About us
tweak. media is a media and events organisation serving purpose-led and mission driven property professionals, local government, investors, architects, housing specialists and designers working in placemaking and urban redevelopment.
We bring private and public-sector property professionals together to align their thinking, forge new partnerships and unpick what makes cities that thrive, places where people want to live, work, play and learn.
Our portfolio includes The Developer, a publication and podcast exploring the user experience of our cities through research and independent journalism, Festival of Place, our leading annual in-person summit and digital event series that brings local government, public and private-sector developers and design professionals together to challenge the status quo, network and learn. Our awards include The Pineapples for excellence in placemaking.
Our mission is to become the essential platform that breaks down built-environment silos, bringing private and public-sector property professionals and placemakers together to innovate, network and learn.
Christine Murray
Founding Director & Editor-in-Chief
Christine Murray came up with the idea for The Developer and the Festival of Place because she wanted to break down silos in the built environment and create an ecosystem for innovation in the face of the challenges of rapid urbanisation and climate change. A city-lover, Murray is a writer and the former Editor-in-Chief of The Architects' Journal and The Architectural Review. She is founder of the Women in Architecture (now W) Awards. Murray received honorary fellowships from the RIBA and RIAS for her work in architectural publishing and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
James MacLeod
Founding Director
James MacLeod is the former Commercial Director for the World Architecture Festival, The Architects' Journal and The Architectural Review, where he worked with Murray to grow the architecture portfolio and launch new programmes, including Women in Architecture. Macleod previously worked as Group Commercial Director of MBI, the publisher of television and film titles including Screen and Broadcast. He has also worked at Marketing Week, Design Week and began his career at the Independent Newspaper.
Tim Willoughby
Non-Executive Director
Tim Willoughby, is Managing Director of Mark Allen, and the former COO of Ocean Media Group, where he was responsible for the P&L of the entire business, including driving sales growth, margin improvement, product development, customer focus and overall strategy. Willoughby really liked the idea of The Developer and the Festival of Place and backed the launch in November 2018 as part of Ocean's growth strategy, later joining as director during the management buyout. Tim is the former Director of Events at Retail Week at Emap and began his career at Informa, one of the world's largest B2B media and events brands.