslin_avatar_1490540675-24x24.jpg","48":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Steve-Maslin_avatar_1490540675-48x48.jpg","96":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Steve-Maslin_avatar_1490540675-96x96.jpg"},"meta":[],"simple_local_avatar":{"full":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Steve-Maslin_avatar_1490540675.jpg","96":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Steve-Maslin_avatar_1490540675-96x96.jpg","25":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Steve-Maslin_avatar_1490540675-25x25.jpg","160":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Steve-Maslin_avatar_1490540675-160x160.jpg","74":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Steve-Maslin_avatar_1490540675-74x74.jpg","32":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Steve-Maslin_avatar_1490540675-32x32.jpg","64":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Steve-Maslin_avatar_1490540675-64x64.jpg","26":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Steve-Maslin_avatar_1490540675-26x26.jpg","50":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Steve-Maslin_avatar_1490540675-50x50.jpg","128":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Steve-Maslin_avatar_1490540675-128x128.jpg","120":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Steve-Maslin_avatar_1490540675-120x120.jpg","60":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Steve-Maslin_avatar_1490540675-60x60.jpg","125":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Steve-Maslin_avatar_1490540675-125x125.jpg","24":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Steve-Maslin_avatar_1490540675-24x24.jpg","48":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Steve-Maslin_avatar_1490540675-48x48.jpg","250":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Steve-Maslin_avatar_1490540675-250x250.jpg","192":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Steve-Maslin_avatar_1490540675-192x192.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}