Enabling Communities

30 April 2026

Five minutes with... Nathan Spencer

David speaks with UKREiiF director Nathan Spencer on this year’s show, global growth, investment outlook and key highlights, plus expansion into US markets.

Planning

29 April 2026

Can we enhance viability through enhanced communication?

Graham McCormick of Hayes Davidson explores how early-stage visual communication can unlock project viability, reduce risk and build stakeholder confidence.

Conservation & Heritage

28 April 2026

Making Retrofit the Default, Not the Exception

Sarah Peterson from Atelier Ten explores how retrofit can become the default, with early insight and design helping unlock low-carbon, high-value, future-ready buildings.

Tall Buildings

27 April 2026

London Tall Buildings Survey 2026 Launches

NLA’s London Tall Buildings Survey 2026 is now live, exploring shifting development patterns and new insights into who is living in London’s high-rise homes.

Tall Buildings

24 April 2026

Timber Logic, Tower Living: A New Identity for Wood Wharf

Laurence Osborn, from GRID Architects, explores how Wood Wharf’s towers rethink façade and living design to create a more connected, liveable vertical community.

Culture

22 April 2026

Five minutes with... John Tuomey and Jen McLachlan

David Taylor sits down with John Tuomey and Jen McLachlan to discuss V&A East, its design, collaboration, East Bank context and reactions since opening.

Tall Buildings

22 April 2026

Rethinking Tall Buildings Through Façade Innovation

Hans Jansen of Permasteelisa Group explores how façade innovation is cutting carbon and enabling reuse in tall buildings, shaping more adaptable, high-performance towers.

Education & Health

21 April 2026

HD5K 2026: The built environment comes together for MND

Support Hayes Davidson’s ‘HD5K 2026’ event on 19 May and join a charity run around Hyde Park to raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association.

Retail & Hospitality

20 April 2026

NLA Hospitality Special Interest Group

Nicholas Pankhurst MRICS, Associate at Gardiner & Theobald, shares insights from the NLA Hospitality Special Interest Group on hybrid hospitality and city living.

Diverse Leaders

14 April 2026

Diverse Leaders Steering Group: A reset for 2026

Kwamena Beecham reflects on the Diverse Leaders Steering Group’s reset for 2026, moving from intention to action to drive meaningful, inclusive change.

Conservation & Heritage

14 April 2026

Five minutes with... Dorian Proudfoot

David Taylor meets Dorian Proudfoot, CEO of Donald Insall Associates, to discuss his career, the heritage skills gap and conservation architecture’s sustainability.

Enabling Communities

14 April 2026

The £9 Billion Opportunity Sitting in Plain Sight

ActionFunder and NLA brought together leaders from across the built environment, local government and the voluntary sector to explore how social value can move from intention to impact.