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This annual Tall Buildings Conference and Survey presents the latest updates on London’s tall buildings pipeline for 2026. 

High-rise development has become synonymous with London’s status as a leading global city, reflecting innovation, engineering excellence and contributing to a distinctive skyline. NLA’s annual survey and conference presents the latest insights into tall building development across the capital, addressing the key drivers that are impacting viability across planning and delivery. 

The conference provides a unique opportunity to discuss the future of London’s skyline and how the industry is navigating changing regulations for high-rise development. Despite these shifts, many schemes continue to prioritise sustainability, pioneering innovations in low-carbon engineering and design. Tall buildings also remain attractive to both international and domestic investors, while offering a viable way to deliver much-needed housing. 

The programme will further explore how tall buildings can positively contribute to public realm and placemaking, while raising important questions about their wider social and demographic impact, and what the next generation of high-rises in London might look like. 

The 2026 survey, drawing on intelligence from the GLA Data Planning Hub and analysis by PriceHubble, showcases the latest tall building pipeline across London. It provides key statistics on completed applications, uses and typologies, borough density and distribution and rental demographics. Alongside this data, the report brings together industry commentary and cross-sector thought leadership, offering a comprehensive overview of the role and impact of high-rise development across the city.

Speaker presentations and delegate list below.

Session One: London’s Tall Building Pipeline

09:00  Welcome from NLA
            Owen Wainhouse, Associate Director, NLA
            Opening address
            John Palmer, Deputy Director of Operations, Building Safety Regulator
            Deliverability and risk: key challenges and opportunities
            Callum Tuckett, Director, Multiplex
            Panel Discussion and Q&As

            Chair: Sophie Goff, Associate Director, NLA
            Speakers above, plus:
            Dan Scanlon, President, Brookfield Properties  
            Simon Long, Lead Project Manager, Planning London Datahub, GLA
            Julia Middleton, Real Estate Economist, PriceHubble

10:05  Welcome from Chair
            Sophie Goff, Associate Director, NLA
            Supporting material innovation amid a changing landscape
            Hans Jansen, Lead Concept Design, Permasteelisa Group
            Re-inventing towers of the future
            Giota Kotsovinou, Associate Director, Canary Wharf Group
            Panel Discussion and Q&As
            Speakers above, plus: Russell Whitehead, Director, Robert Bird Group


11:00 - 11:30 BREAK

Session Three: Beyond the Tower: Tall Buildings and the future of public realm 

11:30  Welcome from Chair
            Sophie Goff, Associate Director, NLA
            The civic role of Tall Buildings in the city
            Tom Sleigh, Chair Planning and Transport Committee, City of London Corporation
            From the ground up
            Anna Shapiro, Partner, Sheppard Robson
            Sharon Giffen, Head of Design, Earls Court Development Company
            Panel Discussion and Q&As
            Speaker above, plus: Ken Shuttleworth, Founding Partner, Make Architects

