President Elect of RIBA, Director at Bell Phillips Architects, Architects for Change podcast , former PPC.
Joined January 2013
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New Episode Alert. In this episode I step away from bricks and mortar to talk politics, culture and the built environment with the brilliant @PeterPeteryork .
We get into how culture wars are manufactured and funded, the role of think tanks and media, and why it matters for the places we build.
🔗 Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/065…
Also on Youtube: youtu.be/tluCPKgjsFI?si=01Hs…
#ArchitectsForChange #PeterYork #CultureWars #PoliticsAndPlace #Urbanism
How many biomass boilers are operating across London, burning wood 24/7 & emitting harmful particles while receiving government subsidies?
This is smoke from @GoldsmithsUoL biomass boiler, metres from people’s homes . insanity. @metecoban92 @SadiqKhan
Stirling 2026 !!!
🏆 Lion Green Road by Mary Duggan Architects with Ruff Architects wins the RIBA Stirling Prize 2026 - the UK's most prestigious architecture award.
➡️ View the winning project: ow.ly/JJSV50ZXUSJ
#StirlingPrize is sponsored by @autodesk
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Last week, Andy Burnham made a bold commitment to end the scourge of rough sleeping once and for all. Join us online this Wednesday as we discuss the practical path to making this brave vision a reality.
labourhousing.org/upcoming-e…
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Congratulations to @AngelaRayner on becoming Housing Secretary.
The foundations have been laid. Now it's time to deliver.
Millions of people are counting on this government to turn reforms into the homes they've been promised.
Great to see @mtpennycook remain in post, with housing now elevated at the heart of government. Housing is the bedrock of everything. The sector needs consistency, focus and drive. Now on to delivery.
Delighted to remain in post as Housing and Planning Minister and to have been asked by @andyburnham to attend Cabinet in that role.
We’ve made huge strides towards a future where everyone has a secure, decent and affordable home. Time to step things up and see the job through.
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Labour Housing Group welcomes the new Government’s bold commitment to end rough sleeping once and for all.
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As we prepare for an exciting new chapter tomorrow, a final word of gratitude to Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The reforms of the past two years have fixed many of the foundations of our housing system - their positive impacts will be felt for generations to come.
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Following a ballot of eligible members, Labour Housing Group is pleased to nominate Andy Burnham as the next Leader of the Labour Party.
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Huge congratulations to Jay Morton on being elected President of @RIBA .
A committed YIMBY who understands that Britain must build more homes and better places.
We’re incredibly proud to see a Labour YIMBY winning such an important position. 🏗️🏨🌹
Congratulations to Jay Morton on being elected RIBA President 2027-2029.
➡️ Find out the full results, including the council seats up for election this year: ow.ly/uFWO50ZjzUM
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Just delighted that the talented and awesome @Jaymorton8
has been elected next RIBA President.
Champion of affordable housing excellence and an unstoppable campaigner, she really is the right choice for our times. ✊️✊️✊️
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Great to be endorsed by politician who gets the construction industry
🗳️ Vote Jay Morton for RIBA President 🗳️
@Jaymorton8 would be a phenomenal, campaigning, game changing RIBA President and I am very proud to endorse her.
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@yimbylabour
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🗳️ Vote Jay Morton for RIBA President 🗳️
@Jaymorton8 would be a phenomenal, campaigning, game changing RIBA President and I am very proud to endorse her.
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@yimbylabour
I’m standing to be the next president of the @RIBA . Voting closes 26 June . If you’re a member don’t delay . #architecture #ribapresident
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Here is a short video going back a few years where @Jaymorton8 one of the candidates for the @riba presidency discusses #housing
youtube.com/watch?v=qjq8WnKS…
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👀In London's heatwave last week, @cityoflondon took the temperature - same day & time - in 2 nearby public squares.
The difference is green infrastructure. Urban tree canopy & vegetation are vital for coping with the climate crisis.
That's why we're planting 🌳🌳 across LDN
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Thank you to the panellists who joined the Building the Homes London Needs panel at last weeks' London Housing Summit:
🎙️@Jaymorton8, Bell Phillips Architects
🎙️Ian McDermott, Peabody
🎙️Cheryl Scott, @LondonCLT
🎙️Syreeta Robinson-Gayle, @BarrattRedrow
🎙️Lizzie Le Mare, @Tibbalds
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.@ZackPolanski said this morning these candidates aren’t welcome in his party.
So why is Sabine Mairey - arrested for antisemitism on Thursday - still out campaigning with them in Lambeth?
telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/04…
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Section 21 is no more! From today, in England, landlords will need a legal reason to evict you - making it easier for you to complain about unsafe conditions and challenge excessive rent increases.
And no more fixed terms mean it's easier to move when your circumstances change.
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When people tell you who they really are - believe them.
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