Expert Assessors Announced for the NLA Awards 2026

Thursday 02 July 2026

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Expert Assessors Announced for the NLA Awards 2026

Every year, the NLA Awards bring together the people, projects and organisations shaping London's built environment to celebrate the ideas, partnerships and places creating a better city.

We're delighted to announce the Expert Assessors for the NLA Awards 2026, who will play a vital role in reviewing this year's submissions and helping determine the shortlist presented to the International Jury.

Drawn from across architecture, planning, development, engineering, landscape, sustainability, local government and the wider built environment, this year's assessors bring a breadth of expertise and first-hand industry knowledge to the judging process. Their experience ensures every project is considered with rigour, insight and an understanding of the challenges and opportunities shaping London today.

Throughout July, the Expert Assessors will review submissions across every category, alongside a programme of site visits to experience projects first-hand. Following detailed discussion and assessment, they will compile the shortlist that will go forward to the International Jury, who will select this year's winners, commendations and special prizes.

Supported by the Mayor of London, the NLA Awards celebrate the people, places and projects helping create a more equitable, sustainable and prosperous London. The winners will be announced at the NLA Awards Lunch on Thursday 19 November, when more than 650 leaders from across the built environment will gather at Guildhall to celebrate the very best of the capital.

Congratulations and thank you to this year's Expert Assessors for contributing their time, expertise and commitment to recognising excellence across London's built environment.

The winners will be revealed at the NLA Awards Lunch 2026 on Thursday 19 November at Guildhall. Bringing together more than 650 leaders from across the built environment, the lunch is one of the biggest moments in London's built environment calendar. Booking is now live, secure your place and join us as we celebrate the projects, people and partnerships shaping a better London.

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Chairs

Stephen Workman

Technical Director and Residential Sector National lead
AtkinsRéalis

Stephen Workman

Rumi Bose

Placeshaping & Regeneration Consultant
Rumi Bose Ltd

Rumi Bose

Paul Hanna

Associate Director
Hoare Lea

Paul Hanna

Yẹmí Àlàderun

Head of Development
London Borough of Ealing

Yẹmí Àlàderun

Project Categories

Conservation and Heritage: Sponsored by Urban Space Management

Elizabeth Smith

Architect, Partner and Chairman
Purcell

Elizabeth Smith

Regine Kandan

Associate Director
Donald Insall Associates Ltd

Regine Kandan

Eric Reynolds

Founding Director.
Urban Space Management

Eric Reynolds

Alan Gardner

Head of Building Adaptation Team, Historic England
Historic England

Culture

Dicle Guntas

Managing Director
HGG London

Dicle Guntas

Tanisha Raffiuddin

Creative Director
Concept Culture

Tanisha Raffiuddin

Maria Knutsson-Hall

Senior Principal
Populous

Maria Knutsson-Hall

Education: Sponsored by Airflow

Paul Turpin

Principal, Architect
Arcadis

Paul Turpin

Ian Palmer

Head of UK Specification
Airflow

Ian Palmer

Minesh Varia

Project Director
Hoare Lea

Minesh Varia

Alexandra McCartney

Director
Hopkins Architects

Alexandra McCartney

Healthcare and Life Sciences

Magali Thomson

Sustainability Lead for Placemaking & Green Infrastructure
Great Ormond Street

Magali Thomson

Allison Wagner

Regional Leader of Healthcare
HOK

Allison Wagner

Hannah Partridge

Associate
exigere

Hannah Partridge

Housing

Jay Morton

Director
Bell Phillips Architects

Jay Morton

David Stronge

Design Director
Peabody

David Stronge

Alastair Crockett

Design Programme Manager
London Borough of Camden

Alastair Crockett

Industrial and logistics

Tessa English

Head of Urban and City Logistics
JLL

Tessa English

Anna Sinnott

Director of Planning Consultancy
BeFirst

Anna Sinnott

Tom Humphries

Regional Director
Chetwoods

Tom Humphries

Retail and Hospitality

Simon Bird

Director
LOM architecture and design

Simon Bird

Fay Cannings

Chief Executive Officer
Be Richmond

Fay Cannings

Rory Edwards

MEP Project Director
HDR

Rory Edwards

Mixed Use

Ellen Hadden

Design & Quality Manager
Places for London

Ellen Hadden

Amelia Johnson

Planner
DP9 Ltd

Amelia Johnson

Marcelina Zielinska

Group Board Director
Chapman Taylor

Marcelina Zielinska

Retrofit: Sponsored by REHAU

Valentina Galmozzi

Director
AKT II

Valentina Galmozzi

Martin Hitchin

Chief Executive Officer
REHAU Ltd

Martin Hitchin

Tom Burke

Head of the Design, Conservation & Sustainability
City of Westminster

Tom Burke

Harry Cliffe-Roberts, ARB

Building Transformation and Adaptive Reuse Leader, Studio Director, Principal
Gensler

Harry Cliffe-Roberts, ARB

Transport and infrastructure

Ushma Samani

Real Estate Development Manager
Platform4

Ushma Samani

Alan Rodgers

Client Director Surface Transport (South East)
AECOM

Alan Rodgers

Andrew Postings

Director, Head of Rail & Infrastructure
Scott Brownrigg

Andrew Postings

Workplaces: Sponsored by Maylim

Anna Beckett

Associate Director
Buro Happold

Anna Beckett

Nicola Zech-Behrens

Projects Director
Ballymore

Nicola Zech-Behrens

Francis Croll

Project Architect
Fletcher Priest Architects

Francis Croll

Place Categories

Masterplans and Neighbourhoods: Sponsored by Maylim

Mihaela Shehova

Architect
Child Graddon Lewis

Mihaela Shehova

Tim Butcher

Senior Associate Town Planning
Mott MacDonald

Tim Butcher

Chris Fellner

Director
Haworth Tompkins

Chris Fellner

Meanwhile Activation

Kevin Haley

Founder & Managing Director
Studio InPlace

Kevin Haley

Giorgia Scognamiglio

Neighbourhood Regeneration Manager
London Borough of Lambeth

Giorgia Scognamiglio

Sian Astrop

Meanwhile Manager
The Earls Court Development Company

Sian Astrop

Public Spaces

Matt Wooding

Director
LDA Design

Matt Wooding

Dinah Bornat

Co-founder
ZCD Architects

Dinah Bornat

Caroline Wilson

Director of Inclusive Economy and Jobs
London Borough of Islington

Caroline Wilson

People Categories

Partnership of the Year: Sponsored by Muse

Kwamena Beecham

Founder & Director
+TwoThreeThree

Kwamena Beecham

Yasmin Jones-Henry

Creative Consultant & Strategist
YJH Consulting

Yasmin Jones-Henry

Jodie McCarthy

Director
Darna Ltd

Jodie McCarthy

Team of the Year

Emma Hatch

Development Director
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield

Emma Hatch

Matt Burgess

Project Lead / Senior Project Manager
Bovis

Matt Burgess

Victoria Bullock

Planning Director
Stantec

Hidden Hero

Betty Owoo

Senior Design Officer
Greater London Authority

Betty Owoo

Pui Quan Choi

Architect
Hawkins\Brown Ltd

Pui Quan Choi

Eliza Grosvenor

Head of Public Programme

Eliza Grosvenor

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