 
12:30 - 13:30 Networking

13:30   ENDS

Gordon Adams, Managing Director, Crooble
David Ainsworth, Chairman, CO-RE
Andres Alonso, National Specification Manager, Aliva
Michelle Andrew, Managing Director, Meeesh Consulting
Alex Andrews, Technical Director, WSP
Earle Arney, CEO, AFK Studios
Michael Bach, London Forum of Amenity and Civic Societies
Marion Baeli, Principal, Sustainabilty Transformation, 10 Design
Jonathan Bailey, Operational Engineering Lead, Multiplex
Stuart Baillie, Director, Planning Insight
Jennifer Ball, Consultant, Ballymore
Jason Balls, Group Board Director, EPR Architects
Mehul Barot, Divisional Sales Director - South, Saint-Gobain Interior Solutions
Esika Baruah, Senior Account Executive, Eversleigh
Paul Bedwell, Director, Paul Bedwell Town Planning
Robert Bennett, Director, Ramboll
Cllr John Bevan, Councillor, London Borough of Haringey
Shantanu Bhatt, Senior Architect, Formation Architects
Balazs Bicsak, Partner, Price & Myers
Stuart Blower, Director, Chybik + Kristof
Christopher Blust, Design Director, AKT II
Wayne Bond, Major Project Director South East, Saint-Gobain Interior Solutions
James Boulton, Project Consultant, Hydro Building Systems UK
Mark Boyle, Director, Eidos Engineering
Tom Bradley, Founder, Paceline Developments
Claire Louise Brady, Team Leader, Development Advice, Historic England
Frances Brown, Partner, Cundall
Harriet Browning, Associate, Civic
Amelia Bryant, Associate, Engenuiti
Dan Burr, Partner, Sheppard Robson
Maria Fernandez Cachafeiro, Head of Sustainability & Social Value, Multiplex
Austin Callison, Planning and development surveyor, Shaw Corporation
Rachel Calton, Content Director, Permasteelisa Group
Francoise Campbell, Account Manager, ING Media
Celia Carnes, Account Manager, NLA
Andrew Chung, Architect, Fourfoursixsix
Peter Clarke, Vice President, Development, Brookfield Properties
Melissa Clinch, Associate Director, WilkinsonEyre
Arthur Coates, Associate Director, London Structures Lab
Mattia Collo, Associate, SOM
Darren Connolly, Director, Building Services, WSP
Rex Conyers-Silverton, Director of Leasing, Brookfield Properties
Chris Coxall, Construction Director, Hadley Property Group
Joe Crawley, Executive Chairman, NEAT Developments
Alan Cronin, Director, Head of Vertical Transportation, AECOM
Jason Curtis, Project Director, Multiplex
Sajjad Dar, Planning Consultant, Newmark Gerald Eve
Becca Davy, Senior Consultant, Iceni Projects
Aaron Dehara, Regional Director, Staticus UK
Jessie Denning, Marketing and New Business Manager, Hayes Davidson
Cinzia Devincenziis, Place Shaping Lead, London Borough of Newham
Dolunay Dogahan, Project Manager, CO-RE
Amy Doherty, Facade care dept hd, Permasteelisa Group
Daniela Doneva, EU-Consultant, Rovesta, EstraHub
Julia Dorrington, Design Officer, London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Aaron Down, Associate, Child Graddon Lewis
Stephen Drew, Founder, Architecture Social
Kevin Driver, Director, Turner
Dan Drogman, CEO, SmartSpaces
Brendan Durkin, Director, Eric Parry Architects
Will Dyson, Placemaking Director, Eastern City Business Improvement District
Louis Eaves, Business Development Executive, Endpoint
Ayman El Hibri, Director, WilkinsonEyre
Chris Fay, Associate Director, WW+P Architects
James Felstead, Director, Child Graddon Lewis
Nick Ffoulkes, Partner, Sheppard Robson
Nathan Fieldsend, Associate, Elliott Wood
Michael Forrester, Chief Planning Officer, London Borough of Lewisham
Georgia Foy, Director, Built Heritage and Townscape, Iceni Projects
Will Fraser, Partner, Penningtons Manches Cooper
Olly Freedman, Consultant, Proptivity
Will Freeman, Director, Enframe
Nicola Friel, Design & Specification Hub Manager, VitrA
Luca Frost, Managing Director, Frost*collective
Anthony Furlong, Chairman, Moorgate Property Services
Federico Garcia Parra, Head of Global & EMEA Strategic Accounts, Otis
Dan Gardener, Head of Project Delivery, NEAT Developments
Andrew Gell, Otis
Xenia Georgiou, Associate Director, Savills
Ben Ghibaldan, Associate Director, Chapman Taylor
Sharon Giffen, Head of Design, Earls Court Development Company
Sophie Goff, Associate Director, NLA
Adam Green, Founder - Director, Ninety Four Group
Julian Gregson, Director, Carter Gregson Gray
Tamanay Grinion, Senior Account Manager, NLA
Richard Grove, Director of Integrated Services, RWDI
Tania Guerra, Mechanical Engineer, chapmanbdsp
Dan Hall, Asset Director, Capreon
David Hamlyn, Project Delivery Manager, RWDI
Natalie Hanscombe, Head of Development & Regeneration, L&Q
Chris Harley, Business Development Director, GIA
David Hart, Managing Director, Momentum Transport Consultancy
