"Abel is an international expert in design and urban development, working to support positive outcomes in the built environment. Educated at the University of Oxford and a recipient of the 10th Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Norman Foster Travelling Award, Abel is recognised as an Academician of the Academy of Urbanism (UK), Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (UK), a Norman Foster Foundation Scholar, World Economic Forum Global Shaper Alumni, Advisor to the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat and currently serves as a Senior Design Advisor (Design Excellence) to the New South Wales Government Australia.
With a strong interest in the future of cities, Abel has delivered significant projects in large-scale infrastructure, master planning, architecture and sustainable urban developments projected to impact the lives of more than 285,000 people across a cumulative area in excess of 2,200 square kilometres. In 2022, he founded Habitat Unit, a consultancy focused on the intersection of design, cities, the built environment and climate adaptation."
