NLA’s giant interactive model of central London brings the story of London’s historical and physical development to life.

NLA’s giant interactive model of central London brings the story of London’s historical and physical development to life.

This area of London, along the south bank of the Thames, offers some of the most exciting and diverse spaces in the capital. With a generous supply of cultural buildings, transport links and river-side public realm, Bankside continues to see increased development of residential and workspace projects together with museum, gallery and theatre improvements.

New London Architecture presents the fifth Annual Tall Buildings Survey 2018, with research partners GL Hearn, and data provided by EG. In this talk we will discuss the latest tall buildings’ figures published in the NLA Annual London Tall Buildings Survey 2018.

NLA’s giant interactive model of central London brings the story of London’s historical and physical development to life.

Adrian Friend from Friend and Company Architects present his award-winning Pop Up Ute project — a colourful up-cycled addition to an industrial heritage site, made from a kit of lightweight parts that showcases the latest circular economy techniques and manufactured assembly processes.

Focusing on the reuse of buildings originally created in the 1960s, this breakfast talk explores the recent work behind two well-known London icons – the Smithson’s Economist Building and Seifert’s Centre Point – to see how interventions have refreshed these structures for modern lifestyles. Examining these two case studies, we will hear from key project team members on how the amendments were conceived and delivered.

Join us for this special walking tour of the area between Borough and the reconfigured Elephant and Castle gyratory - a unique part of Zone 1, quickly emerging as a central London residential hotspot.

With over 500 tall buildings in London’s pipeline, how do we know they are responding to the right needs of a growing city?

NLA’s giant interactive model of central London brings the story of London’s historical and physical development to life.

Hear from Co-founder and Trustee of the Mannan Foundation Trust, Tumpa Husna Yasmin Fellows, on this community-led project in a remote village of Bangladesh, further exploring the exhibition currently on display in the NLA galleries.

Don’t Move, Improve! Design Surgeries offer FREE advice and inspiration to Londoners looking to extend their homes.

In this meeting NLA and GL Hearn’s planning team will present the findings of the NLA’s Annual London Tall Buildings Survey and we will hear the response from MPs on what the growing pipeline of tall buildings means for their constituencies.