Create Streets founder Nicholas Boys Smith has been named interim chair of the UK's Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission, after Roger Scruton's removal.
Scruton was sacked from the role of chair over "unacceptable" comments made in an interview about Hungarian jews, Muslims, and Chinese people. The ministry of housing said that a permanent chair would be announced in due course.
"I look forward to leading the commission in the interim, using my and fellow commissioners' experience and expertise to champion beauty in the built environment, said Boys Smith.
Boys Smith's instituteĀ promotes low rise development
Boys Smith is already a commissioner for the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission, an independent body set up to advise the government on the design of new build homes in the UK. He is best known for setting upĀ Create Streets, a research institute that supports "community-led regeneration" and prioritises high-density, low-rise buildings over tower blocks.

"The commission has an integral role in ensuring the homes communities need are built, accepted and loved by those who live in and near them," said UK housing secretary James Brokenshire.
"I am delighted that Mr Boys Smith has agreed to step into the role as interim chair and continue to advance this important work."
Responding to the announcement Ben Derbyshire, president of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) tweeted to urgeĀ Boys Smith ...