Urban Age advisor
2009
Since
early 2008, I have been an advisor to the LSE's Urban
Age programme, an interdisciplinary international
conference on urban development. Specific commissions
have included preparing policy papers on
public private
partnerships,
and writing the Urban Age India
and
Urban Age South America
summary
reports.
DfL website
2008
I
collated, wrote and edited project summaries for Design
for London's website, which you can view
here.
GLA Transition (slight return)
2008
Following
Boris Johnson's election as Mayor of London in May
2008, I was asked to advise the Transition Team on
management arrangements and corporate structures for
the change in administration.
Future Waltham Forest
2008
Working
with Jonathan Rosenberg, I prepared a spatial strategy
for this borough, proposing ideas for how it could
improve its public realm, make the most of its housing
stock, and overcome the barrier posed by the Lea
Valley. You can download the draft report
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
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.
Masterplanning advice
2007
I
worked with Navigant in advising on the brief,
selection process and shortlist for a major Middle
Eastern masterplanning exercise.
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.
Exhibition Road
2007
I
worked with Tony Travers of the London School of
Economics and Political Science to assess the potential
economic impact of this public realm improvement
project, and contributed survey data and international
case studies to a report for key
opinion-formers.
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.
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 Plan and sub-regions
2007
I
assisted CLP, a public-private partnership comprising
central London areas, in responding to the further
alterations to the London Plan, and considering ways
that the organisation could adapt to the proposed
changes (now adopted) for re-arranging London's
sub-regional structure.
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.
Have your say
2006
While
working at the ODA, I led a programme of local
cnsultation on planning applications. I managed the
consultants, helped them to write content and
participated in public meetings.
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.
London 2012 Transition
2005
I
led a small team, setting up transitional and long-term
arrangements for the establishment of London 2012,
including accommodation search, appointment of
headhunters, and development of interim funding and
accountability mechanisms.
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.
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.
GLA Transition
2000
Working
as part of a small team, I set up the Mayor’s Office
(systems, relationships etc) and was retained to work
there for the year following Ken Livingstone’s
election.
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.
Representing the people
1996
I
undertook fieldwork and contributed to drafting this
‘management paper’ on the role of councillors in local
government.