Catherine Staniland is a Director of NLA leading on strategy and research. She leads the development of the New London Agenda - the NLA’s framework for best practice in city-making - working with the NLA community to embed the framework across all that we do.
Catherine joined NLA in 2009 and has been a director since 2015. Over the last few years, she has led and expanded the NLA’s research programmes, from its annual London Tall Buildings Survey to its work of the role of the Great Estates to major ideas completions including New Ideas for Housing.
She holds a BA in Architectural Studies from the University of Nottingham and an MA in Cities, Culture and Social Change from King’s College London, and is a regular speaker and chair at NLA and other industry events.