Future of London CityBites

In our two-part podcast, we find out how a major heritage-led regeneration project in London is balancing community identity, housing viability and historic preservation. In the second part of the series, Bhavna chairs a discussion about heritage lead regeneration with three key members of the Woolwich regeneration partnership: Emma Sweeney, Head of Regeneration at the Royal Borough of Greenwich M...

In our two-part podcast, we take the Woolwich ferry to find out how a major regeneration project is balancing community identity, housing viability and historic preservation. Woolwich is being transformed through the heritage-led regeneration of the high street and the historic Royal Arsenal site. The Royal Borough of Greenwich has established a long-term investment partnership with Berkeley Homes...

When the pandemic lockdown shut London's night-time economy overnight, the city became a ghost town. This highlighted starkly the importance of night-time economy to the city, making the Mayor's goal of a 24-hour city an important part of the post-pandemic recovery. In this City Bites podcast, we hear from two urban practitioners who share their insights on the importance of the night-time economy...

In the first of our City of Tomorrow podcast series, sponsored by Montagu Evans , we consider whether tall residential buildings can be social sustainable. Debating a question that has bothered generations of urbanists are Frank Filskow of Make Architects and Claire Bennie of Municipal . Holding the ring in this podcast is Dr Chris Miele of property consultancy Montagu Evans . Claire is a tall bui...

Across the built environment sector, many organisations find that attracting new talent can be a major challenge. The sector also needs to prioritise diversity to ensure it reflects the places and people it serves. Future of London’s Emerging Talent Programme is working to attract talented individuals from ethnically minority backgrounds to work in the built environment sector, and support them to...

How can working in the built environment make an impact on London's communities? What's it like to start a career in housing, planning or regeneration? In our first interview with members of our inaugural Emerging Talent Programme cohort, Bébert Longi and Khuzaymah Pathan discuss why they applied for the programme, why this kind of project is important, and what they've learned so far with Candice...

Wonder why so many rooftops are still just dead space? Future of London grad and Pollard Thomas Edwards architect did (not least at his own building), so he came up with a tool owners and councils could use to quickly sort out whether beehives, solar, resident space or other uses could work. Find out more here or at https://bit.ly/2WK4CBU 

Sarah Hall is a Development Manager at Swan Housing and a graduate of Future London Leaders 25. Her Proposal for London was voted "favourite idea" - incorporating accessible tech into older people's housing for greater support, independence and sustainability. Check out this short interview and visit the Future of London webpage to watch her 5-minute online proposal and find resources for how tech...

Future of London's Leading the way for cities is an alumni-led  series of events, podcasts and blog posts that engage with city-makers in their aspirations for the future of our cities, drawing on their collective experience, ideas, resilience and leadership as we emerge from the pandemic. The series seeks to re-appraise the status quo, bring fresh thinking to tricky issues, and help us to ch...

Future of London's Leading the way for cities is an alumni-led  series of events, podcasts and blog posts that engage with city-makers in their aspirations for the future of our cities, drawing on their collective experience, ideas, resilience and leadership as we emerge from the pandemic. The series seeks to re-appraise the status quo, bring fresh thinking to tricky issues, and help us to ch...

Proposals for Greater Manchester & Proposals for London are 5-minute, timed, highly visual presentations that are the culmination of Future of London Leaders courses . It's a format that challenges speakers to escape PowerPoint lock and communicate engagingly with any audience. A signature of Future London Leaders and Leaders Plus, it's also great for use in any context. Marc Watterson, a...

This episode of the #LearningFromCrisis 'Connections' series is on the creative use of public assets and showcases examples of how councils can make the most of their assets for long-term social and economic value. See the City Bites webpage for info and resources: https://www.futureoflondon.org.uk/knowledge/City-Bites

Wide-ranging chat with incomparable coach, facilitator and trainer Miffa Salter of Urbancanda, who helped shape and still leads Future of London leadership programming. Includes practical tips on leading and learning virtually as well as insight on the societal challenges this new way of working is throwing at us. Features an audio cameo from French Bulldog and Urbancanda 'chair' Jojo Salter... Fo...

