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Events.
The British Group’s recurring lectures, conferences and discussions sit alongside site visits, study tours and timely events shaped by the profession.
Programme homes
Follow a series, not just a date.
The annual programme
Familiar moments.
New questions each year.
Some activities have a regular place in the British Group calendar; others respond to projects, opportunities and urgent questions as they arise.
~May / London
Annual Lecture
A prominent invited speaker opens a wider professional and international conversation.
Twice yearly / UK
Future of Design
One London conference and one elsewhere in the country for people early in their careers.
~July / Cambridge
Henderson Colloquium
An invited group examines one topical question in depth; the papers form a continuing archive.
~November / London
Milne Medal Lecture
The medal recipient shares the work and thinking behind excellence in structural design.
Across the year
Journey to Success
Informal discussion helps early-career members consider possible professional directions.
When opportunities arise
Visits and study tours
Members encounter significant structures, construction sites and the designers behind them.
Recent archive
Past events.
Completed events remain part of the programme. Where possible, connect each record to its report, recording, slides, photographs or resulting publication.
COWI London Office · London / 6:00 pm
Making Bridges Last Longer – Henderson Panel Discussion
9:00 am
Future of Design – London 2026
University of Cambridge · Cambridge / 9:00 am
Future of Design – Cambridge 2026
Online / 1:00 pm