New London Architecture

New London Architecture, commonly abbreviated to NLA, is an independent information resource and discussion forum focused on London's built environment. Its audience are professionals, the public and politicians.[1][2][3] It is located at The Building Centre in London, England.[4] The Chairman is Peter Murray.[5][6][7][8]

Origins and purpose

NLA was founded in 2005[9][10] and its stated mission is "to bring people together to shape a better city".[11]

Activities

NLA delivers over 150 events per year, including a mixture of round-table discussions, conferences, debates, talks, walking tours and receptions. The organisation also publishes research,[12] hosts rotating exhibitions,[13][14] holds awards[15][16] and organises international ideas competitions, such as "New Ideas for Housing" (2015).[17][18][19][20] NLA's main publication is New London Quarterly.[21] New London Quarterly is circulated to 5,000 leading people with an interest in London's built environment.[22] Its galleries are open, free of charge, six days a week, and receive over 10,000 visitors each month from London, the UK and abroad.[23] As of September 2015 the organization had 10,500 social media followers on Twitter.[24]

New London Model

The NLA's permanent exhibition includes a 1:2000 scale interactive model of central London. The model is approximately 12.5 metres-long and represents an area in excess of 85 square kilometres of London.[25] It was improved and extended in 2015.[26]

References

  1. ↑ New London Architecture, Press Release, 2015
  2. ↑ UK Green Building Council, Membership & Impact, Current Members, Member Directory, New London Architecture
  3. ↑ Lonely Planet, United Kingdom, London, Sights, Museums & Galleries
  4. ↑ The Building Centre, Organisations at TBC, New London Architecture
  5. ↑ London Cycling Campaign, 'Interview: Peter Murray, chair of New London Architecture and organiser of the London Cycle Summit', 30 July 2013
  6. ↑ Hopkirk, E., 'Boris Johnson appoints Terry Farrell, Bob Allies and Peter Murray as design advisers', Building Design, BD Online, 18 December 2012
  7. ↑ ArchDaily, 'Video: Peter Murray of New London Architecture Outlines his Cycling Vision', 2 November 2014
  8. ↑ Wordsearch, About, Peter Murray
  9. ↑ New London Architecture, Press Release, 2015
  10. ↑ Architects Datafile, 'New London Architecture launches 2015 programme and celebrates 10th anniversary', 16th February 2015
  11. ↑ New London Architecture, About
  12. ↑ Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), Bookshop, New London Architecture
  13. ↑ Londonist, Events, New London Architecture
  14. ↑ Eventbrite, New London Architecture, Past Events
  15. ↑ Zaha Hadid Architects, 'New London Architecture (NLA) honours Zaha Hadid as 'New Londoner of the Year', 7 July 2015
  16. ↑ New London Architecture, Programme
  17. ↑ The Guardian, 'Ideas to solve London's housing crisis' – in pictures, 15 September 2015
  18. ↑ World Architecture News, 'Solving London's Housing Crisis?', 15 September 2015
  19. ↑ Barber, L., 'Three ideas for the future of London housing', City AM, 16 September 2015
  20. ↑ Mark, L., 'Revealed: 100 ideas to solve the housing crisis', Architects Journal, 14 September 2015
  21. ↑ New London Quarterly, Home
  22. ↑ Pipers Design, Pipers Projects
  23. ↑ New London Architecture, Our Home
  24. ↑ New London Architecture on Twitter
  25. ↑ New London Architecture, New London Model
  26. ↑ Payton, M., 'Incredible scale model of London made with 170,000 buildings', Metro, 22 April 2015

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