Equipping placemakers to shape a thriving and equitable city
The pressure to build homes quickly in London has never been greater but volume housebuilding alone does not create neighbourhoods. We visited two schemes in Leyton that have helped to create new communities in challenging times. Coronation Square is a multi-use development built around a modern town square that sits … Read more
What do London’s homes need to look like for people to thrive in the future? Our future leaders found the answer in homes that prioritise affordability, sustainability, and community value, not just deliver numbers. Over six months of learning, field trips, and collaboration, FLL41 explored how homes can be planned, … Read more
The built environment plays a crucial role in our overall happiness. We brought together industry experts to explore how urban design foster wellbeing as part of our Happy London project. Our Happy London panel event challenged conventional approaches to urban development by examining how thoughtful design and community engagement can … Read more
What makes a city truly happy? For our Future London Leaders cohort, the answer lies in redesigning London’s spaces, systems and services to support wellbeing. Over six months of learning, field trips and collaboration, FLL40 explored how urban design can tackle loneliness, improve mental health, and make daily life more … Read more
Our leadership and talent programmes have now welcomed 1000 alumni into the Future of London network. Find out how the “power of networks” energises place leaders to confront complex urban challenges. After 15 years and over 60 cohorts of our leadership and talent programme, Future of London has fostered a … Read more
As we reach 1,000 alumni from our leadership programmes in, NICOLA MATHERS and LISA TAYLOR reflect on the power of networks to help place leaders collaborate on the biggest urban challenges. “If the aspirations for place are to be secured, we need to equip a new generation of leaders operating … Read more
From music and sport to street life and shared spaces, culture shapes how we live, connect, and belong. Find out how our Future London Leaders would make culture more inclusive and embedded in everyday places. Culture is the DNA of London — shaping identity, fostering inclusion, and driving economic growth. … Read more
Mentors are the secret ingredient of our leadership programmes. It’s National Mentoring Day, so we talked to three mentor pairs about building trust, making yourself vulnerable and connecting the personal and the professional. All the candidates on leadership programmes at Future of London and sister organisation Future of Greater Manchester … Read more
From retrofit home user guides and active travel incentives to affordable solutions for overheating homes, our Future London Leaders delivered fresh ideas for designing health into homes and neighbourhoods. Where you live plays a huge role in your health. Social circumstances account for over 50% of health while clinical care … Read more
From burial sites to net zero, and golf courses to shared outdoor spaces, our Future London Leaders (FLL35) delivered fresh ideas for making the most of our existing urban assets. Leadership programme candidates presented their Proposals for London to an audience of colleagues, mentors, alumni, course contributors, and friends of … Read more
After a six-months of learning and field trips, our Future London Leaders group (FLL34) pitched their ideas for the future of cities, including a game to engage young people and an app with data on the “female experience”. Candidates presented their ideas to an audience of colleagues, mentors, alumni, course … Read more
Our newest Future London Leaders (FLL33) presented their ideas for creating meaningful, and measurable, social value for communities. After a six-month programme of learning and field trips, our Future London Leaders offered quick-fire Pecha Kucha-style presentations on social value. Their innovative ideas included: greening government buildings network tools for social … Read more