Speaker Biograghy: Huw joined Foster + Partners in 1987, initially working on the competition-winning King’s Cross redevelopment proposal and the associated British Rail International Terminal. He was subsequently involved in designs for a new airport station on the Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway, the Central Station re-development in Kuala Lumpur, the St Pancras station plans for the Channel Tunnel Rail Link and Queen Alia International Airport in Jordan. His recent projects include the Haramain High-Speed Railway project in Saudi Arabia and the Thames Hub – an integrated vision for the future infrastructure in the UK. He is also a key member of the Foster + Partners Research and Development Group, with a special interest in energy and the environmental impact of buildings.


Day 1 - 25 March
Session: Airport Design, Planning & Development

16:30 - 17:00 - Thames Hub: aspirational or essential?
Synopsis: A Thames Estuary airport can deliver great national benefits in connectivity and economic growth. It can link to the existing HS1 line and Crossrail, and is ideally placed to serve the whole country, as well as Europe. London is moving east and needs new jobs and homes; an airport would provide the catalyst for this growth and investment. While Heathrow is hemmed in, the estuary site is unrestricted. A purpose-designed facility would offer operational efficiency and comfort. Its flexibility would give Britain and future generations the competitive edge that Heathrow is losing.

Audience will learn:

• UK infrastructure demand
• Proposals for a new Thames Estuary airport
• Delivery of a new Thames Estuary airport
• Capacity at a new Thames Estuary airport
• Surface access to a new Thames Estuary airport