Become a member

The following businesses are Organisation Members of the Festival of Place and Proud Supporters of The Developer. They receive membership benefits such as tickets to our digital events for all staff and access to a library of talks. If you’re interested in becoming a member, please contact james@thedeveloper.live

Contact us

The Festival of Place is powered by The Developer, a magazine and podcast created by award-winning Editor-in-Chief Christine Murray, former editor of the Architects’ Journal and The Architectural Review, working in partnership with former colleague James Macleod, its Director. The Developer and the Festival of Place are about how to build communities that thrive, where people want to live, work, play and learn. We bring together developers, investors, local government, architects, urban designers and the wider project and placemaking team through inspiring events and media channels. We give free and subsidised tickets away to charities, community groups and those who need them. If you’re interested in contributing, please contact Editor-in-chief Christine Murray at christine@thedeveloper.live  If you would like to connect with our audience through our events and publications online and in print, contact Director James Macleod at james@thedeveloper.live

The Developer and Festival of Place

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Editor-in-chief and Director Christine Murray - christine@thedeveloper.live

Director James Macleod - james@thedeveloper.live - 020 3326 7238

Publishing and Events Assistant Yustina Baltrusyte juste@thedeveloper.live - 020 3326 7239

Marketing Bethany Allen bethany@thedeveloper.live

Creative Director Micha Weidmann 

Anthropologist and Placetester Nitasha Kapoor

Filmmaker and Podcast Producer Simon Mercer

Partner with us

You can promote your contribution to making better places and align with our values by advertising or sponsoring The Developer, our podcast, weekly email, the Festival of Place events and our magazine, hand-delivered to leaders in private and public-sector development, investors, local government and key influencers. We carry partner content, supported by or sponsored by practices or consultants who seek to promote their initiative, approach or service. Under our editorial guidelines, an article is considered partner content if it covers a service, a single building or product, or the general approach of a single practice, consultant or manufacturer. To connect with our audience through our events and publications, contact Director James Macleod at james@thedeveloper.live

Speaker guidelines

We are looking to amplify a diverse range of voices sharing fresh perspectives about the design and development of places and how to make them worth living in. We bring fresh thinking and host challenging conversations. If you have ideas, expertise, independent research or something to say, please get in touch. Contact Festival Director Christine Murray at christine@thedeveloper.live Please note, under our guidelines, content that profiles the service or approach of a single practice or consultant is considered advertising, supported by or sponsored content. 

To connect with our audience through our events and publications as a sponsor or supporter, contact Director James Macleod at james@thedeveloper.live