Housing

Tower Court by Adam Khan Architects, muf architecture/art, Child Graddon Lewis Architects for Hackney Council

Investigating Ways to Deliver Quality and Quantity in Housing

Delivering high-quality, affordable housing remains a critical challenge for London. The NLA housing programme serves as a leading forum for debate and innovation in housing design, delivery, and construction. It promotes solutions that cater to diverse lifestyles — from student accommodation to later-living homes with flexible care, and from high-rise towers to small, complex sites and large regeneration masterplans.

Bringing together voices from across the built environment to tackle key issues affecting people, place, and planet, we champion post-occupancy evaluations, intergenerational living, and deeper engagement with residents, youth, and communities.

The programme explores how legislative frameworks can support housing delivery, while also addressing affordability, social value, and the role of community engagement in shaping successful housing developments.

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Research

Expert Panel

Jo McCafferty

Director
Levitt Bernstein

Lizzie Le Mare

Director
Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design

Jennie Coombs

Head of Affordable Housing
London Borough of Barking & Dagenham and Be First

David Stronge

Design Director
Peabody

Matthew Hayes

Associate
Montagu Evans

Kathryn Woolley

Associate Director
Buro Happold

Freya Turtle

Planning Director
Turley

Michael Gozo

Team Leader - Strategic Planning
Greater London Authority

Colin Ross

Land & New Business Director
Countryside

Areta Soare

Director
Howells

Karen Scurlock

Quality & Design Manager
Places for London

Lydia Liu

Architect
Threefold Architects

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Expert Panels

NLA Expert Panels bring together industry experts from across the NLA membership to advise on our core programme, provide thought-leadership on development in London and respond to policies.