 The firm was first known as Bridgwater and Shepheard, later Shepheard and Epstein and later still Shepheard Epstein and Hunter.Until his departure from the practice in 1986, Epstein designed social housing in London, colleges of education and schools.Epstein's master plan for the University of Lancaster was made up of buildings of a modest scale that were arranged around a central
walkway known as "The Spine", which ran from north to south and was covered for most of its length.