Gareth Atkinson

Director

Expert panel member

Gareth is an engineer and urbanist leading Civic’s London studio. With a passion for well-functioning architecture, conservation, urban design and place making he runs the civil and structural engineering for complex city-centre, public realm and large-scale regeneration projects. Gareth’s experience ranges from new-build social housing to high-end residential refurbishments, museums, commercial, education and retail spaces and film studios.

Latest contributions

Net Zero

17 March 2026

There are no bystanders in the transition to net zero

Gareth Atkinson, Director at CIVIC and Chair of NLA’s Net Zero Expert Panel, explores why the built environment must act collectively to accelerate the transition to Net Zero.

Built Environment Technology, Conservation & Heritage, Culture, Education & Health, Housing, Industrial & Logistics, Innovation, Net Zero, Planning, Retail & Hospitality, Tall Buildings, Technical, Transport & Infrastructure, Work

15 January 2026

Expert Panels 2025 Summaries

As we kick off 2026 Expert Panels, panel chairs share summaries, recommendations, reflections and key findings from across the 2025 meetings, visits and debates.

Retrofit Reimagined: Building less and sharing more

Net Zero

28 October 2025

Retrofit Reimagined: Building less and sharing more

Gareth Atkinson of Civic calls for a culture of reuse in construction, rethinking retrofit through system thinking, collaboration, and the creation of “shareable buildings.”

Expert panel member