This episode of the #LearningFromCrisis 'Connections' series is on the evolving relationship between digital and small business – including how local government is supporting Small & Medium Enterprises or SMEs. See the City Bites webpage for info, resources and transcript: https://www.futureoflondon.org.uk/2020/11/10/connections-ep-7-digital-smes/

This episode is the sixth in our Learning from Crisis 'Connections' series. It explores how Covid-19 has affected children, young people and families – and the impact this is having on women's careers, children's education and wellbeing, and our use of public space, particularly green space. You'll hear how children and women have been neglected during the pandemic and what local and national poli...

This podcast kicks-off our People, Place and Community project. In this 40 minute conversation with Bethan Harris  and Stephanie Goldberg we talk about the importance of community. In particular,  how London’s built environment sector can support a sense of belonging - even when we are meant to stay 2 metres apart. This podcast episode was recorded against the backdrop of new Covid-19 re...

This episode of the Learning From Crisis ‘Connections’ series is on the evolving relationship between culture and place. You’ll hear how different types and scales of organisation are mitigating the damage to the creative sector… how society, government and the market are reassessing culture’s value to local identity and economy… and what aspects of this changing world could be with us for the lon...

This episode, the third in our Learning From Crisis 'Connections' series, is about how we're getting back to work in the recovery phase. As the lockdown eases, all sectors are under pressure to return to work and help get the economy moving. However, Construction, Higher Education and Hospitality are under the microscope perhaps more than other sectors. This is thanks to the number of jobs they ge...

For the second episode of our  Learning from Crisis "Connections" series, we followed up on our well-received webinar on Community Engagement in a Covid-19 world , with three people working at the heart of these processes - and trying to get them right! Jenna Goldberg , Director, London Communications Agency Jamal Miah , Community Liaison Advisor, LB Camden (West Kentish Town Estate) Sib Trig...

This podcast is the fifth and final episode in a mini-series where influential urban leaders talk to FoL's alumni about staying resilient and effective during the Covid crisis. Guest: Ria Bailes, Group Director for People & Change, One Housing Group Interviewer: Peter O'Brien, Assistant Director - Area Regeneration, LB Haringey Producer: Oli Pinch, Future of London Find out more about the Alum...

This episode kicks off our Learning from Crisis "Connections" series, where we explore how the pandemic is changing our relationship to shared space, community engagement, negotiation, connectivity and culture. Interview with: Barbara Brownlee , Executive Director of Growth, Planning & Housing, Westminster City Council Professor Tony Travers , London School of Economics Host: Lisa Taylor , Exe...

This podcast is the fourth in a mini-series where influential urban leaders talk to FoL's alumni about staying resilient and effective during the Covid crisis. Guest: Nazeya Hussain, Executive Director of Place, RB Kingston Interviewer: Laura Davy, Neighbourhood Regeneration Manager, LB Lambeth Producer: Oli Pinch, Future of London Find out more about the Alumni Network and get involved in FoL's C...

This podcast is the third in a mini-series where influential urban leaders talk to FoL's alumni about staying resilient and effective during the Covid crisis. Our guest is Alex Russell, Joint-CEO, Westway Trust. Guest : Alex Russell, Joint-CEO, Westway Trust Interviewer : Leanne Keltie, Programme Manager - Specialist Housing, Greater London Authority Producer : Oli Pinch, Future of London Find out...

This podcast is the second in a mini-series where influential urban leaders talk to FoL's alumni about staying resilient and effective during the Covid crisis. Our guest is Bek Seeley, Lendlease's Managing Director of Development - Europe. Guest : Bek Seeley, Managing Director of Development - Europe, Lendlease Interviewer : Nnenna Urum-Eke, Head of Development, LB Enfield Producer : Oli Pinch, Fu...

This podcast is the first in a mini-series where influential urban leaders talk to FoL's alumni about staying resilient and effective during the Covid crisis. Our first guest is David Lunts, Executive Director of Housing and Land at the GLA and interim CEO of the Old Oak & Park Royal Development Corporation. Guest : David Lunts, GLA Housing & Land and Old Oak Park Royal Development Corpora...