NLA on Location Westminster: Creating Places for People Tuesday 19 November 2019, 12:00-19:00 Regent Street Cinema, Marylebone, London W1B 2HW

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NLA On Location Westminster: creating places for people Tuesday 19 November 2019, 12:00-19:00 Regent Street Cinema, Marylebone, London W1B 2HW

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In association with: Sponsored by: CONFERENCE 12:00 PROGRAMME Registration and lunch 13:00 With 55,000 business enterprises providing Welcome from Chair 754,000 jobs and generating an annual economic Peter Murray, Curator in Chief, output of £55 billion, Westminster is the largest New London Architecture employment centre in the UK. Given that 85 per cent of businesses in the borough employ fewer 13:05 than 10 people, there is greater need for the built Welcome address from Council environment to reflect the different demands of a range of sectors. Deirdra Armsby, Director of Place Shaping and Town Planning, City of Westminster The current daytime population of 1 million in a borough of 248,000 residents and the resulting increased pressures on infrastructure, coupled with Session One: Curating Place changes in mobility patterns, necessitate change and futureproofing of transport systems and public realm. 13:20 Heritage and the Diversity of Place: In the face of environmental, social and economic One Heddon Street and Regent Street challenges, how is Westminster evolving? How James Cooksey, Director of Central will Westminster’s City Plan shape the borough? London, The Crown Estate In an increasingly competitive environment, how is Westminster evolving to nurture growth and 13:30 support a thriving economy while maintaining its position as a world-class destination? Retail’s Future and Business Community Engagement How is the borough building communities and Jace Tyrrell, Chief Executive, New creating greener and healthier spaces that inspire West End Company and enhance quality of life? How can local neighbourhoods such as Soho and the West End 13:40 retain their distinct character? What is the role of Placemaking Strategies and The Role the local authority in curating a place? Can lessons of Creative and Cultural Enterprises be learned from the Great Estates in responding Paul O’Grady, Director of South to the needs of local resident and business Belgravia, Grosvenor communities?

This afternoon session will bring together local 13:50 stakeholders including council representatives, Panel Discussion developers, investors, architects and occupiers Speakers above plus: to look at the future of this area. Lunch and Natalie Thomson, Senior Associate, presentations will take place at Regent Street BuckleyGrayYeoman Cinema. Study tours will then explore the key development sites in the local area and the day will 14:10 end with networking drinks. Q&A

2 NLA on Location Session Two: Infrastructure - Connecting People and Place

14:30 Victoria Place Plan Ruth Duston, Chief Executive, Victoria BID The Strand, Aldwych Sophie Thompson, Director, LDA Design Piccadilly and St James’s Ros Morgan, Chief Executive, Heart of London Business Alliance

15:00 Panel Discussion: Connectivity, Mobility and Flexibility Alexander Jan, Director and Chief Economist, Arup

15:20 Q&A

Study Tours

16:00 Tour A: Regent Street, Soho and Oxford Street Tour B: Mayfair and St. James’s, Piccadilly Tour C: Victoria Tour D: Covent Garden and The Strand, Aldwych

17:30 Networking drinks Hosted by Market Hall West End, 9 Holles Street, London, W1G 0BN

19:00 Close

Westminster: creating places for people 3 BIOGRAPHIES

Deirdra Armsby James Cooksey Ros Morgan Peter Murray Director of Place Shaping and Director of Central London, Chief Executive, Heart of Curator in Chief, New London Town Planning, The Crown Estate London Business Alliance Architecture Westminster City Council

