Momentum Appoints Lydia Clarkson as Associate Director to Lead New Public Realm Advisory Service

BISWIRE/Feb. 4, 2025 — Momentum has today announced the appointment of Lydia Clarkson as associate director. She joins the company’s London team to lead its new public realm advisory service, working closely with landowners, private sector developers, local authorities and community stakeholders. Clarkson has more than 25 years’ experience in the built environment sector delivering regeneration and investment into communities, streets and spaces in London. Her experience includes roles at Westminster City Council, Shaftesbury Capital and, most recently, as Central District Alliance’s head of placemaking. In her role at Momentum, Clarkson will lead Momentum’s new public realm advisory service-strengthening collaboration between the private and public sectors to deliver impactful placemaking outcomes. Speaking on her appointment, Clarkson said: “Momentum has a proven track record in public realm design, working alongside major developers and local authorities, and I'm excited to join the team and launch a brand-new public realm advisory service to clients. “We’re confident that we can enable both public and private sector clients to unlock and enhance the value of public realm across the city, through more effective engagement and collaboration, including ‘troubleshooting’ stalled schemes.” David Hart, director at Momentum said: “Having Lydia join Momentum marks a significant milestone in our business strategy, building on and diversifying our public realm offer as part of our vision to lead on placemaking and public realm initiatives that create lasting value for communities and investors alike. “Lydia’s ability to negotiate, problem solve and deliver results will be absolutely instrumental in enabling our clients to deliver strategic public realm across London.”