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Jay Morton is a director at Bell Phillips Architects, a London practice known for housing, masterplanning, regeneration and public realm. She works on large-scale housing and regeneration projects and is a longstanding advocate for better housing and a stronger architecture profession.

A housing campaigner who engages regularly with policymakers, the media and professional forums, she stood as a candidate in the 2026 RIBA presidential election. She joined Stephen Drew on the Architecture Social podcast to discuss why architects have lost influence in the UK and what could change.

Watch or listen to the full conversation in the Architecture Social CPD: Why UK Architects Lack Influence: Fees, Policy and Reform.

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