a Manchester-London discussion

How do tall buildings integrate into the urban fabric and historical heritage?

The latest NLA Tall Building report, "London’s Growing Up," explores a decade of building tall in London, highlighting the significant transformation and future impact of tall buildings on the city's landscape. However, these questions aren't limited to London, as other UK cities are also debating the impact of tall buildings. In Manchester, tall buildings are rising all over the city, exemplified recently by a planning application for Europe's tallest residential building. How do tall buildings fit into historical heritage? And what is their impact on city skylines and urban fabric?

The event will discuss city-wide strategies, the typology and design of these buildings and the role they play in the urban fabric and their local environments ground floor. This event forms a part of the NLA City Dialogues programme, which brings together speakers and audiences to foster cross-city dialogue and learning between cities.

Programme

09:40
Speakers join via Zoom

10:00
Welcome from Chair

Sophie Goff, Head of Communications, NLA

10:05
Overview: Manchester v London

Tazeen Raza, Architecture Sector Lead, Vu.City

10:15
Case studies from Manchester

Katie Tonkinson, Partner and Head of Manchester studio, Hawkins\Brown

10:25
Southwark: tall building pipeline update

Colin Wilson, Head of Regeneration Old Kent Road, Southwark

10:35
Panel discussion

Speakers above, plus:
Tom Foxall, Regional Director for London and South East, Historic England
David Sparks, Head of Manchester Studio, EPR

11:00
Q&A

11:30
End

Speaker biographies

Tom Foxall

Regional Director, Historic England

David Sparks

Board Director, Head of Manchester Studio, EPR Architects

Colin Wilson

Assistant Director for Strategic Development and Old Kent Road Regeneration, London Borough of Southwark

Katie Tonkinson

Partner, Hawkins\Brown Ltd

Tazeen Raza

Architecture Sector Lead, VU.CITY

Sophie Goff

Head of Communications, NLA

NLA webinar on Zoom

Once you have registered, a reminder to confirm the event details and a link to access the webinar will be sent a day before the event. If you have any questions, please contact the NLA Events Team: events@nla.london.