Retail & Hospitality

21 October 2026

Five minutes with... Rick Gray

David Taylor meets Cumming Group’s Rick Gray to discuss the firm’s ambitions, AI, recovery in residential and hospitality, and the importance of camaraderie.

21 October 2026

Lord Foster to speak at the NLA Awards 2026

Lord Foster will join us at Guildhall on 19 November to receive the NLA Londoner of the Year 2026 award and give a speech at this year’s NLA Awards Lunch. Book your table.

Housing

20 October 2026

How developers and registered providers can unlock London’s stalled affordable homes

Insights from the LGL x NLA roundtable on how earlier collaboration, shared risk and stronger partnerships can help unlock London’s stalled affordable housing pipeline.

Placemaking

20 October 2026

How meanwhile use can grow into something more

Matt Griffiths-Rimmer explores how The LightHouse and Gardens in Stratford shows the potential of meanwhile use to build community connections and lasting local value too.

Housing

20 October 2026

More than numbers: Homes that work for London

Miranda MacLaren outlines the NLA Housing Expert Panel’s response to the draft London Plan, exploring how policy can unlock delivery without compromising housing quality.

Conservation & Heritage

14 October 2026

Illustrating Richmond’s High Street

Be Richmond’s Anna Bromley explores the newest addition to Richmond’s Public Art Programme, bringing the borough’s unique heritage and nature to life.

Transport & Infrastructure

14 October 2026

The infrastructure decisions developers should be making before they buy land

Abdul Ismail of new NLA member Sterling Energy Group explores how early utility planning can help developers manage cost, reduce risk and support sustainable development.

New London Agenda

14 October 2026

Celebrating the NLA Awards 2026 Mayor’s Prize shortlist

Meet the five projects shortlisted for the NLA Awards 2026 Mayor’s Prize. Join London’s built environment at Guildhall on 19 November to celebrate this year’s winner.

Conservation & Heritage

13 October 2026

Retrofit Reads: What if architecture’s most progressive act is to keep what already exists?

As part of the Retrofit Reads series, Joe Morris of Morris+Company explores ‘radical retention’ and the value of existing buildings, following the NLA Retrofit Conference.

Education & Health

13 October 2026

The challenge of establishing neighbourhood health centres

Hoare Lea’s Carl Walker and Amelia Beattie explore how Neighbourhood Health Centres can meet local needs, strengthen communities and improve preventative healthcare.

Education & Health

12 October 2026

Raising expectations: Finding the goldilocks zone for healthy homes

Greg Jones of Hoare Lea explores how heat resilient homes can better protect health and wellbeing through design and retrofit that help people recover as temperatures rise.

Housing

12 October 2026

Five observations from London's best housing, and what they mean for delivery

HG Construction and Red Loft, sponsors of the Awards Housing category, draw five observations from this year's shortlist and link them to the New London Agenda's Six Pillars of Placemaking.