Alistair Hay, Partner, Gardiner & Theobald
Sven Heimann, Associate Director, Eric Parry Architects
Ron Hertshten, CEO, Hertshten Properties
Jamie Hodge, Head of Consultation and Engagement, Earls Court Development Company
Chris Holdup, Director, Mode Transport Planning
Amy Holtz, Technical Lead, Multiplex
Maurits Honee, Country Manager, Lumon
David Horkan, Assistant Director Planning Development, City of London Corporation
Jack Hosea, Director, Threefold
Nick Hunter, Director, Cast
Ken Hutt, Principal Designer, Jestico + Whiles
Paula Imperatore, Associate, Sheppard Robson
Willien Irvia, Associate, Exigere
Dmitri Jajich, Principal / Structural Engineer, DeSimone
Tim James, Property Director, Principium
Hans Jansen, Lead Concept Design, Permasteelisa Group
Nick Jarman, Senior Development Director, Stanhope
Phillip Jeffers, Managing Director, Chelsea Construction Consultancy
Mark Jeffrey, Associate Director, Corstorphine & Wright
Ross Jenkins, Senior Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Amelia Johnson, Planner, DP9
Ewan Jones, Managing Principal EMEA, 10 Design
Allan Jones, Urban Design and Heritage Team Leader, London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
Dan Jones, Director, Stephen George + Partners
Ange Joseph, Vice President, Brookfield Properties
Shravan Joshi, Deputy Chair, Planning and Transport Committee, City of London Corporation
Conor Keappock, Design & Conservation Lead, London Borough of Waltham Forest
Tim Kelly, Director, Buro Happold
David Kelly, CRO, NLA
Connor Kendrick, Architectural Consultant, SIGA
Robert Kennett, Director, Eric Parry Architects
Niki Kernohan, Director, NLA
Ailish Killilea, Board Director, The Townscape Consultancy
Jae Whan Kim, Development Manager, Delancey
Matt King, Project Consultant, Vestre
Mike Kininmonth, Director, Atkinsrealis
Viktorija Kirjanova, Senior Manager Asset Lifecycle Procedures, Peabody
Adrian Klein, Coordinator Arts & Events, Brookfield Properties
Tom Klingholz, Director, Chapman Taylor
Michal Konicek, Director, Accucities
Elena Kosseva, Senior Development Manager, Dorrington
Giota Kotsovinou, Associate Director, Canary Wharf Group
Jerome Le Dorze, Associate, FBM Architects
Alex Lepez, Director, Strategy&Projects
Vincent Lin, Director, Studio Egret West
Simon Long, Lead Project Manager, Planning London Datahub, GLA
Will Lunn, Work Winning Director, Sir Robert McAlpine
Suzanne Machray, Head of Marketing, Brookfield Properties
Alex Maclean, Head of Marketing, Earls Court Development Company
Jamie Maguire, Head of Commercial Developments, AET Flexible Space
Conor Maguire, Senior Development Manager, Hermes
Susanne Maguire, Head of Property Development, Places for London
Georgina Makin-Smith, ESG Coordinator, Earls Court Development Company
Dijan Malla, Associate, Fletcher Priest Architects
Alessandro Martini, Technical Director, Stantec
Florence Maschietto, Head of Professional Programme, NLA
Rowan Mason, Business Development Manager, Introba
Massimo Mazzer, Sales Director, Permasteelisa Group
Graham McCormick, Art Director, Head of Planning, Hayes Davidson
Ross McDonald, Development Manager, Platform
Ellie McDonald, London Correspondent, The Times
Audrey McIver, Director, WSP
Gayle McKeen, Docent, Chicago Architecture Center/NLA
Patrick McKeogh, Managing Director, Pipers Model Makers
Julia Middleton, Real Estate Economist, PriceHubble
Ivan Mihaylov, Associate, Eidos Engineering
Neal Morgan-Collins, Managing Director, Design Delivery Unit (Scott Brownrigg)
Arita Morris, Director, Child Graddon Lewis
Andrew Mortimer, Director, RMA Architects
Ed Moseley, Cofounder & Director, London Structures Lab
Steve Mudie, Director Head of Façade, Turner & Townsend Alinea
John Mulhaire, Associate Director, Momentum Transport Consultancy
Effie Nakajima, Senior Associate, Zaha Hadid Architects
Jorge Nash, Associate Director, JLL
Laurence Neal, Design Manager, Earls Court Development Company
Carl Newdick, Head of PreConstruction, Multiplex
Emily Newton, Director, Assael Architecture
Molly Nicholson, Associate Director, NLA
Thomas O'Kane, Operations Director, Meinhardt UK
Kevin O'Neill, Commercial Manager, REHAU UK
Sean Officer, Principal Conservation Officer, London Borough of Hounslow
Victor Orive, Associate Director, Zaha Hadid Architects
Will Orr, Vice President, Brookfield Properties
Laurence Osborn, Director, GRID Architects
Harriet Oury, Director of Leasing, Brookfield Properties
Claire Outram, Vice President, Asset Management, Brookfield Properties
Diego Padilla-Philipps, Director, WSP
John Palmer, Deputy Director of Operations, Building Safety Regulator
