FORTHCOMING EVENTS
North East Festival of Architecture 2010
27th June 2010, , Across the North East
For full details of the North East Festival of Architecture 2010 which runs from the 12 - 27 June, go to www.nefa.org.uk
Spaceshaper Taster Session
24th September 2010, 9.30-14.00, The Corner Room, Dance City, Temple Street, Newcastle
Are you involved in improving public spaces? Large or small, urban, suburban or rural, playspaces, pocket parks or country parks, housing estates or streets? If so, this event introducing the CABE Spaceshaper and Spaceshaper 14-19 toolkits should be of interest to you.
PAST EVENTS
Below is a list of past events that have been organised by Northern Architecture.
Duty to Involve: a discussion on this legislation
9th February 2010, , Newcastle City Library
Duty to Involve: what it means to community led design
Newcastle City Library
Legislation introduced in April 2009 called for all local authorities to involve local people in decisions that affect them. Six to twelve months on, this event set out to explore what effect this mandate has had on local authoritites and the people they serve. Has it stimulated more participative design processes around building and regeneration projects? And what challenges might this mandate present to local government, residents and other organisations?
A fantastic quick guide to this legislation can be found on Urban Forum's website, click here.
Panel Members were:
Andy Roberts, Managing Director of Architecture, Space Group
David Slater, Executive Director of Environment & Regeneration Newcastle City Council
Neil Murphy, Director, Urban & Regional Development, Beyond Green
A Glass-House event in partnership with Northern Architecture.
Hadrian Awards 2009
3rd December 2009, 6.30pm, Cooper's Studios, Westgate Road, Newcastle
For full details of the Hadrian Awards 2009, click here to visit the Hadrian Awards website.
Sustain[ability]. Exploring design, energy and sustainability standards and the barriers to achieving them.
24th September 2009, 6 - 7.30pm, Dance City, St James Boulevard, Newcastle
This event was in partnership with Newcastle City Council
Current sustainability standards for the built environment industry, in particular the housing sector, are not impacting enough on policy nor producing the results they should.
This event will look at the political, technical, financial and social barriers to delivering sustainable design standards. Presentations will include project case studies, lessons learnt and recommendations from Northern European countries, that have seen sustainability standards providing good guidance and leadership in the housing sector. Could the North East lead the way in sustainability standards?
Design Event 09: Urban Translation Tours
Following on from the Urban Translation tours of Newcastle and Sunderland developed for DE07 and DE08, Northern Architecture have devised Urban Translation Middlesbrough, a new, alternative tour of the town.
Up until 1829, Middlesbrough was just a farmstead with a population of 40. This tour will explore Middlesbrough’s rapid evolution, quirks of character and recent re-invention. Offering their opinions, anecdotes and expert perspectives will be Les Southerton, Economist and Chartered Town Planner who has worked on Teesside since 1970, Tim Bailey, Principal of Xsite Architechure, Steven Stokoe, Head of Design Services at Middlesbrough Council, Rachel Cleminson, Middlesbrough’s first Urban Design Officer, and writer Andy Croft who has lived in and written about the town over the last 25 years.
This is a free event but booking is essential. To book places, click on the tour you want to join below or call 0191 260 2191.
If you are in Newcastle check out the self guided Urban Translation tour design for DE07 at www.northernarchitecture.com/urbantranslation/
This event is part of Design Event 08, click here to see other events in the festival.
Urban Translation Middlesbrough, as part of DE09
18th October 2009, 2pm, Middlesbrough Town Centre
Urban Translation Middlesbrough, as part of DE09
24th October 2009, 2pm, Middlesbrough Town Centre
North East Festival of Architecture 2009
13-28 June 2009
For all the details on the 2009 Festival of Architecture, please visit www.nefa.org.uk
Northern Architecture 2008/9 Events
Who are we building for? A debate focusing on housing and its role in physical regeneration and communities
3rd March 2009, PAST EVENT, Northern Stage, Newcastle
A partnership event with The Glass-House Community led design.
Visions, dreams and realities in the modern city.
2nd December 2008, PAST EVENT, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne
Design Event 08: Urban Translation Tours
Urban Translation Sunderland, as part of DE08
25th October 2008, PAST EVENT, Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
Urban Translation Sunderland, as part of DE08
11th October 2008, PAST EVENT, Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
Urban Translation Newcastle, as part of DE08
18th October 2008, PAST EVENT, City Centre
Go to www.northernarchitecture.com/urbantranslation to download the tour.
North East Festival of Architecture 2008
14th - 22nd June 2008
For further details, go to www.nefa.org.uk
Event Series 2007/08 - Designing for life
50% of all the UK's carbon emissions are produced by the built environment. The industry creates a third of all waste. How should the North East respond to this?
Designing for life - In autumn 2007 Northern Architecture's popular event series returned, this time looking at the key issue of sustainability within the design of buildings and spaces in the North East.
Read reviews on each of these events and see images and clips from presentations by clicking on 'More Info' below each title.
Sustainable cities
12th November 2007, PAST EVENT, Newcastle Civic Centre, Council Chamber
Read review of event
Sustainable buildings
11th December 2007, PAST EVENT, Durham County Hall, Council Chamber
Read review of event
Sustainable communities
16th January 2008, PAST EVENT, Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens
Sustainable resources
12th February 2008, PAST EVENT, The Crypt, Middlesbrough Town Hall
Read review of event
Sustainable futures
18th March 2008, PAST EVENT, Space (HE Centre), Rye Hill Campus, Newcastle College
A review of this event will be made available shortly.
Design Event 07:Urban Translation Tours
Go to www.northernarchitecture.com/urbantranslation to download the tour.
Urban Translation Newcastle, as part of DE07
27th October 2007, PAST EVENT, Meet at Newcastle Civic Centre near the main entrance at 2pm
Architecture Week 2007
Architecture Week is the national festival that celebrates contemporary architecture. It has been running for 11 years and in 2007 was held from 15-24 June.
A review of Architecture Week 2007 in the region is available on our Participation page (follow the programme tab on the above menu). You will also find there a summary of the responses to the Brain Candy survey.
Event Series 2006/07
Our annual event series aims to stimulate debate and discussion amongst built environment professionals, the public and other stakeholders about key issues relevant to our region. It is part of our campaign to promote good practice and encourage inspirational design in our built environment.
The events below were part of the 2006/7series.
Place Makers
24th January 2007, PAST EVENT, St Thomas the Martyr Church, Haymarket, Newcastle.
We all want to be beside the seaside
22nd March 2007, 6-8pm, Shipley Art Gallery, Prince Consort Road, Gateshead
The North East Look
28th November 2006, PAST EVENT, Centre for Life, Conference Room, Newcastle upon Tyne
Event Series 2005/06 My Home: Our Place
Between November 2005 and May 2006, Northern Architecture presented a series of events that invited the public to take a closer look at the places where we live and ask how we can create better housing and neighbourhoods for the North East. For further details on this series (summaries, reviews and images) please contact info@northernarchitecture.com.
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