KPF 50: THE EVOLUTION OF URBAN DISTRICTS

Wednesday 30 September 2026

Selina Mason

Director of Masterplanning and Strategic Design
Lendlease

James von Klemperer

President & Principal
Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF)

Forth Bagley, AIA

Principal
Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF)

Katie Stewart

Executive Director, Environment
City of London Corporation

Julie Steinberg

Global Property Correspondent
Financial Times

Kieran Bowers

Strategic Advisor, Retail, Commercial and Mixed-Use
Qiddiya

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Programme

This year KPF, a global architecture practice with design studios in London and New York, turns 50. To celebrate this milestone, the practice is hosting a symposium on the future of urban districts, with experts from multiple fields invited to discuss what will make our cities resilient, equitable, and engaging for the next 50 years.

This symposium will be accompanied by an exhibition illustrating KPF's role in the long-term stewardship of districts in New York, London, Shanghai, alongside current work in cities that are experiencing significant growth and transformation, such as Mumbai, Riyadh, and Lisbon.

The symposium will explore the role of long-term stewardship in shaping successful urban places. It will consider how the most enduring districts are not created through a single project or masterplan, but through decades of investment, adaptation and collaboration.

Welcome

Catherine Staniland, Chief Impact Officer, NLA

James von Klemperer, President & Principal, KPF

Panel Discussion and Q&A

Julie Steinberg, Global Property Correspondent, Financial Times (Moderator)

Forth Bagley, Principal, KPF
Selina Mason, Director of Masterplanning and Strategic Design, Lendlease

Kieran Bowers, Strategic Advisor, Retail, Commercial and Mixed-Use, Qiddiya

Katie Stewart, Executive Director, Environment, City of London

Selina Mason

Director of Masterplanning and Strategic Design
Lendlease

James von Klemperer

President & Principal
Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF)

Forth Bagley, AIA