writing
DfL website
2008
I
collated, wrote and edited project summaries for
Design for London's website, which you can
view here.
A Life's Work
1999
I
designed and led this two-year research project on
economic regeneration for the Audit Commission, and
wrote the final report.
London Riverside Urban Strategy
2002
I
developed policy options for and wrote
this joint
planning framework, which brought the plans for
Barking Reach together with a strategy for change
in the surrounding areas.
Thames Gateway Development Framework
2004
I
led the development of a partnership between central,
regional and local government, and wrote
this strategy
(London
Thames Gateway Development and Investment
Framework,
to give it its proper title) for phasing and
managing new development in East London.
Urban policy advice
2006
I
helped Communities and Local Government, the
government department leading on urban policy, to
prepare a progress report on urban renaissance, and a
response to other recent assessments.
Design for London brochure
2007
I
wrote the launch brochure for Design for London, the
`Mayor of London's new merged architecture and
urbanism team (and successor to the Architecture and
Urbanism Unit that I managed). Read it
here.
High Street 2012
2007
Working
jointly for the London boroughs of Tower Hamlets and
Newham, I developed a vision and a prospectus
proposing ways of upgrading the A11, which links
central London to London's Olympic Park, so that the
2012 Games could make a real difference to the lives
of east London residents. My draft prospectus
is here.
Urban design consultants are now being
commissioned to take the vision forward.
London Housing Strategy
2007
I
wrote the investment plan section of this document,
setting out how the Mayor of London would use new
powers to commission the housing the London needs.
The draft is available for download
here.
Royal Docks Management Authority
2008
I
have been working with RoDMA, who manage the Royal
Docks in east London, to develop a compendium of
organisational procedures, and to brief and select
consultants to help RoDMA to adapt to the rapid pace
of change within the Royal Docks
London Thames Gateway Prospectus
2007
The
Mayor of London launched this document, setting out
his approach to delivering London Thames Gateway
development, in autumn 2007. I drafted the document,
which you can look at here.
After the Games/Legacy Now
2008
I
worked with regional and local government to agree
the process for master-planning the legacy of
London’s Olympic Park, advised on the brief for a
masterplanning team, and prepared the
Legacy Now document
to set out partners' agreed vision. The document can
be downloaded (in three pieces) from the LDA's legacy
website here.
Exhibition text
2007
Writing
and editing project descriptions for
Richard Rogers + Architects retrospective
at the Pompidou Centre and Design Museum.