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12.03.24

Lessons from London: Building for Affordability and Sustainability

Event Big Swings
December 3rd, 2024
5:00pm - 7:00pm
CUNY Graduate Center - Elebash Recital Hall
365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA

Caroline is Deputy Managing Director at Be First, the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham’s urban regeneration agency, and is also responsible for overseeing the multi-disciplinary Place & Design Team. When she first joined Be First as Chief Planning Director, she transformed and built Place & Design to embed a culture focused on fast, solution-driven, commercially astute outputs which ultimately deliver successful places that are really good at what they do. In her current role she plays a leading role in supporting the development of Be First as a commercial business with a social purpose. This includes instigating and developing new opportunities for Be First to create and
deliver value in terms of revenue, commercial benefits and financial returns, as well as contributions to better social outcomes in Barking and Dagenham. Prior to Be First, she was JLL’s first female Planning Director in London, and she also worked for CBRE.

Join us for a discussion on London’s housing development with Caroline Harper, at the inaugural event in our Global Exchange Speaker Series.

Like many cities around the world, London is experiencing a housing shortage and an affordability crisis. Across the U.K., median home prices far exceed median incomes. One of London’s 32 boroughs has become a model for ambitious, creative design to develop affordable and sustainable homes — accelerating the roadmap towards zero carbon and delivering high-quality social housing.

Caroline Harper, Deputy Managing Director of Be First, a London-based urban regeneration agency, has led the way in creating significant amounts of affordable housing in South and East London. She will speak about the achievements, the model and the lessons learned while delivering the homes London desperately needs.

What can housing leaders in New York City learn from London’s big swings to deliver high-quality social housing for its residents?

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Guest & Accessibility Policies

This event is open to Urban Design Forum Fellows, Global Circle members and their invited guests.

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals to engage fully.

  • The venue will have an entrance and elevators that are ADA-accessible.
  • This event will have microphones and speakers.
  • If you’re not feeling well, please stay home. Face masks are encouraged, particularly if you have been recently exposed to colds, flus, or other illness. If you have been exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 10 days, a high-quality, well-fitting face covering is required at all times.
  • Please refrain from wearing strong fragrances to accommodate guests with allergies or environmental sensitivities.
  • If you have additional needs, we will do our best to accommodate. Please contact rsvp@urbandesignforum.org.
About the Big Swings

Our 2024 Global Exchange initiative, Big Swings seeks to build solidarity between leaders in New York and other cities taking “big swings” at their housing crises. By exploring the cultures and politics behind housing shifts around the world, we will equip decision-makers to better advocate for reform and support a new generation of leaders to house every New Yorker. 

Continuing Education

This event is been approved for 1.5 AIA CES LUs.

Urban Design Forum is now an AIA CES provider. If there are other continuing education credits you are interested in receiving, please contact Miranda Bellizia, Director of Member Engagement, miranda@urbandesignforum.org.

Support

Global Exchange is made possible through support of our Global Circle. We thank sponsors Apple Bank, Camba Housing Ventures, Charney, Cozen O’Connor, Fogarty Finger, HKS, Jamie von Klemperer, KPF, One Architecture, Perkins Eastman, Skylight, Turner Construction, Upside Collab and Zillow.

Global Exchange is made possible with additional support from our Board of Directors, Director’s Circle, and company and individual members. Our programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

To learn more about supporting Global Exchange, please contact Miranda Bellizia, miranda@urbandesignform.org.

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