James joined The Crown Estate in Ros has over 10 years’ experience Peter was editor of Building Design Deirdra provides strategic 2009 and was promoted to the in delivering successful destinations and RIBA Journal before starting leadership on the form and function role of Director of Central London and is a leading figure in London’s Blueprint Magazine in 1983. He of a City for All. She is responsible in 2015. He is responsible for all West End. At successive is President of Wordsearch, the for integrating Place Shaping aspects of the Central London organisations, Ros’s leadership has global communications and design principles throughout the Planning portfolio, which includes taking a produced award-winning teams, consultancy. He has curated many decisions process and an eclectic lead on stakeholder and customer driving measurable results and architectural exhibitions at the Royal range of programmes including relationships whilst delivering the return on investment for local Academy as well as exhibitions held Oxford Street District Strategy and overriding portfolio strategy. businesses and investors alike. at NLA. He is founder of the London delivery, Strand Aldwych, Harrow James is a former Chair of the Before moving to the West End Festival of Architecture and is Road and Victoria. Deirdra also Westminster Property Association in October 2016, Ros headed up author of various architectural books sits on the Board of the Dolphin (retaining a Board role), a Board Kingstonfirst, securing two of the including “The Saga of Sydney Opera Foundation. Previously, Deirdra member of the New West End largest redevelopment projects House” and “A Passion to Build”. He was Director of Regeneration and Company BID and Chair of the to be brought to the area for is a Past Master of The Architects’ Planning at Newham, and worked at Property Steering Group, also decades. Since joining Heart of Company, a visiting professor at IE Hackney & RBKC gaining experience a member of the West End London, Ros successfully led the University in Madrid, Chairman of in strategic and local mixed use Partnership. James holds a degree occupier renewal ballot in 2017, The London Society and a development, conservation, in Land Management, is a member achieving the backing of 92% of its keen cyclist. neighbourhood advocacy, transport, of both RICS and the IPF, and has businesses and is now driving the @nlalondon public health and strategy. passed the full IMC. team on in meeting its members’ @pgsmurray @CityWestminster @TheCrownEstate priorities across a range of strategic initiatives. @HOLBID Sophie Thompson Ruth Duston OBE, OC Alexander Jan Director, LDA Design Director and Chief Economist, Chief Executive, Victoria BID Paul O’Grady Arup Director of South Belgravia,

Grosvenor

Sophie is a director at LDA Design and lead for some of the UK’s most During a 30 year career Alex is chief economist at Arup, exciting and challenging street, in regeneration, Ruth has the leading built environment waterfront and park projects. established several BIDs and consultancy. He leads projects that Paul O’Grady is responsible for Adopting a people-first approach, business partnerships. She has often involve economic analysis managing the overall strategy the practice has developed new leveraged over £30m of private with a financing and funding focus. and performance of Grosvenor’s models for the design of London’s sector funding, becoming the Alex has worked extensively with South Belgravia portfolio, worth streets in places as diverse as catalyst for generating more business improvement districts, approximately £1.3bn. Strand-Aldwych, Seven Dials and than £6bn of further investment local authorities and governments He has previously held roles in Euston. Sophie is currently leading for redevelopment across major internationally on their growth investment, asset and portfolio the design for 4km of new seafront parts of central London. Driving and economic development management for Grosvenor across in Portsmouth and Camden Council’s value, delivering good growth and strategies often with a transport Europe. Between 2010 and ambitious £35m West End project. enhancing socio-economic outcomes component. Last year, he was 2015, he managed three cross- She is part of several design panels through partnership is at the project director for the West End border retail funds on behalf of and NLA Future Streets think tank. heart of Ruth’s approach to urban Good Growth study for the GLA various international investors, @LDAdesign renewal. @RuthDuston and City of Westminster. Alex led during which time he also set up work on the GLA’s original London Grosvenor’s Stockholm Office. 2050 Infrastructure Plan and has Paul is a Member of the RICS and a overseen subsequent commissions Board Member of Victoria BID. to help develop the authority’s @Grosvenor_GBI infrastructure capital strategy. @Arup

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Natalie Thomson Jace Tyrell Senior Associate, Chief Executive, BuckleyGrayYeoman New West End Company

