Bartlett Alumni Lead Mayor of London's New Town Architects Programme

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has appointed 10 new ‘Town Architects’ to improve the quality of London’s high streets and public spaces. The Town Architects scheme is a two-year pilot which is part of the mayor’s £1.25 million Local Growth Capacity Support Programme to support local growth and the design of public spaces in London. 

Alumni from The Bartlett School of Architecture and The Bartlett School of Planning are among the 10 town architects, selected from the mayor’s diverse panel of 42 design advocates. Each architect has been assigned to local boroughs across London.

The five Bartlett alumni appointed as town architects are: 

Jas Bhalla (Urban Planning, Design and Management BSc, 2007) –  Founder, Jas Bhalla Works

‘Developing a holistic view of development activity in and around Ilford Arrival and wider town centre, ensuring individual sites are viewed through the lens of overall placemaking objectives for Ilford.’

Holly Lewis (Architecture BSc, 2005, Architecture MArch, 2009 and Architecture Part 3, 2012) –  Co-Founding Partner, We Made That 

‘Working to assure the delivery of projects in Hackney Central collectively builds the vision enshrined in the Town Centre Strategy.’

Paul Monaghan (Architecture MArch, 1987) –  Co-Founder, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM) 

‘Stewarding and guiding coherence, cohesion and exemplar design quality across all town centre projects and programmes whilst enhancing existing coordination and acting as a critical friend to review through all stages of the projects.’ 

Farshid Moussavi OBE (Architecture MArch, 1988) –  Founder, Farshid Moussavi Architecture 

‘Working in collaboration with Members and Officers to prioritise and co-ordinate the delivery of future public realm projects for the Lewisham and Catford Growth Zone.’ 

Ken Okonkwo (Architecture MArch, 2006) – Associate Director, Haworth Tompkins 

‘Reviewing and advising on industrial co-location projects in the Thames Road Transformation area.’

More information

• Study at The Bartlett School of Planning
• Study at The Bartlett School of Architecture
• View the full list

Image: Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, by Caroline Teo