Simon Pinnegar

Simon is Professor of City Planning and Associate Director of City Futures Research Centre in the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, UNSW Sydney. He served as Program Director for the UNSW Planning Program 2013-2017 and 2021-2023 and teaches strategic planning in both the Bachelor and Master of City Planning. Simon has researched and published widely on matters related to housing policy, metropolitan planning, housing market dynamics, incremental forms of urban renewal, and suburban densification.

Prior to joining City Futures in 2005, Simon was a Senior Research Officer at the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (now Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) in the UK working across housing, urban policy and sustainable communities directorates. His remit involved analytical support and strategic briefing primarily on aspects of housing market analysis, urban regeneration and renewal, urban design, and the management of a wide variety of Government research commissions including national evaluations.