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Event Description
Let’s try something new! London as a city has pioneered numerous innovations since the start of the Industrial Revolution and continues to engage at the forefront of technology, policy, and architecture to compete globally as a mega city and thrive as a place that is attractive to live. We’ll discuss the history of urban and architectural innovation as the backdrop to the current forefront and what will shape the next iterations of the city’s places.
Speaker
Alex Miller, Past President, AIA UK; Senior Associate Principal, KPF
Moderator: Taylor Rogers, AIA UK Chapter Director, AIA International; Associate Director, Hopkins Architects
CES: Estimated 1 LU/ HSW for AIA Members
Speaker Bio
Alex Miller Alex Miller is a Senior Associate Principal at KPF, and provides leadership and technical skills to numerous projects often involving the interweaving of historic buildings and contemporary architecture. He has been involved in long-term with the design and delivery of multiple projects involving listed buildings in Covent Garden including the London Film Museum, the 2020 AIA National award-winning Floral Court mixed-use development, and the cast-iron framed Carriage Hall.
He enjoys complex projects at various scales and has experience collaborating with large teams in the delivery of projects. He is currently working on a 40-storey student residential accomodation tower adjacent London Bridge Station.
He is a past President of the American Institute of Architects UK Chapter and a past Secretary of AIA International.
Moderator Bio
Taylor Rogers graduated from Virginia Tech in 2009 with a Master’s in Architecture and worked as a Project Architect for Behnisch Architekten in Stuttgart and Boston, where he led the LEED ‘Platinum’ Law School for the University of Baltimore. At Gensler in Boston, he was the Project Architect for the Hub on Causeway, a 1.5 million square foot mixed-use development in the heart of Boston.
Licensed in the state of Massachusetts and a LEED AP BD+C accredited professional, Taylor joined Hopkins Architects in 2016, bringing with him extensive knowledge of United States design and construction processes. His experience is in delivering technically and programmatically complex projects with a rigorous design aesthetic.
Taylor’s recent projects include an Athletics and Recreation Center for Colby College in Maine and a School of Data Science for the University of Virginia. He is currently working on a New Residence Hall for Colby College and the Bloomberg School of Public Health South Building at Johns Hopkins University.
Taylor is also actively involved with the AIA, having served as a longtime membership director for AIA United Kingdom, as well as the chapter’s Vice President in 2023 and President in 2024.
