Fiona Appointed Mayor’s Design Advocate for Second Year

The Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has appointed 42 new Mayor’s Design Advocates to support the refreshed Good Growth by Design programme and help shape London into a better city by promoting quality and inclusion within the built environment.

Fiona Scott has been asked to continue in her role as Mayor’s Design Advocate for a second year running alongside other independent specialists appointed to support the Mayor’s vision of “good growth” and ensure new buildings and public spaces will benefit Londoners and exist at the heart of the capital’s recovery from the pandemic.

Advocates have been selected to reflect London, with 55% being women and 45% being from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds. In addition to high profile names, the new cohort also includes emerging built environment talent, and people with diverse expertise in key areas such as zero-carbon and sustainability, the safety of women and girls and housing quality.

The Good Growth by Design Programme has developed a new forward programme in response to the last four years of change, reflecting the importance of an inclusive recovery from a pandemic that has highlighted inequalities in the capital and the need to counter racism and prejudice in the built environment.