Modernise or Die

What does New Technology & MMC mean for the Future of our Cities?

Due to technical difficulties, this event will now be held at Design West.

New Technology is changing the way we build our homes and cities.

Whilst advances in technology and fabrication could solve the housing crisis through speedy, efficient and reliable delivery what are the trade offs?

What do Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) mean for cities and their citizens.

And what does it mean for the construction industry and the 2.17M people who work in it?

Get the lowdown on what’s new in building and what the future might look like.

This talk is suitable for Professionals and the Public alike.

About our Speakers:

Simon Bayliss of HTA Architects

Simon Bayliss is an Architect and Urban Designer passionate about designing better homes and places to live. He is Managing Partner of HTA Design, an inter-disciplinary practice of architects and designers working to improve all forms of housing, which has been responsible for the design of some of the most innovative and influential housing developments of the past 20 years. Simon is a regular contributor to the debate on housing design, as both speaker and writer.

Mollie Claypool of Automated Architecture (AUAR)

Mollie is CEO and Co-Founder of Automated Architecture (AUAR) Ltd, a tech company revolutionising house building using automation. She is a leading architecture theorist and systems thinker focused on the potential of automation in architecture and the built environment to provide more socially engaged, just and environmentally sustainable ways of designing and building. She is co-author of Robotic Building: Architecture in the Age of Automation (Detail Edition 2019) and author of the SPACE10 report “The Digital in Architecture: Then, Now and in the Future” (2019). She is also Associate Professor in Architecture at The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, where she co-directs AUAR Labs.