Ruth Dalton is a Professor of Architecture at Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK. As a licensed architect, she has worked for Foster and Partners (London) and Sheppard Robson Corgan Architects (London) and key projects upon which she has worked include the Carré d'Art de Nîmes, in France, the Palaçio de Congresos in Valencia, Spain, and the King's Cross International Terminal (unbuilt).