NYLON #12: Comeback Cities

Dan Doctoroff, former deputy Mayor of New York, will join experts in New York and London for a discussion on resiliency, based on Doctoroff’s new book Greater than Ever, New York’s Big Come Back With Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Doctoroff developed an ambitious development plan to transform New York’s economy.

What lesson does this provide for London in the face of the UK’s exit from the EU? With the new London Plan released on the same day, how is the Mayor of London planning for resiliency now? Hear from Fiona Fletcher-Smith, Executive Director of Development, Enterprise & Environment at the Greater London Authority, on London’s priorities.

Join us for this twelfth NYLON dialogue, a key part of the NLA International Programme. Breakfast will be served at 8:00 AM in New York, with the seminar beginning promptly at 8:30 AM, whilst lunch will be served at 1:00 PM in London, with the seminar beginning promptly at 1:30 PM. A live video seminar, taking place simultaneously in both cities, brings together speakers and audiences to foster cross-city dialogue and learning between London and New York.

Speakers:
Dan Doctoroff, Chief Executive Officer, Sidewalk Labs; former CEO and President, Bloomberg L.P.
Fiona Fletcher Smith, Executive Director Development, Enterprise & Environment, Greater London Authority

Respondents:
New York:
Susan Chin, FAIA, Executive Director, Design Trust for Public Space
Raju Mann, Director of Land Use, New York City Council
Other respondents to be confirmed

Co-Organized by: New London Architecture, Center for Architecture, The Urban Design Forum

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