Patrick Forster's key qualifications and achievements include a degree in Construction Management and Economics, completion of a sympathetic renovation of a 19th century house in Edinburgh, Scotland and widespread project management experience ranging from construction to information technology and finance. He has worked for the Governments estate management group in the UK and has studied contrasting cities and their heritage, ranging from the modern (Canberra) to the old, such as Edinburgh, London, Brussels and other European centres. Mr. Forster has a vital interest in heritage, conservation and the importance of empathy with surrounds and streetscapes with any development works.