FUTURE CITIES FORUM

Connected cities – planning and place-making 26th March 2019 Deloitte, 2, New Street Square, London EC4A 3BZ 8.30 am to 11 am Running order for 26th March forum 8.30 Coffee and networking 9.00 Presentation: Alex Williams, Head of Planning, Transport for London. 9.15 Panel discussion: planning city development, housing developments and density around transport hubs and railway line extensions. Alex Williams, Head of Planning, Transport for London Gavin Miller, Director, MICA A

Our autumn forum on October 10 will look at creative place-making in towns and cities: where do we build homes and what type of environment do city dwellers want to live in, where do we want to work and how do we want to connect in our communities? Ancient Greeks were mindful to create places called the 'agora' or 'marketplace' where citizens could meet. As a reaction to the 1960s desire for out of town university research campuses and shopping centres, contemporary planners

Image of the Helios at Television Centre courtesy of Stanhope PLC Future Cities Forum 9 – “Intelligent Cities” at White City Place, 3 July 2018 09.30 Registration and coffee 10.00 Heather Fearfield of Future Cities Forum - chair's introduction 10.03 The future of data and cities - Theo Blackwell (Chief Digital Officer, The Mayor of London’s Office) 10.15 New directions in using data for planning cities and transport Panel discussion with Theo Blackwell, Prema

Future Cities Forum 9 ‘Intelligent Cities’ will take place at The WestWorks, White City Place, London on 3rd July 2018, 9.30 am to 12.30 pm. We will be discussing how the use of data is becoming crucial in informing our decisions about city planning and transport. We will also debate best practice in the creation of new urban neighbourhoods, with a focus on work / live / learn knowledge hubs and how new models for workspace are changing the way we develop and design cities. T

We are very pleased that the Managing Director of Bexley Co (the London Borough of Bexley's private development company), Huw Lewis, will join our final panel discussion at "Intelligent Cities" at White City Place on 3rd July. Huw says that Bexley Co expects to invest £630 million to help sustainable growth and development in the borough, achieving a 7% return for the council, in addition to its wider social and economic contributions. Huw has over 27 years’ senior director e

We are delighted to be welcoming Daniel Hajjar, Managing Principal of the HOK architectural practice - London Studio - back to Future Cities Forum, to speak at our next event at White City Place, London on 3rd July. Daniel spoke at our inaugural forum at RIBA in 2016. See the video below of him speaking at the event with Professor Peter Rees of the Bartlett, Bert Martin of Land Securities and Kate Brown of Grosvenor among others. Daniel's experience has been in developer-led

Last August, the Government Property Unit agreed to new space in 6 Central Square, Cardiff with a 25 year lease in Wales’ biggest ever office deal. This is now to be the new HQ for HMRC from 2020 (when the move is expected to take place) and it is a part of a rationalisation of the GPU’s estate which will reduce its’ buildings from 800 to around 200. L&G Capital has been the main investor and prime mover, alongside Cardiff developer Rightacres and Cardiff Council in creating

Future Cites Forum 7: Art, investment & cities – at RIBA Portland Place, 25th January 08.30 am Networking, registration and coffee: fourth floor, outside The Council Chamber. 0900 am Opening presentation on the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 250th celebrations Charles Saumarez Smith (Chief Executive, Royal Academy of Arts) 0920 am The challenges, opportunities and changing role for private collections and galleries Charles Saumarez Smith, Chief Executive, Royal Academy of Art

We are extremely grateful to our community for attending and speaking at Future Cities Forum during the last year. Our events continue to prove to be extremely popular and the quality of research gathered has been of the highest standard. 2017 has seen debates on the future of the high street, the impact of arts and sciences on the regeneration of cities and and the development of healthy cities around the world. Contributing organisations to seven forums (since June 2016 whe

Addleshaw Goddard LLP London partner Peter Hardy spoke to Future Cities Forum about why investors are looking to UK regional cities, but cautioned on lack of developer awareness about funding risk, and what is required of them by the institutional funds which back many city regeneration projects. . Peter commented: 'Many overseas investors have wanted London trophy assets but pricing has gone out of control in the London office market. For instance the fundamentals on the Add