Infrastructure & Projects Authority on behaviour change and electric vehicle adoption
Building 'Brand Britain' through the impact of our nation's infrastructure projects, was a topic that was put to Stephen Dance, Delivery Director at the Infrastructure & Projects Authority during Future Cities Forum discussions this week at London City Hall. Stephen also talked about the Department of Transport's report on the need to develop 'human behaviours' around projects, remembering that success depends on far more than just observing process, and referenced the work t
Workshops on joined-up infrastructure planning at Future Cities Forum
Our round table exercise was warmly welcomed by our attendees at our June Future Cities Forum where we were discussing joined-up infrastructure and cultural regeneration, but also looking at some of the infrastructure challenges that face a London borough such as Tower Hamlets. All our workshop tables joined in enthusiastically with tackling questions on best practise for ensuring new housing are connected properly to transport and utilities infrastructure investment. Feedbac
Cultural infrastructure - the key to sustainable cities?
(Image above from the London Lumiere Festival, courtesy of the GLA) 'Museums cannot solve all the social problems of our cities...' stated Tate Director, Stephen Wingfield, speaking about the value of cultural infrastructure in cities, at our London City Hall forum this week. 'Funding is always a major issue, and we could always spend it several times over with the amount of ideas coming through the organisation. We do the big popular shows, and we work with big business, but
Final running order 26 June Future Cities Forum
Future Cities Forum 16 – “The making of the modern city: infrastructure and regeneration” City Hall, The Queen’s Walk, London SE1 2AA on Wednesday 26 June from 0830 to 1245 hours 0830 Registration and coffee 0845 Heather Fearfield, Co-founder of Future Cities Forum 0850 The future of infrastructure Stephen Dance, Delivery Director, Infrastructure Projects Authority 0920 Panel discussion on infrastructure and low-carbon transport – transforming mobility and designing joined-
Danish designs for London's energy
We are delighted to welcome Teva Hesse who runs the London office for the Danish practice CF Moller, one of Scandanavia's leading architectural firms. Teva will join our energy panel discussions at London City Hall this week to describe how they are using energy infrastructure projects as an opportunity to create good design and new social amenities that go well beyond traditional uses of power and energy plants. These might include sports, educational and recreational facili
Go-Ahead Group joins Future Cities Forum
We are delighted that Gavin Bostock, Head of Public Affairs, Go-Ahead Group, will join our first panel discussion around future transport on 26 June, with the Infrastructure Project Authority's Director of Delivery Stephen Dance, Milton Keynes Council's Head of Transport Steve Hayes, Arup's Lead Designer Ricky Sandhu and Transport for London's Principal Planner Rosanna Sterry. Gavin has been with Go-Ahead since 2012, and led stakeholder engagement and partnership building as
Robin Hood Energy's new model for city energy supply
We are delighted that Robin Hood Energy's Strategy Lead, Mark Bramah, will join our second panel discussion around sustainable energy for cities, on 26 June at City Hall London, with the National Infrastructure Commission, Amber Infrastructure and EDF Energy. Mark has worked in local government and the public sector for 35 years and was a senior strategic manager at the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) until 2016. He was the architect of and lead officer in de
Planning infrastructure and place for garden communities
Above: Original plan for Hampstead Garden Suburb Our Future Cities Forum on 26th June at London City Hall will conclude with round table discussions looking at joined-up infrastructure for cities and planning for new towns and garden communities. Simon Payne of Lambsquay Consulting, who is leading one of the round table discussions on 26 June, writes here about planning lessons from the past for the future of housing development for new communities: Are there lessons for urba
Running order for 26th June infrastructure and regeneration of cities
Future Cities Forum 16 – “The making of the modern city: infrastructure and regeneration” City Hall, The Queen’s Walk, London SE1 2AA on Wednesday 26 June from 0830 to 1245 hours 0830 Registration and coffee 0845 Heather Fearfield, Co-founder of Future Cities Forum 0850 The future of infrastructure Stephen Dance, Delivery Director, Infrastructure Projects Authority 0920 Panel discussion on infrastructure and low-carbon transport – transforming mobility and designing joined-
Tate on cultural infrastructure
We are delighted to welcome Stephen Wingfield, Director of Finance and Estates at Tate to our infrastructure forum this month. The forum will look at both transport and cultural infrastructure, with a focus on the impact of museums and arts venues on cities. Stephen has played a major role in delivering a number of significant capital projects, including the Tate Britain Millbank project, the recent redevelopment and expansion of Tate St Ives, and especially the Tate Modern.