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Destination in the sky - The story of 1 Undershaft

Eric Parry Architects

28-42 Banner Street, London EC1Y 8QE


Wednesday, 18 June 2025 18:00

Tickets:
£20.00  CAF Members
£30.00  CAF Guests
£45.00  Non-members

The City Architecture Forum invites you to hear Eric Parry talk about the proposals for 1 Undershaft that is set to become the crown of the City’s tall buildings cluster. This truly remarkable building aims to fulfil the City Plan 2040’s requirements for high-quality office space while also enhancing the City’s cultural and leisure offer.

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A strong and compelling civic quality is woven throughout the design.  Workers and visitors will benefit from an extraordinary elevated and free-to-access public garden on the 11th floor, an improved public realm, and Europe’s highest publicly accessible viewing gallery at the top of the building.  At level 72, an education space for the London Museum will allow students to learn about London’s unique geography and history, all while enjoying stunning views of the capital.

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Prioritising decarbonisation, the optimised design incorporates renewable energy and the reuse of materials and water. The project also features layered urban greening, resulting in a tenfold increase in biodiversity, and publicly accessible spaces that will establish a new destination in the City.

TBC.London - A Blueprint for the Future of Cities

TBC.London, 224-226 Tower Bridge Road, London SE1 2UP


Wednesday, 25 June 2025 08:30am

Tickets:
£20.00  CAF Members
£30.00  CAF Guests
£45.00  Non-members
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Join us for an exclusive tour of TBC.London, a pioneering retrofit project that reimagines the role of buildings in a low-carbon, socially inclusive future. Delivered by FORE Partnership, the building sets a new benchmark for sustainable office development, combining a full electric retrofit with an emphasis on social impact, circular design, and wellness.

Located immediately adjacent to Tower Bridge, TBC.London embodies a powerful shift in the built environment from extractive to regenerative.

The tour will explore:

  • The radical decarbonisation journey of this 1990s building – targeting Net Zero with an all-electric, fossil-fuel-free system.

  • How the retrofit maximises embodied carbon savings while delivering a best-in-class tenant experience.

  • Innovative features such as low-carbon materials and a vibrant “Urban Village Hall” dedicated to social enterprise.

  • FORE’s mission to use real estate as a catalyst for environmental and social renewal — and why reuse, not rebuild, is the future of London’s commercial spaces.

 

Speakers:
Basil Demeroutis, Managing Partner at FORE Partnership, the developer behind TBC.London.
Lance Routh, Partner at Stiff + Trevillion, will lead the tour and provide insights into how bold design and systems thinking are transforming the future of London’s built environment.

Forthcoming Events

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  • CAF Annual Dinner - 5 November 2025

 

Please check back regularly for confirmed dates.

What people are saying

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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

  • To cancel a booked place on an event, notice must be given by email to info@cityarchitectureforum.org   

  • 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).

  • 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.

  • No refund will be made for non-attendance.

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