Matt Lally
Co-chair
Matt is Co-Chair of the Academy of Urbanism and is a Director within the Cities, Planning and Design Group of international planning, design and engineering consultancy Arup. Drawing on over 30 years’ experience, Matt has worked internationally on a wide-ranging portfolio of major planning and development projects throughout the UK, Europe, Australasia, Middle East, Asia and Africa.
Areas of specialism include urban regeneration, international government-to-government (G2G) project delivery, infrastructure-led development and integrated urban planning and design that closely closely inter-weaves transformative place-making, economic development, social value and environmental sustainability. Matt has lived and worked in London, Sydney, Singapore and Doha and has been responsible for several Government best practice research and guidance publications in the UK and Australia related to different facets of urban planning, design, housing and masterplanning. He is a frequent visiting university lecturer and international conference speaker.
