FREE BREAKFAST TALK

Streets are Places Too Friday 10 July 2015, 08:30 – 09:30NLA, The Building Centre, 26 Store Street, London, WC1E 7BT

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NLA PROGRAMME

Forthcoming events July & August 2015

NLA is an independent member-supported organisation open to any organisation or individual with an interest in London’s built environment. All members benefit from discounted and preferential access to NLA’s events. For more information on becoming a member please contact Sarah Johnson on 0207 636 4044.

Free

Never Mind the Bollards: Who is thinking about our streets and public spaces? Soapbox Talk Friday 10 July, Afternoon

Bring your lunch, debate and heckle our public space experts – each of whom has been given 15 minutes to talk about the history and design London’s public spaces.

Ticketed

New London Tours: Bankside Walking Tour Saturday 11 July, Afternoon

Discover the changing architecture in Bankside on this walking tour led by professional Blue Badge Guides.

Free

Intelligent Densities / Vertical CommunitiesBreakfast Talk Thursday 23 July, Morning Co-hosted by SOM

SOM present a new model for delivering vertical communities at intelligent densities at this NLA breakfast talk, followed by discussion with a series of developers, contractors and policy-makers.

Ticketed

NLA Cycling Summit Half-day Conference Tuesday 4 August, Afternoon Sponsored by Meesons

This NLA half-day conference will bring together speakers from TfL and the boroughs to update on the cycling strategies that are being implemented in London, while design and planning experts will discuss what London can learn from how other cities around the world are improving infrastructure for cycling.

To book or for more information about our upcoming events and exhibitions please visit: www.newlondonarchitecture.org

New Ideas for Housing London - deadline for entries: 5pm on Friday 7 August NLA is inviting submissions to a major new ideas competition, in partnership with the Mayor of London, to find fresh thinking on how to unlock London’s housing supply and deliver more homes. We are looking for a range of innovative ideas, big and small, from solutions for planning policy, land & funding to construction, procurement & design.

The competition is free and open for anyone to enter. Winning entrants will be invited to join a high-level GLA working group to explore how their ideas could be delivered on a real London site. All winning and shortlisted ideas will be showcased in a three-month NLA exhibition and publication, and presented to key government representatives and London Mayoral candidates. For more information on the competition visit www.newlondonarchitecture.org/housinglondon2015

NLA Ideas Competition

BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO SHAPE A BETTER CITY

NOTESLondon’s streets account for 80 per cent of London’s public spaces. This free NLA breakfast talk will examine what is being done to improve the experience of moving around the capital. Following TfL’s key work after the launch of the Roads Task Force in 2013, how does the Mayor view London’s streets and how much do we understand the predicted impact of major regeneration and infrastructure schemes such as Crossrail on our streets? Can London’s streets provide good public realm given the context of an ever-expanding population?

PROGRAMME

Peter Murray Chairman, New London Architecture Peter serves as the Chairman of NLA. Trained as an architect, he was an editor of Building Design and RIBA Journal before starting Blueprint in 1983. He has curated a number of major architectural exhibitions and is Chairman of the communications consultancy Wordsearch. He is founder of both NLA and the London Festival of Architecture and is author of various architectural books including “The saga of Sydney Opera House” and “A passion to build”. He is a visiting professor of IE University in Madrid and Hon. Sec. of the Bedford Park Society. @PGSMurray

Liam Hennessy Architect With more than 35 years’ experience, Liam has worked on many significant projects in the UK and overseas, including The Lowry, Salford; 1 Poultry, London; Singapore Arts Centre - The Esplanade; and Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. As a theatre planning consultant Liam has worked on eleven new auditoria, including Belfast Lyric Theatre; Singapore School of The Arts; Melbourne Theatre Company; Singapore Fusionopolis Genexis Theatre; Dunstable Grove Theatre; and Copenhagen Opera House.

BIOGRAPHIES

8:30 Welcome from chair

Peter Murray Chairman, New London Architecture

8:35 Oxford Street Weave

Alexander Jan Director, Arup

8:50 The Mayor’s approach to streets

Gareth Sumner Principal Urban Design Advisor, Transport for London

9:05 Park Lane case study

Liam Hennessy Architect

9:20 Q&A

9:30 Close

Alexander Jan Director, Arup Alexander is a director in Arup’s City Economics team. He recently led Arup’s work to help develop the Mayor’s 2050 long term infrastructure plan. Alex has worked with a number of London local authorities including Waltham Forest, Newham, Haringey, Camden and Westminster on the economic challenges and opportunities they face. With the West End Partnership and central London Bids, he has advised on the future of the West End and how it can benefit from the positive impacts that Crossrail will bring. Alex is an advisor to the Mayor’s infrastructure delivery board. He is a very occasional writer on London issues.

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Gareth Sumner Principal Urban Design Advisor, Transport for London Gareth has 8 years experience in urban design in the public and private sector. At Transport for London he has specialised in station public realm, the future streets incubator fund and other place-focused projects including Elephant and Castle, Victoria Design Vision and the Garden Bridge.

@GarethSumner1