Natalie has led a diverse range Jace has been Chief Executive of of projects in London. In 2018 New West End Company for three she completed Eccleston Yards, years, representing Europe’s largest a new public space and creative retail destination. His brief covers hub in Victoria, whilst in 2016 600 businesses in London’s West she led the major renovation of End, a property portfolio of £3.5bn St Vincent’s Centre in Victoria: a and an annual turnover of £9.2bn, series of distinguished Victorian including Bond Street, Oxford Street buildings which houses the UK’s and Regent Street. Over the past largest homelessness charity, three years his work has generated The Passage. Frequently leading over £30m investment into the residential and workplace projects area. Previously, Jace was Executive within Westminster, Natalie Director of the City and oversaw the refurbishment of Westminster Property Association, Yalding House on behalf of British representing the commercial real Land in 2015 and is currently estate industry in Central London leading two schemes for The Pollen with a combined portfolio of over Estate. Natalie contributes to The £40bn. Prior to this, Jace was Architectural Review’s Women in Director of External Affairs at Architecture campaign, of which New West End Company, helping BuckleyGrayYeoman is a Partner. it to win its status as a Business @Bgyarchitects Improvement District and an extra £50m in investment. Jace also advises the Singaporean Government on BIDs and is a guest lecturer at Regent’s University on corporate strategy and reputation management. @newwestend

Westminster: creating places for people 5 TOURS Afternoon area tours will be led by council representatives, with contributions from developers, architects and stakeholders.

All delegates can pick one tour from the options below – your delegate badge will indicate which tour you have been allocated to. If you did not select a tour at the time of booking but would like to go on one, please contact staff at the reception desk. Please note, availability on certain tour routes is limited, but we will do our very best to accommodate your preference.

Tour groups will leave at 16:00 sharp. Please take your coats and bags with you as we will not be returning to the venue.

Tour A – Regent Street, Soho and Oxford Street

This route will explore new co-working spaces that have opened in response to the current trends in workspace demands, retail and public realm developments. The tour will visit Soho Place, One Heddon Street, Quadrant Arcade and the redevelopment of Walker’s Court. All tours end with networking drinks at Market Hall West End.

Led by: Alistair Barr, Founder and Chair, Barr Gazetas Brendon Harper, Place Shaping Coordinator, Westminster City Council

Contributors: Benjamin Lesser, Development Manager Soho Place, Derwent London James Parkin, Associate Director, Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands Phillip Thompson, Director, Soho Estates Katerina Mercury, Senior Asset Manager Retail, The Crown Estate One Heddon Street cafe entrance, The Crown Estate, © Philip Vile Giudi Veneri, Associate, Barr Gazetas Jon Allgood, Senior Asset Manager Offices, The Crown Estate Pradumn Pamidighantam, Project Architect, Barr Gazetas

NLA Rep: Rebecca Elliott, Account Manager, NLA – 079 054 70560

Tour B – Mayfair and St James’s, Piccadilly This route will look at new strategies for public realm development and the transformation of key districts in order to meet the changing needs of residential, business and visitor communities, while retaining their appeal as global destinations. The tour will visit South Molton Street, New Bond Street, The Marq, Princes Arcade and Piccadilly Lights. All tours end with networking drinks at Market Hall West End.

Led by: Veronica Pinto, Place Shaping Coordinator, Westminster City Council

Contributors: Thomasin Renshaw, Director of Development South Molton Triangle, Grosvenor Dan Johnson, Strategic Advisor, New West End Company Samina Courtin, New West End Company Cynthia Grant, Project Director Bond St Transformation, New West End Bond Street Public Realm, © Publica Company Oliver Smith, Head of St James’s, The Crown Estate Ros Morgan, CEO, Heart of London Business Alliance

NLA Rep: Hannah Nottridge, Account Manager, NLA – 077 305 72094

6 NLA on Location Tour C - Victoria

This route will look at approaches to public realm development and community engagement in the Victoria, Belgravia areas that are transforming neighbourhoods around a key transport hub and providing increased mobility and connectivity. The tour will visit Eccleston Yards, Cundy Street Quarter, and Victoria Place. All tours end with networking drinks at Market Hall West End.

Led by: Adam Summerfield, Place Shaping Coordinator, Westminster City Council Contributors: Ian Higgs, Director, Buro Four Ruth Duston, Chief Executive, Victoria BID Isabel Moreira, Senior Associate, DSDHA Paul O’Grady, Location Director – South Belgravia, Grosvenor Eccleston Yards Courtyard, © Matt Chisnall Peter Hamilton, Senior Asset Manager, Grosvenor Natalie Thomson, Senior Associate, BuckleyGrayYeoman Andrew Henriques, Director, BuckleyGrayYeoman Paul O’Grady, Location Director – South Belgravia, Grosvenor

NLA Rep: Aurelia Amanitis, Membership Coordinator, NLA – 073 93 907301

Tour D – Covent Garden and The Strand, Aldwych

This route will explore mixed-use and public realm developments in Covent Garden and the West End, designed to boost the creative and cultural economy, improve mobility, enhance experience of place and reinforce world-class status. The tour will visit Centre Point, The Strand, Aldwych, Floral Court and The Royal Opera House. All tours end with networking drinks at Market Hall West End.

