▁special ising ▁in ▁building ▁design ▁where ▁he ▁turned ▁architect s ▁draw ings ▁and ▁resident ial ▁plans ▁into ▁actual ▁buildings ▁and ▁develop ments , ▁in ▁UK , ▁Europe , ▁Asia ▁and ▁the ▁Middle ▁East . ▁Progress ing ▁through ▁the ▁group , ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁project ▁to ▁build ▁K ans ai ▁International ▁Airport , ▁A rup ' s ▁first ▁major ▁project ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Prom oted ▁to ▁the ▁board , ▁D ille y ▁became ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁board . ▁In ▁this ▁position , ▁he ▁accompanied ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁David ▁Camer on ▁on ▁trade ▁miss ions ▁to ▁India , ▁China ▁and ▁Russia ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁guest ▁at ▁a ▁state ▁ban quet ▁at ▁W inds or ▁Castle ▁when ▁the ▁Indian ▁president ▁was ▁hosted ▁by ▁the ▁Queen . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁D ille y ▁was ▁an ▁elected ▁Honor ary ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Institute ▁of ▁British ▁Arch itect s , ▁and ▁held ▁a ▁non - exec utive ▁position ▁at ▁Gros ven or ▁Group . ▁ ▁Public ▁service ▁Since ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁D ille y ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Imperial ▁College ▁London . ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Council , ▁succeed ing ▁Baron ess ▁Mann ingham - B ull er , ▁to ▁serve ▁a ▁four - year ▁term . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁D ille y ▁served ▁as ▁Chair man ▁of ▁London ▁First