He was the architect for Swaleside Prison, on the Isle of Sheppey, and managed the £80m repair and modernisation of Strangeways Prison, in Manchester, after it was badly damaged by rioting prisoners in 1990.
Similar sentiments were expressed in Toxteth, in Liverpool, where the fact that rioting was more contained – compared with London, Birmingham and Manchester – was partly attributed to community cohesion and an outreach drive by youth workers who toured the streets, dissuading people from getting involved.
It was built to keep rival gangs of nationalist and loyalist youths from rioting in the park despite the nascent peace process.
Cue a flood of headlines claiming: "Brain chemical lack spurs rioting, say scientists" and "Nose spray to stop drunks and brawls".
However, the rioting, looting, vandalism and assaults from Croydon to Manchester should be placed in some context.
He is also part of Movement 1389, a far-right nationalist group which has been involved in rioting against Kosovo Albanians and their western backers.
Rioting and intimidation over the removal of the union flag from Belfast city hall cannot be excused, Northern Ireland's deputy first minister, Martin McGuinness, has told the regional parliament at Stormont.
She told the Guardian the looting and rioting had left the already impoverished neighborhood with even fewer resources.
In June 2010, inter-ethnic rioting involving Kyrgyz and Uzbeks erupted in southern provinces, leaving hundreds dead.
Then towards the end of July, a policeman was shot and injured in rioting associated with the UDA and when, a week later, a search of houses in Bangor resulted in another riot the minister finally put down her 60-day marker, leaving the UDA the possibility of taking positive action to release the funds.
The city of Baltimore was poised for military-enforced lockdown on Tuesday in an effort to prevent another night of rioting over the death of a young black man, as President Obama urged the US to begin "soul-searching" over its growing crisis in race and policing.
