Insights


News, views and intelligence from cross-sector leaders, discussing the future cities and the role of real estate, identifying & responding to key challenges facing the industry.



15/05/2020  |  video

COVID-19 and Community

Community has risen up the agenda as a result of the current crisis. Peter Murray talks Helen Joscelyne of Derwent London about how the developer communicates with and supports local communities.
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14/05/2020  |  video

The City of London after lockdown

Chairman of the City of London’s Planning and Transportation Committee Alastair Moss talks to Peter Murray about the Corporation’s transport strategy as workers return to the Square Mile, about the level of applications coming before the committee and about the public inquiry on The Tulip.
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06/05/2020  |  video

Improving the environment for business post-COVID19

Ruth Duston runs Primera which manages Business Improvement Districts across London from Cheapside to Hampstead, Victoria to the Eastern Cluster. She talks to Peter Murray about the role of BIDS in supporting local areas during these difficult times.
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30/04/2020  |  video

Design and health

Design Principal of HOK, David Weatherhead, talks about the role of design in our recovery from the impacts of coronavirus pandemic, how we design for social distancing and lessons to be learnt in the design of healthcare facilities.
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30/04/2020  |  podcast

Peter Pereira Gray

The Wellcome Trust plays a key role in supporting bio-medical research and initiatives, providing £800 million in funding a year. Susan Freeman speaks to Peter Pereira Gray, Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Division of this organisation about his approach to their investment portfolio, and their response to the COVID 19 crisis.
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23/04/2020  |  video

Stuart Baillie on London’s tall buildings

Peter Murray talks to Stuart Baillie, Head of Planning at Knight Frank about the NLA Tall Buildings Report 2020, which looks at the future of tall buildings in London and identifies key trends emerging from analysis of the pipeline.
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23/04/2020  |  video

Housing deals being done; industrial sector busy; office market cautious

Peter Murray talks to Sara Bailey, Head of Real Estate at Trowers and Hamlins. Sara specialises in development, regeneration, PPP projects, partnerships and joint ventures. She talks about the impact of COVID-19 and its ramifications in the future.
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17/04/2020  |  video

Coronavirus and the Square Mile

Peter Murray talks to the most important woman in the City of London – Catherine McGuinness, Chair of the Policy and Resources Committee, about globalisation and the role of the financial sector in our national recovery as well as the Square Mile’s transport and culture strategies.
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08/04/2020  |  podcast

Thomas Heatherwick

Susan Freeman speaks to British designer Thomas Heatherwick. He explains how his approach to design has developed over time and shares his experience of leading the design process, and facilitating global collaboration, from his bedroom, during the national lock-down.
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03/04/2020  |  video

A big year for Canary Wharf

Shobi Khan, Canary Wharf’s CEO, in conversation with Peter Murray. With a pipeline of over £40bn in residential and commercial projects, Khan talks frankly about the company’s response to COVID-19. With the company well capitalised, much of the £4bn spent and construction risk mitigated, he looks positively towards a ‘big year for Canary Wharf’.
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27/03/2020  |  video

Keep your head down and follow through!

As part of the NLA series of conversations with industry leaders, Peter Murray talks to Gerald Kaye, Chief Executive of Helical, a key player in the capital’s commercial development sector.
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24/03/2020  |  podcast

Claire Kober OBE

In this episode, Susan Freeman talks to Claire Kober OBE, Managing Director of Homes, Pinnacle Group, to hear how the COVID 19 crisis has changed their approach to the company’s housing, estates and property management.
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20/03/2020  |  video

COVID-19 and the future of cities

NLA’s Peter Murray interviews Stephen Engblom, Head of Global Cities at LREF Partner AECOM, via Zoom from his house in Twin Peaks overlooking San Francisco. They discuss how cities are responding to COVID 19 and the impact the virus will have on our attitude to urban living.
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04/03/2020  |  podcast

Richard Upton

Susan Freeman talks to Richard Upton, Chief Executive of U+I. A creative entrepreneur and patron of the arts, we hear how he has established, built and sold four property investment and professional companies and developed more than six million square feet of mixed-use real estate.
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21/02/2020  |  podcast

Dror Poleg

Author of Rethinking Real Estate and Co-Chair of the Urban Land Institutes Technology & Innovation Council in New York, Diol Poleg, shares insights from his new book about the future of our cities and the built environment.
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