Robin Nicholson is a senior member of Edward Cullinan Architects, which he joined in 1979. Previously he had worked for Jim Stirling and taught at the Bartlett and PNL. He was a Vice-President of the RIBA (1992-1994), Chairman of CIC (1998-2000) and a founder member of the Movement for Innovation Board (1998-2001); he continues to help develop the Design Quality Indicator.
Robin is a CABE Commissioner, where he chairs the Enabling Programme and leads on climate change. He is Chairman of the industry think-tank, The Edge (1996-). He was awarded a CBE for Services to Architecture in 1999. In 2007 he joined the Board of the NHBC and was appointed non-executive Chairman of NHBC Services in January 2008. In June 2008 Robin was appointed chair of a zero carbon task force advising ministers on zero carbon schools.