Led by: Joanna Turner, Place Shaping Officer, Westminster City Council Chris Denness, Director of Asset & Property Managment, Capco

Contributors: Tim Bowder-Ridger, Senior Partner and CEO, Conran and Partners Tom Shell, Associate, Stanton Williams Bethany Gale, Associate Landscape Architect, LDA Design Brian Girard, Principal, Kohn Pedersen Fox Royal Opera House Charles Owen, Portfolio Executive, Shaftesbury PLC

NLA Rep: Turiya Coote, Account Director, NLA – 077 715 08933

Westminster: creating places for people 7 DELEGATE LIST

Organisation Name Job title AECOM Mary-Ann Clarke Regional Director AKT II Marta Garcia Director Allies and Morrison John Fannon Director Arebyte Nimrod Vardi Founder & Creative Director Arup Alex Jan Director and Chief Economist Arup Martin Reed Associate Atkins Peter Heath Design Director Public Realm Barr Gazetas Alistair Barr Chair Barr Gazetas Giudi Veneri Associate Barr Gazetas Jonathan Allwood Director Barr Gazetas Pradumn Pamidighantam Architect BECG Nick Sutcliffe Director Benedetti Architects Renato Benedetti Director Berkeley St Edward Jason Turner Senior Development Manager BLP Zaf Choudry BDM Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Robert Gowing Senior Associate BuckleyGrayYeoman Andrew Henriques Director BuckleyGrayYeoman Laura O'Hagan Director BuckleyGrayYeoman Natalie Thomson Senior Associate Buro Four Ian Higgs Director Cadogan Steven Medway Place Manager CBRE Will Lingard Senior Director Child Graddon Lewis James Felstead Director City of London Gwyn Richards Assistant Director, Design Concilio Communications Nathan Parsad Account Director Conran and Partners Tim Bowder-Ridger Senior Partner and CEO Coverdale Barclay Ros Barclay Director David Miller Architects David Miller Director & Principal Architect David Miller Architects Tom Murphy Associate Director Derwent London Benjamin Lesser Development Manager Soho Place Discover South Kensington Emily Candler Director DP9 David Morris Board Director DSDHA Isabel Moreira Senior Associate EPR Architects Stephen Pey Director EPR Architects Zlatko Slijepcevic Director Fathom Architects Jonathan Mitchell Partner Gensler Alicia Gomez Architect Gerald Eve Charlotte McManus Senior Planning Consultant Gerald Eve James Wickham Partner Gerald Eve Natalie Rowland Senior Associate Gerald Eve Samantha Sainsbury Senior Associate Grosvenor Paul O'Grady Director of South Belgravia Grosvenor Peter Hamilton Senior Asset Manager Grosvenor Thomasin Renshaw Director of Development, South Molton Triangle Heart of London Angela Reed Head of Partnerships Heart of London Matt Arnold Interim Director of Company Communications Heart of London Ros Morgan Chief Executive

8 NLA on Location DELEGATE LIST

Organisation Name Job title

Heritage Collective UK Lucy Jarvis Managing Director Holmes Wood Annabel Judd Director JLL Blythe Dunk Director Kanda Communications Simon Gartshore Director Kier Construction London Ben Araujo Business Development Research Assistant Kier Construction London NIck Cook Project Design Manager Kohn Pedersen Fox Brian Girard Principal Kohn Pedersen Fox Catherine Jenkins Senior Associate LCR Colin O'Connor Estates Manager LDA Design Bethany Gale Associate LDA Design Sophie Thompson Director Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands James Parkin Associate Director M3 Consulting Alec Smith Associate Director M3 Consulting Lucy Hollingworth Senior Project Manager M3 Consulting Marianne Thomas Senior Project Manager Momentum Transport Derek Griffiths Associate Momentum Transport Consultancy David Hart Director Morgan Sindall Sasu Mitra Business Development Manager New London Architecture David Thompson Blue Badge Guide New London Architecture Hannah Nottridge Account Manager New London Architecture Rebecca Elliott Account Manager New London Architecture Sophie Alonso Learning Officer New London Architecture Turiya Coote Account Director New West End Company Cynthia Grant Project Director New West End Company Dan Johnson Strategic Advisor New West End Company Jace Tyrrell Chief Executive New West End Company Samina Courtin Sustainability Consultant Nex Alan Dempsey Director Planning Potential Helen Cuthbert Director Planning Potential Sally Arnold Associate Price & Myers LLP Phil Hudson Partner

