Executive Councillor for Planning and Transport, Cambridge City Council

Katie Thornburrow was brought up in Hong Kong and received her architectural training in the UK. She has worked in practice and research, and was a partner of a commercial architectural practice before establishing her own practice, Granta Architects, in 1995. Katie was a Director of Cambridge Architectural Research for many years.

She is the co-author of many conservation management plans including those for the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, the University of East Anglia, and the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. Katie’s architectural practice specialises in the restoration and extension of historic buildings.

She has a Masters in Food Policy from City University, where she studied with Professor Tim Lang, and was a director of Cambridge Sustainable Food for several years, helping Cambridge achieve a sustainable food city Silver Award.

In May 2018 Katie was elected to Cambridge City Council as a city councillor. She became an executive councillor in August 2018, and now covers Planning and Transport. Katie is leading on the emerging Local Plan for the Greater Cambridge area and is focusing on reducing the use of fossil fuels in the city.