London Cancer Hub

Client: Aviva Capital Partners; Socius; Meeting Place

London Borough of Sutton

Executive summary from entrant:

The London Cancer Hub exemplifies partnership led placemaking at its most ambitious. It brings together world leading cancer research and treatment institutions, the local authority, community organisations, developer partners and a multidisciplinary team to create a healthy, green and inclusive research and innovation district. Already delivering measurable social, environmental and economic value through meanwhile uses, youth programmes and community engagement, the partnership has built trust and early impact. As delivery progresses, it will generate thousands of jobs, affordable key worker homes, new public spaces and amenities, working to attract the world’s leading cancer innovators, achieving outcomes possible only through exceptional collaboration.