Events
Intensification Debate
Why is intensification a good thing for people and what tensions can it create? How do we manage the tensions to maximise the benefits and minimise negative impact? Come and join us for a morning of debate, workshops and discussion where we unpack the benefits and effects of living and working at higher densities.
Speakers include:
- Martin Tedder – Spatial Planning at TfL
- Yolanda Barnes – Bartlett Real Estate
- Manisha Patel – PRP & Mayor’s Design Advocate
- David Ogunmuyiwa – Architecture Doing Place & Mayor’s Design Advocate
Young Practitioners Network: Working in the 21st Century City
What will the future of work look like? Where will it be located? Is work and personal life merging too closely and how will it affect our well-being? Join us for an evening of debate, discussion and drinks as we tackle these questions with fellow inspiring practitioners. This event is an open invite. If you're not a subscribing member, please email us to book your place.
Speakers include:
- Ben Channon – Assael Architects & author of Happy by Design
- Clare Bailey – Savills
- Nissa Shahid – Future Cities Catapult
- Philippa Jopp – LB Camden
- Paul O'Brien – Carl Turner Architects
- Justyna Michalik-Minken – Creative Works
- Kieron Stephens – Autor Architects
Location: Karakusevic Carson Architects
What is Urban Design & Why Does it Matter?
Industry experts will guide us through the key design principles and approaches of successful places and give practical advice about good design, using small site examples that showcase best practice. We will end the day discussing the role of design reviews and how we can best work together to create successful places.
Speakers include:
- Rob Cowan – Urban Design Skills
- Matthew Carmona – Bartlett School of Planning
- David Birkbeck – Design for Homes
- Kruti Patel & Tom Mitchell – Metropolitan Workshop
Cleaning London's Air - Site Visit
Join us on a site visit to the recently completed public realm schemes in Shoreditch including Rivington Street, Leonards Circus and New Inn Yard. We will discuss the air quality benefits, the ‘ultra-low emission vehicle’ elements, including innovative automatic number plate recognition proposals, will bring to the neighbourhood.
Tour led by:
- Daniel Nelson – LB Hackney
- Luuk van Kessel – LB Hackney
Design Review Network
A session for anyone involved in using, participating or managing design reviews. Join us for a discussion on design review’s role in the GLA’s design led approach in managing densities, including how panels can offer support beyond planning applications.
Speakers include:
- Phil Jones – Phil Jones Associates
- Louise Goodison – Cazenove Architects
Spaces to Play
How can we create spaces that motivate play and truly place people at the heart of design? Hear from child-friendly city expert, Dinah Bornat as she set out the challenges boroughs face in achieving a child friendly city. Natalia Krysiak will provide insight about her latest research on play spaces and architects will give their top tips on designing and delivering innovative play spaces.
Speakers include:
- Dinah Bornat – ZCD Architects
- Natalia Krysiak – Hayball
Learning from the Recent Past – Stratford Gyratory
A guided site visit by LB Newham to see first-hand how this large and impressive one way removal project is help transforming Stratford’s town centre by prioritising vulnerable road users and making the area more pleasant for everyone.
Tour led by:
- Smitha Sujith – LB Newham
- Murray Woodburn – LB Newham
- Paul Gannon – LB Newham
Affordable Homes Masterclass: Making the most of Your Site*
A specialist series for local authorities and housing associations involved in delivering and managing affordable homes. At the first event in the series industry experts will share how best to understand a site’s local, social, economic and physical context to help achieve optimum solutions that deliver as many homes of the type and quality you need.
*Please note this series is in addition to our core programme of events and additional fees may apply. You can find more information about the series in the brochure by clicking the link below. If you are interested in attending this series, please send us an email.
EiP Matters
Understanding Plans & Drawings
A session for those who need to understand both the bigger picture and the detail of presented schemes. Looking at the different ways you can visualise projects, from floor planning to construction detailing for facades and landscape plans.
Designing Liveable Neighbourhoods
Achieving Good Design Through Proactive Planning
Green Roofs & Walls
Councillors Network
Housing Design
Design Review Network
Cost Conscious Street Design
Affordable Homes Network
How to Design a Community Green Space
Focus Group
Role of the London Street
Design, Design Scrutiny & Proactive Planning
Design & the Historic Environment
Learning from the Recent Past 2
Young Practitioners Network 2
Design Details for Cycling
Councillors Network 2
Inclusive Design
Bringing Active Travel to Life
Creating Design Codes & Masterplans
Focus Group 2
Greening the Grey
Safe Streets & Good Placemaking
Practitioners Network 2
The Circular Economy & Design
Good Growth By Design
Understanding Housing Typologies
Greening London: Tools & Data
Design & Transport Infrastructure
Design Review Network
Affordable Homes Network 2
Public Space, Landscape & Street Design
Street Design Conundrums
Assessing the Design Quality of Housing Applications
Trees, Planning & Development
Understanding Plans & Drawings 2
Bus Streets
Focus Group 3
Intensification Debate 2
Green Infrastructure for Air Quality
Designing Liveable Neighbourhoods 2
Design Review Network
Viability & Development Finances
Housing Design 2
Young Practitioners Network 3
Modelling for All Modes
Councillors Network 3
Assessing the Design Quality of Housing Applications 2
How to Design Biodiversity
Affordable Homes Network 3
Design Details for Cycling 2
Health & Design
Residential Street Design
Delivering Good Design in our Street
With increasing pressure on our streets and roads, how are we transforming the way we manage and understand them to be more inclusive and efficient? This session will investigate the key processes, skills and assessments needed to better balance the diverse needs of everyone who uses our streets.
Including:
- Why are our streets so important? – Oli Davey, Urban Movement
- Understanding your Neighbourhood – Andy Martin, Transport for London
- Equality Impact Assessment – Agnes Fletcher, Consultant
- Pedestrian Comfort Guidance – Gordon Webster, Transport for London
- Healthy Streets Check for Designers – Mark Artis, Transport for London
- Design Review – Sue Vincent, Urban Design London