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BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO SHAPE A BETTER CITY

Forthcoming events in 2018

Coal Drops Yard: coal shed to retail destination

Wednesday 21 November, 18:30-20:30 NLA, The Building Centre, 26 Store Street, London, WC1E 7BT

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New London Neighbourhood ToursWalking Tours Throughout the year Discover London’s latest architecture on the New London Neighbourhood Tours. Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Wednesday 28 November, 10:30-11:30 King’s Cross St Pancras Saturday 08 December, 14:00-16:00 Ticketed, £169 +VAT – Members free

Embedding the circular economy in London Thursday 29 November, 09:00-13:00 This conference will discuss how the built environment sector is applying and embedding circular economy principles and asks how London will become a zero-waste and zero-carbon city. Free

Lunchtime talk: small sites and MMC Friday 30 November, 13:15-13:45 This lunchtime talk will explore the role of modern methods of construction in unlocking small sites for development. Free

New ideas for factory-made homes, powered by PechaKucha Tuesday 04 December, 18:30-21:00 A night of speedy presentations will look at innovative new ideas from both established housing professionals and representatives from NLA’s NextGen cohort.

Ticketed, £169 +VAT – Members free

Transport: infrastructure and development Wednesday 05 December, 09:00-13:00 With major infrastructure investment shaping large parts of the capital, from Euston to Old Oak Common, how are we maximising the opportunity for good growth around these key nodes?

Free

Factory-made Housing: curator-led tour Friday 07 December, 13:15-13:45 Hear from the curator about the different projects on display and gain insight into the current shape of factory-made housing today.

Free

NextGen Christmas Party Tuesday 11 December, 18:30-20:30 A chance for young professionals to build their network and bring in the festive season with a mince pie or two! Marking the third year of the NextGen programme.

Free

Checking in: London hotel update Friday 14 December, 08:30-09:30 This Breakfast Talk looks at London’s latest examples of hotels, the state of the market and future trends. With 2019 forecasts predicting slower growth due to economic and political uncertainty, we explore trends and demands for the coming year and look at key projects. To book or for more information about our upcoming events and exhibitions please visit: www.newlondonarchitecture.org

BIOGRAPHIES

Celebrating the landmark new retail quarter at King’s Cross and its female team, this evening event will hear from Argent’s Anna Strongman and Heatherwick Studio’s Tamsin Green as they discuss the innovative project in depth.

Continuing the successful integration of historic and contemporary elements exemplified in past years at King’s Cross Central, the sculptural design of Coal Drops Yard restores two industrial buildings to house restaurants, bars and over 50 shops, together with cultural activities. How did the project evolve from coal shed to retail destination? As part of this event, earlier today a careers advice and networking session was held for 16-18-year-old female students who are interested in careers in architecture and engineering. This event provided a chance for the students to meet professionals for an inspiring insight into progressing in the industry as a woman. Students met and heard from the project team behind Coal Drops Yard, learnt about the project, heard career stories and took part in speed networking activities.

PROGRAMME

18:45 Welcome from Chair Lara Kinneir Acting Director, New London Architecture

18:50 Coal Drops Yard: client perspective Anna Strongman Partner, Argent

18:55 Coal Drops Yard: architect perspective Lisa Finlay Group Leader, Heatherwick Studio Tamsin Green Project Leader, Heatherwick Studio

19:05 Panel discussion and Q&A

19:30 Networking drinks

20:30 Close

Tamsin Green Project Leader, Heatherwick Studio

In her role as Project Leader, Tamsin Green managed the delivery of Coal Drops Yard, a new retail quarter and public space in King’s Cross, London. Since joining Heatherwick Studio in 2012, Tamsin has also contributed to two major projects in Shanghai; 1000 Trees, a mixed-use development located next to the M50 arts district, and the 400,000sqm Bund Finance Centre. Prior to working at the studio, Tamsin worked for Fosters + Partners where she worked on several mixed-use developments. @CoalDropsYard

Lisa Finlay

Group Leader, Heatherwick Studio

Lisa Finlay joined Heatherwick Studio in 2011. As Group Leader she is overseeing a series of projects including 1000 Trees, a currently under construction 3 million sqft, mixed-use development next to Shanghai’s art district, the M50. Lisa also supervised Coal Drops Yard in King’s Cross, a new retail quarter and public space. Prior to Heatherwick Studio, Lisa founded 7N architecture practice in Edinburgh in 2009. Here she delivered two award-winning projects in social housing and public realm, whilst leading several cultural regeneration projects. @CoalDropsYard

Lara Kinneir

Acting Director, New London Architecture

Educated in architecture, Lara’s work focuses on enabling design and innovation for the betterment of the city. With a multidisciplinary design and strategy background, she has worked in architectural and urban design practices, academia, local government and the charity sector for the past 15 years. She is a member of the Northern Ireland Ministerial Advisory Group for Architecture and the Built Environment, co-ordinates a network on Urban Governance in UN Habitat’s Universities Network Initiative, and is currently completing a PhD entitled ‘Enabling the Practice of Design within the Governance of the City’. @nlalondon @lara_kinneir

Anna Strongman

Partner, Argent

Anna leads the asset management team and drives the performance of the investment assets, estate and property management, placemaking and regeneration initiatives at Argent’s King’s Cross development. Anna also leads the development of Coal Drops Yard, a unique retail scheme at the heart of King’s Cross, working with the marketing, public realm, retail leasing and development teams. In addition, Anna is also leading the development of Argent Related’s Build to Rent portfolio. @ArgentLLP