LFA Lets Build - Unchartered Territory
2023-06-08 18:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Build Studios, 203 Westminster Bridge Road,, London, SE1 7FR, United Kingdom
As part of the London Festival of Architecture, Lets Build bring to you live in-person events.
Annette Fisher will moderate and host this event which will include a Pecha Kucha style debate with 7 diverse panelists from the industry. Pecha Kucha celebrates people, passion, and creativity through storytelling. It is a way to communicate and connect with others visually, concisely, and memorably. Through inclusive social engagement and technology, it redefines authentic human connectivity
Construction professionals from different backgrounds are challenging the concept of in common on both a literal and metaphorical level. Exploring similarities and differences between them. Is there a greater degree of similarity between them than difference?
The theme is explored through the lens of “uncharted territory” to find opportunities that can transcend traditional barriers that impede construction success.

LFA Waterloo - Station; Destination; Shared Aspiration
2023-06-28 18:00 - 20:00 | 26 Leake St, 26 Leake St, 7 Addington Street, London, 7NN
Build Studios and WeAreWaterloo are co-hosting a unique event during London Festival of Architecture, which will explore the development of Waterloo and the response from its diverse communities.
As a result of the proposed Station Masterplan and other major developments such as Royal Street, passengers passing through this busy transport hub will experience a fantastic improvement, but how will these and other major developments integrate with, and enhance, the lives of those living in, rather than passing through, this unique part of London?
The richness of Waterloo lies in its diversity, with a vibrant arts scene, independent businesses, an engaged and active resident population, and new developments by the station. This is the goal of a new placemaking strategy managed by WeAreWaterloo BID.
The panel chaired by Helen Santer will explore how to achieve consensus in Waterloo’s fast-changing environment.

Who's coming to the March?
2024-03-07 18:00 - 20:00 | the vault studio, The Vaults Studio Arch 223 a-c, 224, 225 139 Lower Marsh, SE1 7AE
Join us, Build Studios and WeAreWaterloo on Thursday 7th March for our latest event!
Who’s coming on the march?
Making Space for Women presents an intergenerational panel discussion for International Women’s Day exploring the protest roots of the movement and how this applies to today’s built environment. The panel will hear from three women at different stages in their built environment careers about what we still need to fight for in today’s towns and cities, and who we need to bring with us on this journey.
Confirmed Speakers:
Deborah Nagan
Victoria Collins
About Making Space for Women
Making Space for Women is a networking group for women in the built environment. We are open to all women in the sector, but our origins are in Waterloo where we were co-founded by WeAreWaterloo BID and Build Studios with Build Workspace. We aim to provide an informal opportunity for networking, and a forum for fascinating debate in a part of London known for its activism and engagement.
We encourage our male friends and colleagues to attend our events – we need them on this journey too!
Location & Accessibility
The Vaults Studio
Arch 223 a-c, 224, 225
139 Lower Marsh
SE1 7AE
Located in the arch in the alley on the left hand side of Unwined.
Access is step free. The path to the venue is uneven so please let us know if you require further assistance.
Accessible toilets are based offsite at the Walrus Pub, or at Build Studios.
Get tickets here. Tickets are £5. Please email hello@buildstudios.co.uk if ticket price is a barrier.

2024-03-19 18:30 - 20:30 | Build Studios, 203 Westminster Bridge Road,, London, SE1 7FR, United Kingdom
Join us for an evening of good food, good drink and good conversation at Build Studios. Alternative Practice aims to create a community of young workers and students that are interested in challenging the boundaries of traditional built environment discipline.
Alternative Practice presents a workshop to explore participation in sustainable urbanism. Guided by our hosts Amy Marsden (landscape architect) and Will Chantry (sustainability consultant) we will map, make and play whilst redefining what a ‘sustainable’ city looks, feels and behaves like. We will use the inner-city pocket of Waterloo as our canvas, to develop our sustainable agenda.
Note: No prior knowledge of Waterloo or sustainable urbanism is necessary. Our activities will be focusing on the two primary walking routes from Waterloo Station (and adjacent bus stops) to Build Studios. If you have time before the workshop feel free to take a conscious walk from there to us to take in the area. Otherwise your curiosity and enthusiasm will more than suffice.
Our Workshop Facilitators
Our speakers/facilitators are either students or young workers. We believe It is important to give young people agency in important discussions. Rejecting the idea that you have to be ‘established’ or ‘successful’ to have a voice. We hope this can encourage a participative environment.
Amy Marsden, Landscape Architect at Mcgregor Coxall
Will Chantry, Geographer and sustainability consultant at Savills
Get a ticket here

Alternative Practice at The London Festival of Architecture: Getting Together + Going Places
2024-06-06 18:30 - 21:00 | Build Studios, 203 Westminster Bridge Road,, London, SE1 7FR, United Kingdom
Join us for an evening of good food, drink and conversation at Build Studios to celebrate the London Festival of Architecture. Alternative Practice presents a panel discussion to re-imagine transport and what that means for young people, paying particular attention to how transport infrastructure can support and block access to culture, community and the night-time economy.
The event is run as part of Build Studios’ Alternative Practice programme – a community of students and young workers interested in challenging the boundaries of traditional built environment discipline. Alternative Practice is opening its doors to the LFA community to share in this discussion about how we can do things differently.
Speakers
Himali Patil, Community Rail Partnership Officer & Artist
Ezra Johnson, Campaigns and Communications Officer at Transport for All
Tickets
Tickets are £5 which includes food prepared by Alternative Practice’s resident chef Danny Ly and drinks. Please indicate any dietary requirements and allergens.
If the ticket price is a barrier then please email hello@buildstudios.co.uk
We are an accessible venue and our nearest station is Waterloo
Alternative Practice is an events and activities programme from Build Studios. We are a registered charity committed to developing a socially responsible built environment sector and working with our community to improve access and aspiration for young people.

Alternative Practice: The Future of Work
2024-10-15 18:30 - 21:00 | 91-94 lower marsh, 91-94 Lower Marsh, Londin, SE1 7AB, United Kingdom
The image of the built environment worker is a tired one. Student dreams are quickly retired as you become a young worker, questioning if this is really what you signed up for. But as union power and alternative, worker-led business models begin to shine through the cracks, is the future of built environment labour ultimately on the right track? – and does it have the capacity to change the nature and outcome of the work we do for the better? Armed with a cocktail in one hand and a placard in the other, Alternative Practice re-groups for a discussion on the future of work.
Tickets here!

Embracing BIM: Solutions for Small and Medium Businesses and Practitioners
2025-06-12 06:30 - 20:30 | Build Studios, 203 Westminster Bridge Road,, London, SE1 7FR, United Kingdom
Build Studios invites you to our upcoming event on Thursday 12th June: ‘Embracing BIM: Solutions for Small and Medium Businesses and Practitioners’, delivered in partnership with airc.digital /Let’s BIM it! and Nemetschek Group
Register here!
