AI in the built environment: value, risk and reinvention

Talk

Tuesday 26 May 2026
18:15 - 20:30

Members Only

Free

Join this talk in association with Broadway Malyan exploring how AI is reshaping the built environment, from planning and design to construction, delivery, and management.

In the context of a rapidly changing world, professionals across the built environment are confronting both the opportunities presented by AI as well as the challenges it poses to established ways of working.

As digital transformation accelerates, the pressure to remain competitive is intensifying. This raises fundamental questions about value creation, decision-making, risk, authorship, and the future role of creativity in shaping places.

Against this backdrop, success will depend on how effectively organisations integrate AI into their strategies and processes while continuing to deliver high-quality, commercially viable, and valuable outcomes for communities.

In this panel discussion, convened and hosted by Broadway Malyan in association with NLA, we will explore the real impact of AI across the life cycle of the built environment from early-stage planning and investment decisions through to design, delivery, and long-term asset management.

Programme

18:15 Arrivals

18:45 Welcome from the Chair
Emily Wright, Journalist and Moderator

18:50 Presentation

Andrew Victory, Global Head of Design, Broadway Malyan

19:00 Panel Discussion

   Speakers above plus
   Simon Long, Lead Project Manager - Planning London Datahub, Greater London Authority
   Dr Zijing Zhang, Lecturer, UCL’s Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction
   Alain Waha, Chief Technology Officer, Buro Happold

19:35 Q&A

19:45 Talk ends, further drinks and networking

20:15 Event to end

Speaker biographies

Alain Waha

Chief Technology Officer, Buro Happold

Andrew Victory

Global Director of Digital Design, Broadway Malyan

Emily Wright

Journalist and Moderator, Freelance

Simon Long

Lead Project Manager - Planning London Datahub, Greater London Authority

Zijing Zhang

Lecturer in AI for Construction and Real Estate, UCL’s Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction

Members Only

Free

Venue

The London Centre,
3 Aldermanbury,
London EC2V 7HH

Accessibility

There are two ways of entering the London Centre- either up 3 steps with a handrail on either side, or via a platform lift. There are gender-neutral and accessible toilets on the lower ground floor, which can be accessed via a flight of stairs or a lift. If you would like more information about the space, or have any further access requirements, please let us know how we can best accommodate these, by emailing events@nla.london.