ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɐsˈɪstənt dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌv ʃˈɛɹ ʃˈɛltɚ hˈaʊzɪŋ ænd ɹᵻnˈɛvəl ɛkspˈɛɹɪmənt, ɪn bɹˈædfɚd ænd wɛnt ˌɔn tə bɪkˌʌm ðə dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks.
In 1973 he was appointed Assistant Director of SHARE (Shelter Housing and Reneval Experiment, in Bradford and went on to become the director in 1976.