Events
Regenerative by Design - Giving Back to the Planet
AECOM, 2 Leman Street London E1 8FA
Wednesday, 2 April 2025 17:30
Tickets:
£20.00 CAF Members
£30.00 CAF Guests
£45.00 Non-members
How can we design cities and buildings to give back more to the planet than they take?
Join the City Architecture Forum on April 2nd from 5pm for a panel discussion hosted by AECOM at their Aldgate HQ. A panel discussion will investigate how we design a city that metabolises, uses living materials and is net positive.
The idea of living, regenerative buildings is gaining ground - buildings that give back, providing habitats and eco-system services including locally grown food, putting us back in touch with the natural world.
Dave Cheshire, Sustainability Director of AECOM and author of Regenerative By Design will introduce the principles of regenerative design alongside key case studies. this will be followed by a panel discussion with drinks and networking to follow.
Panel discussion chaired by Isabel Allen, EdItor of Architecture Today, with:
Dave Cheshire, Sustainability Director, AECOM
Lloyd Preston-Allen, Project Manager, Regeneration and Place, Landsec
Kirsten Kane, Principal Planning Officer (Sustainability), City of London Corporation
Rachel Sayers, Partner, FCB Studios
Image Credit: The ICTA Rooftop Greenhouse Lab (RTG-Lab), Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona , Photo credit: Nina Antón- ICTA-UAB, Joan Muñoz-Liesa
Tour: 40 Leadenhall
40 Leadenhall Street London EC3A 2BJ
Thursday, 10 April 2025 15:30 - 17:00
Tickets:
£20.00 CAF Members
£30.00 CAF Guests
£45.00 Non-members
The City Architecture Forum is delighted to offer an exclusive tour of 40 Leadenhall, one of the most striking and ambitious additions to London’s skyline.
Designed by Make Architects and developed by M&G Real Estate, this over 900,000 sq ft commercial landmark brings a bold, tiered form to the heart of the Square Mile, reimagining the future of high-performance workplace design. The scheme provides a mix of large, flexible floorplates within an energy-efficient structure that responds to the evolving needs of the City’s occupiers.
Led by key members of the project team, this behind-the-scenes tour will offer valuable insights into the design, delivery, and sustainability credentials of this major new addition to London’s built environment.
Images courtesy of Make Architects.
Tour: Woolgate Exchange
1 Basinghall Avenue London EC2V 5DD
Wednesday, 23 April 2025 16:30
Tickets:
£20.00 CAF Members
£30.00 CAF Guests
£45.00 Non-members
Join City Architecture Forum, Stanhope and Stiff+Trevillion for a tour of the recently completed retrofit and repositioning of this major City office building on behalf of the Woolgate Exchange Unit Trust.
The 9-storey building which totals some 345,000 sft of Grade A all electric offices plus extensive external gardens and terrace areas for tenant amenity is already over 80% pre-let, evidencing the flight to quality by City office occupiers. The building provides an exemplar for retrofit in the City of London being net zero in both its construction and operation.
Confirmed pre-lettings include Legal & General, Handlesbanken and Susquehanna International Group.
Thanks to Emily Watson and Mike Stiff of Stiff+Trevillion for arranging this tour.
Broadgate Show & Tell
1 Broadgate London EC2M 2QS
Wednesday, 14 May 2025 15:00
Tickets:
£20.00 CAF Members
£30.00 CAF Guests
£45.00 Non-members
Join us for an exclusive CAF event featuring a presentation and update on the Broadgate campus redevelopment, followed by a guided walking tour of two landmark projects.
Over the last 10 years, British Land has been transforming the Broadgate campus from a legal and financial fortress into a world-class, seven-day-a-week mixed-use destination. In collaboration with principal contractor Sir Robert McAlpine, they have delivered four successful projects and are now undertaking the two final—and largest—developments in the Broadgate pipeline: 1 Broadgate, designed by AHMM, and 2 Finsbury Avenue, designed by 3XN.
Experience firsthand the enormous collaboration that has reimagined Broadgate as an inclusive, open, and vibrant destination. Join us to explore contemporary architecture and the revitalised pedestrian campus that perfectly exemplifies the beauty of the City of London's built environment.
Thanks to British Land and more specifically Charles Horne, Project Director at British Land for hosting this event.
Please note: this is a live site tour so participants will be expected to wear sensible clothing. PPE will be provided and is available (although you can bring your own), please ensure you add your sizing on the order form.
Forthcoming Events
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Conversazione Dinner with Paul Finch - 4 June 2025
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Tour: Bishopsgate Goodsyard - tbc
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CAF Annual Dinner - 5 November 2025
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
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