Insights

NLA Expert Panel appointments: system thinkers shaping London's future

Stephen, Gareth and Leah reappointed to shape the London agenda

Designing beyond the default – Stephen O’Malley chats to ‘Truth about Local Government’

Stephen joined Truth About Local Government to discuss why blending risk, creativity and collaboration is key to designing human-centred infrastructure that goes beyond default thinking and technical compliance.

The Shareable Building: embracing the circular economy

Co-chairing a roundtable with industry experts, exploring how to scale meaningful material reuse across London’s built infrastructure. 

National housing and regeneration: supporting the Landscape Institute in Edinburgh

Becky McLean, director of sustainability at Civic, to speak at the event in Edinburgh on 29th January

Putting people back at the centre of placemaking in Ireland

Stephen O'Malley talks people and place at the Irish Landscape Institute Conference 2025

Water and the climate crisis: structural engineering to support public art

The clever design behind ‘Bodies of Water’, an installation exploring water and the climate crisis 

NLA’s Homes for Londoners: Sustainable Approaches to Net Zero

Rob Westcott to share the latest sustainable approaches to housing design, delivery and maintenance

Healthy soil: the superpower beneath our feet

Our Director of Earth and Geoconsultancy, Dan Matthews digs into how soil is more than just dirt and why it has been undervalued for so long. 

Retrofit reimagined: building less and sharing more

Gareth Atkinson speaks to NLA about explores how the built environment industry can move beyond traditional retrofit to embrace a culture of reuse. 

Introducing "A Building for Your Community": A new podcast exploring community-led development

A new podcast created and hosted by Becca Thomas exploring how we build places that truly serve the people that live there

‘It all starts with soil’

Dan Matthews, director of earth and geoconsultancy reflects on the Festival of Place: Climate Resilience 2025 

Dublin’s GPO: The data centre of its day

Stephen O’Malley reflects on the GPO’s role as a centre for connection in Ireland