Events
Stonecutter Court
1 Stonecutter Street, London EC4A 4TR
Wednesday, 10 September 2025, 15:30 - 17:30
Tickets:
£20.00 CAF Members
£30.00 CAF Guests
£45.00 CAF Non Members
Join City Architecture Forum for an exclusive tour of Stonecutter, the landmark 240,000 sq ft new office and retail development just completed in the Fleet St Quarter.
Developed by CO—RE on behalf of La Caisse and PIMCO, Stonecutter exemplifies innovative, sustainable design. This striking 13-storey building, designed throughout by TP Bennett and delivered by MACE, includes a new pocket park facing Farringdon St and an ambitious multi-level entrance hall with amenities for the occupiers.
Fully let at completion to a diverse mix of leading occupiers — including law firm Travers Smith and travel platform Trainline, Stonecutter sets a new benchmark for workplace sustainability. With an embodied carbon input of just 581 kg CO₂/m², it ranks among the lowest for new office developments in the City of London, and sits well below the London Plan’s aspirational target of 600 kg CO₂/m².
Don’t miss this opportunity to see how thoughtful design and cutting-edge construction have transformed Stonecutter into a model for the future of sustainable urban development.
Please note all bookings and payments must be made via the Eventbrite booking page.
Talk: 85 Gracechurch Street
Temple Bar, Paternoster Lodge 2 Paternoster Square London EC4 7DX
Tuesday, 16 September 2025, 18:30 - 20:00
Tickets:
£20.00 CAF Members
£30.00 CAF Guests
£45.00 CAF Non Members
Join the City Architecture Forum for the first exclusive event of the Gracechurch Series to learn about 85 Gracechurch Street, a recently consented 32-storey tower that will provide 34,000 sqm of best-in-class office space on the western edge of the City Cluster.
Led by the Shaw Corporation on behalf of Hertshten Properties (UK) and designed by Woods Bagot, the scheme will offer an immersive, free public exhibition of the remains of the first Roman Basilica in the basement, as well as a public hall at ground floor, and an elevated walkway looking over the roofs of Leadenhall Market. As a tall building consented within a conservation area, this is a true example of how high-quality modern architecture can live side-by-side with outstanding historic buildings and places, enhancing the exciting juxtaposition of old and new that is so unique to the City.
The evening will include a presentation of the project, followed by a panel discussion sharing perspectives from the clients, the architects, the archaeologists, and the planners involved in the project.
The evening will be hosted by JJ Sarralde, CEO of The Townscape Consultancy and a committee member of the City Architecture Forum, and the panellists will include:
Ron Hertshten, CEO, Hertshten Properties (UK) Ltd
James Taylor, Principal, Woods Bagot
Sophie Jackson, Director, MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology)
Tom Nancollas, Assistant Director (Design), City of London Corporation
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about one of the most exciting new consents in the City!
The Gracechurch Series
Our Autumn 2025 events will introduce to some of the City of London’s latest new office towers which will add to the already globally recognised City Cluster skyline. As well as the presentation on 85 Gracechurch St above, we will also be profiling other new consents, including:
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60 Gracechurch Street, a design by 3XN for Obayashi UK for a 37-storey tower providing over 37,000 sqm of office space and a free, publicly accessible external area and learning space at level 35. Save the date - 15th October 2025 (evening).
With both projects set to go on site in 2026 to provide new office space to satisfy the continued strong demand and flight to quality Grade A space by City occupiers we will hear from the building owners and their project teams about the genesis of the respective designs and how they each work with the existing City Cluster.
Forthcoming Events
We are currently booking in on our Q3 Events and will be posting these soon. These will include:
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CAF Annual Dinner - 5 November 2025 (Member exclusive)
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Autumn Conversazione (Member exclusive)
Please check back regularly for confirmed dates.
What people are saying
The event was fantastic, I really enjoyed attending and am already looking forward to the next one. The panel was very knowledgeable and engaging. The presentation covered pertinent parts of the Retrofit debate and it was interesting to hear from such different perspectives. Overall, the event was well-organised, and the venue was beautiful.
Joanna Bold, Senior Quantity Surveyor
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I felt it was a thoroughly enjoyable and well-planned event, focusing on a current hot topic within the industry. It was an experienced, well-balanced panel, who conveyed a great deal of useful information in their presentations, followed by thought-provoking discussions and questions. It was also held at a very unique and interesting location. I look forward to the next one!
Henry Jackson, Quantity Surveyor
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I thought the event was really good and very interesting. It was also great to get insight from experts in their field from a variety of disciplines even down to the demo contract. I think others may have mentioned this but there is definitely a ‘part two’ opportunity to this and it would also be good to get insight from the office market, architectural team and how the reuse mindset needs to change around CAT A, etc.
Joe Wilson, Architect
Event Cancellation & Refund Policy
Please be aware of City Architecture Forum's cancellation and refund policy
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To cancel a booked place on an event, notice must be given by email to info@cityarchitectureforum.org
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If you cancel at least 5 days prior to the date of the event you will receive a full refund (or a credit for future events).
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If you cancel less than 5 days before the event you will not be entitled to a refund. This is with the exception of the Forum’s Annual Dinner where refund requests must be received up to seven days before the dinner.
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No refund will be made for non-attendance.