Morgan assembles top line-up for Quality of Life Foundation

Stirling Prize winner Sadie Morgan has brought together industry leaders to create a diverse advisory board for the Quality of Life Foundation. The eight figureheads have expertise in health, tech, sustainability, architecture and development, spanning the public and private sector. The new board comprises: John Alker, director of policy and places, UK Green Building Council Jonny Anstead, founding director, TOWN Deborah Cadman, chief executive, West Midlands Combined Authority Julia Hobsbawm, writer, speaker and entrepreneur Calum Green, chief executive, The London Community Land Trust Annalie Riches, founding director, Mikhail Riches Sam Salih, senior innovation manager, Telefonica UK (O2) Flora Samuel, professor of architecture in the built environment, University of Reading The Quality of Life Foundation will work with large-scale developers, housebuilders, investors and stakeholders to improve the way buildings are acquired, planned, built and managed. It has launched a fundraising drive, building on seed capital from developer Berkeley Homes. Over the next year it will carry out extension research, starting with a national survey to understand how people think about places and communities. Morgan said: “Establishing this expert advisory board is the first important step in The Quality of Life Foundation’s mission to champion a new set of principles and mechanisms that will ensure that the built environment can deliver its full potential to improve people’s quality of life. “We want to see more homes and communities that prioritise people’s physical, social and psychological wellbeing over the long term.” To send feedback, e-mail emma.rosser@egi.co.uk or tweet @EmmaARosser or @estatesgazette