Paul Meurs studied architecture and restoration at Delft University of Technology (1988) and obtained his PhD at the Free University Amsterdam with a thesis entitled De moderne historische stad (The Modern Historical City). In 2006 he was appointed part-time professor of Restoration at the faculty of Architecture of the TU Delft. Paul Meurs is a member of the Committee for Beautification and Monuments in Rotterdam (since 2002) and of the Architecture Committee of the Council for Culture (nominated in 2006). In 1989 Meurs founded Urban Fabric, office for research and advice on urban design and architectural transformations. [last updated in 2006]