The construction industry requires true climate leadership by a UK government that embraces far-reaching system changes and implements them.

Join us on the latest stage of our journey to create a national policy framework for the UK that faces the reality of the Climate and Biodiversity Emergency and creates a regenerative built environment, enabling society and nature to thrive.

With practical, impactful and implementable policies, Architects Declare's Building Blocks to Transform the Built Environment are about creating jobs, improving health, and restoring the natural world. Underpinned by a foundation of systemic change, the building blocks of resource Efficiency, Circular Economy and Social & Natural Infrastructures play to the strengths of professions across the sector: Architects, Building Service Engineers, Civil Engineers, Contractors, Interior Designers, Landscape Architects, Project Managers & Structural Engineers.

Alternatives to joining us in-person at London's Canal Museum

If you wish to join online at your own location, please book an online ticket on this page. Both in-person and online tickets are free - or you can choose one of our Donation tickets and support the work of UK Architects Declare for this event and our programme!

Alternatively, if you are in Edinburgh and wish to join with others in person, Architects Declare signatory Architype is kindly hosting special hybrid sessions on the evening: to watch the event screening, join in our live polls and network with others in the room, please book via the link below rather than via this page.

Book a place in Edinburgh (venue: Architype, The Old Assembly Hall, 37 Constitution Street, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 7BG)

Programme

Our Keynote speaker is Kate Raworth, who will set the context for how we influence policy and make a real change. Kate is the renegade economist making economics fit for 21st century realities & co-founder of Doughnut Economics Action Lab.

Establishing the Foundations: Michael Pawlyn (AD co-founder + Steering Group member & Founder, Exploration Architecture).

Our panel of industry experts will outline the challenges and the opportunities for government and the construction sector to make the changes we need:

Whole Life Carbon: Tim den Dekker (Part Z & Associate Architect, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios) + Julia Barfield (AD Steering Group & Managing Director, Marks Barfield Architects).

Circular Economy: Duncan Baker-Brown (AD Steering Group & Founder, BakerBrown).

Social Infrastructure & Social Justice: Dr Elli Cosgrave & Binki Taylor (Director of Research & CIC Chair respectively, Publica)

Natural Infrastrucure: Kevin Logan (AD Steering Group & Director, Maccreanor Lavington .

Next Steps and How You Can Be Involved: Zoe Watson (AD Steering Group & Head of Sustainability, Allies and Morrison).

Doors (Canal Museum, London)open 6.00pm - join us for refreshments & networking. The event starts promptly at 6.30