Architecture Today and Architects Declare are inviting expressions of interest from RAI members who are attending UKREiiF and would like to demonstrate the long-term value of regenerative design to the UK’s largest gathering of construction professionals and clients.
Most public buildings delivered today will still be operating in 2050. If we design them conventionally, they will become retrofit liabilities. On Thursday 21st May 2026 Architecture Today and Architects Declare are taking to the Dockside Pavilion at UKREiiF to curate Regenerative Futures: From “Green Buildings” to High-Performance Public Assets, a 90-minute session that will run from 10am to 11.30am, and explore how regenerative architecture can deliver long-term value for the public and for clients. As well as looking at the economic return on taxpayers’ money, the session will focus on quantifying the long-term value of buildings that give back more energy than they take, improve occupant experience, restore biodiversity, reduce flood risk and overheating in cities, create healthier environments and become net-positive contributors to their community and neighbourhood.
Chaired by Architecture Today Editor Isabel Allen, the discussion will comprise four 15-minute presentations followed by a panel discussion and Q&A. The speaker lineup will include a public sector client, a private sector client, with two speaker slots reserved exclusively for RAI members who are attending UKREiiF.
The UK’s leading forum for real estate, investment and infrastructure, UKREiiF brings together property professionals, investors, developers and senior decision-makers from across the UK, giving attendees direct access to the ideas, opportunities and partnerships shaping the future of the UK’s built environment. More than 16,000 delegates – including over 4,000 investors and developers – will come together across three days to share insight, build long-term partnerships and drive innovation, creating an unrivalled opportunity to make high-value connections and understand the trends influencing today’s property and infrastructure markets.
Contact Jason Sayer by Friday 20th March if you represent or are an RAI member and have been working on a project that can demonstrate the link between regenerative design and long-term value and are interested in taking part.
A year-long programme of live events and editorial and learning opportunities across the UK and Ireland offers members of the Regenerative Architecture Index 2026 opportunities to promote their work, network, socialise – and hone their photography skills.
