Our 2026 Speakers
Leonardo Ali
Ridge
Technology Building, University of Portsmouth
This presentation explores the design and development of the Faculty of Technology Building for the University of Portsmouth, a major new STEM facility that brings four technology schools together within a single, purpose-built environment. It will examine how the project vision was translated into a coherent architectural response, aligning academic ambition with highly specialised teaching, learning and research spaces. The session will highlight spatial planning strategies, interdisciplinary adjacencies, campus integration and future flexibility, alongside the role of sustainability and long-term adaptability in shaping a resilient, next-generation higher education building.
Jack Tinsley
Hoare Lea
Past, Present, And Future: Targeting effective energy and carbon reductions across dynamic estates.
Estates are always complex and often aged, with past generations of good planning and times of poor planning, and a perpetual machine in need of maintenance, replacement, and growth. This presentation will aim to cover how we tackle performance in new buildings inside a wider estate, refurbish our existing buildings for new uses and decarbonise operating buildings to realises sustainable ambitions.