London Mayor Sadiq Khan has kicked off the recruitment process for a new cohort of independent built-environment design experts to help ensure the future delivery of good-quality buildings and public spaces.

City Hall is looking to appoint 30 “mayor’s design advocates” to offer their insight on a range of projects to the Greater London Authority at a rate of £500 a day.

The new recruits will replace the current panel of MDAs appointed in 2017 – which included big names such as David Adjaye, Alison Brooks, Sunand Prasad, Elsie Owusu and Andy von Bradsky. They will undergo induction in February next year to start work the following month.

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