Chris Papanastasiou, Director, Whitby Wood
Kate Parker, Associate, The Townscape Consultancy
Tanya Parkin, Senior Architecture & Urban Design Officer, Medway Council
Ben Paterson, Regional Director, Meinhardt UK
Vicky Patsalis-Brown, Associate Director - Workplace, Canary Wharf Group
Bethany Penman, Solicitor, Devonshires
Jon Pepper, Project Director, Multiplex
Anna Perela, Head of Planning & Projects, Cityscape Digital
Sandor Petroczi, Director, Accucities
Fred Pilbrow, Senior Founder Partner, Pilbrow & Partners
Caroline Pillay, Development and Regeneration Director, L&Q
Robert Pine, Director, ING Media
Matt Quilty, Director, Robert Bird Group
Raluca Racasan, SAM, NLA
Ryan Radley, Specification Sales Manager, REHAU UK
Sanchita Raghunathan, Senior Design, Conservation & Sustainability Officer, City of Westminster
Jeremy Randall, Partner, Newmark Gerald Eve
Katharine Rankin, Head of Events, NLA
Chris Rhodes, Account Executive, NLA
Nick Ridout, Director, Scott Brownrigg
Gaby Robertshaw, CC, City of London Corporation
Simon Robins, Architect, Make Architects
Joanna Rogers, Associate Director, KSS Group
Mark Rossouw, Project Consultan, Hydro Building Systems UK
Lee Russell, Partner, Devonshires
Debbie Russell,  KSS Group
Deepak Sampath, Technical Director, Harley Haddow
JJ Sarralde, CEO, The Townscape Consultancy
Dan Scalon, President, Brookfield Properties
Phil Sedge, Head of Façades, Mace
Anna Shapiro, Partner, Sheppard Robson
Alan Shingler, Partner, Sheppard Robson Architects
Ken Shuttleworth, Founding Partner, Make Architects
Sabah Siddiq, Senior Associate, Lester Aldridge
Robert Simock, Façade Engineering Director, Sir Robert McAlpine
Mark Simpson, Principal, BDP
Daniel Skidmore, Director, AECOM
Tom Sleigh, Chair Planning and Transport Committee, City of London Corporation
Brian Smith, Director Cost Management, AECOM
Amy Smith-Keary, Commercial Real Estate Graduate, Places for London
Aulikki Sonntag, CBDO, Staticus
John Stiles, Placemaking Manager, London Borough of Brent
David Stronge, Design Director, Peabody
Ben Stuart, Director, Able Partners
Alison Summers, Marketing & Communications Manager, Stanhope
Joanna Sutherland, Director, Haworth Tompkins
Harriet Sutton, Head of Communications, Earls Court Development Company
Yasaman Taleghani, Architectural Designer, Freelance
Chris Tapp, Director, RM_A
Kieron Taylor, Design Director, AKT II
Ben Taylor, Director, LOM architecture and design
Kye Taylor, Head of Engineering and Preconstruction, Multiplex
Phil Taylor, Head of Client Development, SAS International
David Taylor, Partner, Sheppard Robson
Prisca Thielmann, Director, Maccreanor Lavington
Harry Thurman, Associate Director, Arup
Marco Tomasi, Director, Formation Architects
Luke Tozer, Director, Pitman Tozer Architects
Callum Tuckett, Director, Multiplex
Saul Tyler, Director and Workplace Sector Lead, Hoare Lea
Andrew Unterhalter, Vice President, Development, Brookfield Properties
Gemma Usher, Team Leader Strategic Development at LB Southwark, London Borough of Southwark
Imro Van Leersum, Sales Director Europe - UK market, Permasteelisa Group
Sreshta Venkateswaran, Sales Operations Analyst, NLA
Mario Vieira, Head of Sustainability, Design Delivery Unit (Scott Brownrigg)
Kevin Vinson, Business Development Director & ESG Lead, Otis
Ben Vowles, Head of Specification, Somfy
Peter Vrahimis, Director, AFK Studios
Carl Waddington, Preconstruction Lead, Novum Structures UK
Owen Wainhouse, Associate Director, NLA
Miss Walker, Senior Manager, Communications, Permasteelisa Group
Martin Wallace, Head of Leasing, Brookfield Properties
Karl Wallasch, Director, Trigon Fire Safety
Nick Wellham, Major Projects, Otis
Matthew White, Vice President, Development, Brookfield Properties
Dean White, Senior Director, Otis
Russell Whitehead, Director, Robert Bird Group
James Whittaker, Technical Director, Multiplex
Adara Wicaksono, Programme Manager, NLA
Karl Wilkinson, Project Director, Multiplex
Saff Williams, Vice President, Experience, Brookfield Properties
Jonathan Wilson, Director, Arup
Elizabeth Wilson, Senior Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Colin Wilson, Head of Strategic Development, London Borough of Southwark
Christopher Wollaston, Associate Director, SOM
Dave Wood, Senior Consultant, Chelsea Construction Consultancy
Shannan Wood, Senior Account Manager, NLA
David Woodward, Senior Planning Policy Officer, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Ben Woodwiss, Senior Associate, Heyne Tillett Steel
Conor Worth, Associate Director, WilkinsonEyre
Alison Wring, Director - Science/Tech Sector Lead, AECOM