New London Architecture

Tall buildings in the urban fabric: a Manchester-London discussion

Webinar

Friday 06 September 2024
10:00 - 11:30

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

Head of Regeneration Old Kent Road, London Borough of Southwark

Katie Tonkinson

Partner, Hawkins\Brown Ltd

Tazeen Raza

Architecture Sector Lead, VU.CITY

Sophie Goff

Head of Communications, NLA


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