Anthony Dewar

Professional Head Buildings and Architecture

Sounding board member

Anthony has led on elevating the importance of design within rail infrastructure amongst his peers and the industry’s leadership. His notable achievements include forming the Network Rail (NR) independent design panel, development of NR design principles, reinvigorating NR’s design approach via design competitions and introduction of built environment design guidance.

An experienced Civil Engineer and design professional, Anthony has over 20 years of industry experience and has spent his career in a number of private and public sector bodies. Anthony is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Royal Society of Arts. He is as a member of the National Infrastructure Commission Design Group.

NLA Expert Panel member for the Transport & Infrastructure programme #NLATransport

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NLA welcomes its Sounding Board for the first meeting of 2026

New London Agenda

28 January 2026

NLA welcomes its Sounding Board for the first meeting of 2026

Senior industry leaders meet at The London Centre for the first 2026 session of the NLA Sounding Board, shaping the direction of the New London Agenda.

Transport & Infrastructure

11 February 2021

Design deemed ‘crucial’ for new public transport infrastructure

Good design is crucial for the future of public transport infrastructure and the creation of facilities that are seldom an end in themselves, aided by having effective champions within organisations a...

Transport & Infrastructure

11 February 2021

Putting design at the heart of public transport infrastructure

Design Council and NLA present a panel event to discuss the value of design in public transport infrastructure. Transport infrastructures and stations are much more than transport nodes. These plac...

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