Helen Parton is an architecture and interiors journalist with over 20 years’ experience. She began her career with Building Design architectural newspaper and has since written for a wide variety of trade magazines in the architecture and design sector. She edited workplace design magazine OnOffice for three years from 2015-2018, garnering the title multiple award nominations in national journalism awards. In 2011, she co-authored a book by Thames and Hudson called Total Office Design. She edited the 2021 and 2022 editions of the Journal of the London Society. She is currently a freelance editorial consultant and event moderator with a particular interest in raising awareness of how more thoughtful design of buildings (and public realm) can lead to a democratisation of space and a more pleasant experience for everyone.