Publica Associates Anna Mansfield Director of Strategy and Research Publica Associates Eleanor Lygo Project Director Rider Levett Bucknall Jiten Chauban Partner Rider Levett Bucknall Matthew Brooker National Head of Commercial Sector Rider Levett Bucknall Stephen Gillingham Partner Robert Bird Group Chris Papanastasiou Associate Director RWDI Ender Ozkan Vice President, EURASIA Ryder Architecture Andrew Costa Partner Ryder Architecture David McMahon Architectural Director Savills Abigail Heraty Graduate Planner Savills Alice Kennedy Associate Planner Shaftesbury Charles Owen Portfolio Executive Soho Estates Philip Thompson Director South Bank and Waterloo Neighbours John Langley Chair St James's Street Richard Maung Planning Manager

Westminster: creating places for people 9 DELEGATE LIST

Organisation Name Job title

Stanton Williams Tom Shell Associate Steer Adrian Cole Director Suttonca Chris Sutton Director Suttonca Phil Henshaw Architect The Crown Estate amanda metcalfe Head of Place, Brand & Marketing The Crown Estate Claire Burgess Communications manager The Crown Estate Gary Martin Head of strategy and business development The Crown Estate James Cooksey Director of Central London The Crown Estate James Scott Head of performance measurement The Crown Estate Jon Allgood Senior Asset Manager Offices The Crown Estate Katerina Mercury Senior Asset Manager Retail The Crown Estate Kieran Ellis Brand & marketing manager The Crown Estate Oliver Smith Head of St James’s The Crown Estate Vicky Lomor Retail Asset Manager The Howard de Walden Estate Andrea Merrington Planning Director The Howard de Walden Estate Jenny Hancock Place and Community Director The Portman Estate Oliver Fenn-Smith Chief Executive The Portman Estate Simon Loomes Strategic Projects Director Town Legal Duncan Field Partner tp bennett James Elliott Director tp bennett James Krikler Project Director Turley Laurence Brooker Director Victoria BID Ruth Duston Chief Executive Waterman Group Andrew Sherlock Regional Director - Structures Westminster City Council Adam Summerfield Place Shaping Coordinator Westminster City Council Andrew Barber Head of Design and Conservation Westminster City Council Brendon Harper Place Shaping Coordinator

Westminster City Council Deirdra Armsby Director of Place Shaping and Town Planning

Westminster City Council Joanna Turner Place Shaping Officer Westminster City Council Lukas van der Steen Principal Policy Officer Westminster City Council Nkechi Okeke-Aru Place Shaping Co-ordinator Westminster City Council Peter Hartley Vice Chair, London Living Streets Westminster City Council Rebecca Mason Area Design and Conservation Officer Westminster City Council Robert Ayton Head of Design and Conservation Westminster City Council Roshna Al Ajeeli Place Shaping Officer Westminster City Council Sarah Whitnall Area Planning Officer Westminster City Council Tom Burke Head of Design and Conservation Westminster City Council Veronica Pinto Place Shaping Coordinator Whitbread Derek Griffin Head of Acquisitions London & South Whitbread Jonathan Langdon Regional Acquisitions Manager WilkinsonEyre Lauren Hawkins Communications Coordinator WSP Craig Sutherland Associate Director WSP David Vazquez Rossainz Project Manager Team Leader WSP Papa Okoh Project Manager WSP Sophie Rae Associate WYG Lucy Mascarenhas Principal Transport Manager

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