New Now Next: Marvin Rees

About Marvin Rees:
Former Mayor of Bristol, Marvin Rees was first elected in May 2016 and re-elected in May 2021. He is a Yale World Fellow and graduate of Operation Black Vote who has worked and studied in the UK and the US. During his first term, he oversaw the building of almost 9,000 homes, founded a city-owned housing company, and embarked on the largest council house building scheme for over 35 years. With an ambition to build a more sustainable, inclusive, and fairer city he developed the One City Plan for Bristol and led the city’s response to both climate and ecological emergencies. Rees stepped down as Mayor of Bristol in 2024. Let’s See What Happens: The Last Mayor of Bristol , a new book which chronicles his life, will be published in August 2024.

About NewNowNext 2024
Innovators, ground-breakers, and inspirational leaders in politics, architecture, design, cultural production, and research whose work engages and negotiates the local impacts of challenging global issues of climate, leadership, housing, and displacement inform this season of the international public lecture series New Now Next, presented by the Irish Architecture Foundation and supported by Arup. Taking the position that the only way to imagine a future is to admit that the time for action is now, the exciting line-up includes former directly-elected Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees; cultural leader, urban planner, and philosopher Marion Waller; award winning Paris-Olympic building architect Nicolas Guérin of NP2F - architectes; celebrated visionary Sámi architect and artist Joar Nango; and the 2024 Harvard GSD Wheelwright awardee, Thandi Loewenson.

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