Haworth Tompkins Associate Director Ken Okonkwo has been reappointed as a Mayor’s Design Advocate (MDA) for the 2025–2028 term, marking his second appointment to the role. The Mayor’s Design Advocates are a cohort of 53 independent built-environment experts drawn from across architecture, urban design, landscape, sustainability, policy, academia and community-led practice. Together, they support the Mayor of London in delivering a safe, fairer, greener and more prosperous city for all Londoners, bringing experience from both the public and private sectors. The new cohort will support London’s Good Growth by Design programme, focusing on its three core objectives of quality, recovery and representation. Working collaboratively with fellow advocates and the Mayor, the MDAs play a key role in shaping London’s neighbourhoods, streets and public spaces to ensure they are inclusive, high-quality and sustainable.
Ken said: “I’m delighted to be continuing as a Mayor’s Design Advocate and to be working alongside such a strong and diverse group of practitioners. The Good Growth by Design programme has already demonstrated how thoughtful, inclusive design can make a real difference to communities across London. Being part of this new cohort is an opportunity to help champion quality, sustainability and fairness in the city’s future development, and to work collectively with the Mayor and fellow advocates to ensure places serve the people who use them.”
More information about the Mayor’s Design Advocates and the Good Growth by Design programme can be found here: Link
The £2 billion York Central regeneration project has submitted the latest planning application for the next stage of delivery and includes Haworth Tompkins designs for Foundry Village; a walkable, street-based neighbourhood designed that will deliver 368 mixed-tenure homes.
Theatr Clwyd has been shortlisted for Theatre Building of the Year at this year’s Stage Awards.
Pembroke Mill Lane, Cambridge and The Warburg Renaissance have been selected as Regional Finalists in the 2026 Civic Trust Awards and will now be considered for National Awards with the winners announced January 2026.
Haworth Tompkins has completed Backstage at the Old Vic, a new build six storey extension to the Grade II* listed Old Vic Theatre, in London’s Waterloo marking a bold new chapter in the theatre’s remarkable 200-year story.
Pembroke Mill Lane, Cambridge picked up two awards at the 2025 Brick Awards last night, including winner of the Education category for outstanding architectural design, craftsmanship, and innovation in educational spaces, as well as a Special Award for Excellence.
Haworth Tompkins is working with The Castle to shape a long-term vision for the future of its spaces, building on the facility’s already strong commitment to sustainable operations.
American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University, along with Harvard Capital Projects, Shawmut Design and Construction, Haworth Tompkins, ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge, and Charcoalblue, marked a major construction milestone with the ceremonial topping off of the David E. and Stacey L. Goel Center for Creativity & Performance.
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