tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25344195377540940732024-03-06T01:14:57.055-08:00RIBAYorkshireRIBA Yorkshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11264706197047638543noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534419537754094073.post-22175548497090278792012-07-16T05:13:00.007-07:002012-07-16T05:13:57.369-07:00RIBA Yorkshire Student Awards 2012<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: small;">The 2012 RIBA Yorkshire Student Awards were announced on 5 July 2012 at an event packed with professionals keen to see the next generation's best architectural talent. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Undergraduate and Postgraduate work from architecture students at Leeds Metropolitan University, University of Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University and Huddersfield University were entered into the awards which were judged by a panel of industry leaders. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">There were two entry classes for the awards. Each architecture school involved was asked to submit two Part 1 design projects and two Part 2 design projects. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The winners were as follows: </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Part 1 (undergraduate) </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Gold – Matt Pearson, University of Sheffield </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Concept: North Atlantic Duel: Museum & Memorial, Birkenhead Docks </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Silver and Best Presentation – Joe Walton, Leeds Metropolitan University </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Concept: Trinity's Recycling Scrapyard, London </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Bronze - Leo Palmer, Sheffield Hallam University </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Concept: River Rock Theatre, Holmfirth </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Silver and Best Presentation Prize – Antony Hogger, University of Sheffield </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Concept: Convalescent's Memorial, Runcorn </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Silver - Stuart Deacon, Sheffield Hallam University </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Concept: The Value Of (Re)collection, Liverpool </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Bronze – Ryan Bulled, Sheffield Hallam University </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Concept: Death In The City, Liverpool </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Congratulations to all our winners! </span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">An exhibition of the nominated and winning projects is on display at The Design and Innovation Centre Gallery, 46 The Calls, Leeds until Friday 20 July 2012. </span></div>RIBA Yorkshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11264706197047638543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534419537754094073.post-85280514892613631302012-07-16T04:46:00.001-07:002012-07-16T04:46:04.904-07:00RIBA Awards 2012 - What the judges said: Saxton, Leeds<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
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This project takes two derelict housing blocks at the rear of a
refurbished city centre council estate and brings them back into use for
the benefit of the new residents, the existing residents and the city
as a whole. It seemed to the judges to offer a paradigm for regeneration
in these straightened times that combines both social and environmental
sustainability within a fresh new approach.<br />
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Fed up with the vandalism that dereliction brought to their homes, the social housing tenants next door were the first to embrace the new development which has engaged with them on lots of levels. They have been involved from the initial consultation exercises through to invitations to joint activities such as carol services and barbecues and the use of facilities on the new site which they can share.<br />
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The newly refurbished blocks that form the basis of this project contain 50% of affordable homes in the form of one and two bedroom apartments as part of Equity Share and Rent-a-Home schemes. The remainder are for private sale. <br />
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The clever approach that the Architects have taken to reordering the derelict bocks has led to an increase in the number of homes on the site from 214 to 410, giving new homes for sale without a loss of affordable housing. Apartments are small, but light and cheerful, many with spectacular views.<br />
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The existing structure, lifts and stairs have been reused, adding to the outside a new steel structure to provide the increased density and allow the building to be clad in a highly insulating but very elegant new skin. Subtle variations in colour choice of this skin and the use of more tactile materials where the facade returns into balconies and entrances gives a low cost cladding material a high quality feel.<br />
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The judges were impressed by the way in which the conceptual approach encompassed the whole project with every aspect of social activity and functional response carefully considered. The sloping site was cleverly used to separate out the social heart from the ubiquitous parking areas and to make a communal entrance with a strong relationship back to the city. The individual entrances and semi public elements of the buildings were carefully considered with changes of scale and material making for a simple legibility.<br />
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Great care had been taken to achieve particular character in place making whether in the social heart or in the extensive wider landscaping which forms the largest private garden in the region.<br />
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‘An enclave of peace very close to the city centre’ was a comment we heard. This care in design is reinforced by the quality of activity available, with free or subsidised social facilities in the form of gyms, allotments, a kindergarten, boules, table tennis, picnic areas and follies available to both new and original communities.<br />
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</div>RIBA Yorkshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11264706197047638543noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534419537754094073.post-74661060888396233362012-07-16T04:31:00.000-07:002012-07-16T04:46:48.980-07:00RIBA Awards 2012 - What the judges said: Kirk Balk Community College, Barnsley<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
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With a very committed Headmistress and Education Partnership, this project set very high standards of expectation for the Architects, who have responded with a very clear and pragmatic solution to the brief. Very aware of the wilful form making that has characterised a large number of Building Schools for the Future projects, they proposed a solution that comprised of two simple geometric forms, a triangle and a rectangle. In the wrong hands this approach could have been leaden, and it is a testament to their skill and ability that they have embedded the building with considerable subtlety and a high quality of experience. <br />
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The huge benefit of their simple geometric approach has been to enable resources to be diverted into providing a much higher quality of finish and material specification than is normal within the school building programme.<br />
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As with many of the new Barnsley Schools, the site is on a hilltop. Visible from quite a distance. This has been taken full advantage of in the placing of the buildings on the site. The school sits very naturally on the hillside with the community it serves spread gently around it.<br />
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The sloping site is also cleverly used in the sectional approach to the triangular building, where multi layered and complex interior spaces are generated whilst giving exceptional views from the higher parts of the building.<br />
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It is the use of views and the constant referencing of the relationship between this building and its context that is really exceptional. Corridors always end in a view, teaching spaces have wide interior vision panels so views are obtained through the buildings layers, the corners of the triangle are cut out to make viewing places and unexpected places turned into unexpected vistas.<br />
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Light and view combine in the interior as well, with some fascinating interior panoramas and layered spaces enlivened by top lighting. This is all enabled by the large space at the centre of the triangular form which gives a very high level of visual interconnectedness for such a large school – easy to keep control without it being felt as overbearing and giving a sense of cohesiveness to the whole composition.<br />
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The separation of the curriculum teaching from the aptly named ’expressives’ building works well, connected together by a street which will allow simple flexibility and expansion in the future and also allows out of hours use of the sports, arts and youth facilities by the Community.<br />
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The jury were particularly impressed by the way thought had been given to every level of detail right down to the extensive and excellent graphics, the subtle choice of materials and consideration of high quality furniture and fittings. This is a building where the Architect is very much in control and the contracting partner fully engaged.</div>RIBA Yorkshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11264706197047638543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534419537754094073.post-82374103290870214812012-07-16T04:13:00.000-07:002012-07-16T04:17:42.545-07:00RIBA Awards 2012 - What the judges said: The Hepworth Wakefield<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Arrival by car to this building is initially a little confusing. It is soon clear that artifice is at play and one’s approach is being manipulated. The promise of the building across the road and its extraordinary context means, however, that you engage willingly as you are drawn across the elegant entrance bridge surrounded by all manner of strange river craft and motley industrial buildings. </div>
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The gallery works beautifully with this varied and gritty context, both suggesting it belongs and at the same time is something rather special. Its scale changes as you approach and enter it, big and dramatic where it needs to be, but welcoming where it doesn’t. The carefully cast dusky mauve concrete forms make you want to stroke them as you get closer and the subtle thro-coloured mdf lining of the entrance hall has the same effect.<br />
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What appears to be a fairly random set of boxes in plan soon reveals its logic, with spaces such as the shop, café, education room and offices on the ground floor radiating out from the entrance space. The stair to the first floor also radiates from the entrance space and takes you up, wrapped in the mauve mdf lining, to the first floor galleries. Here the circulation pattern changes subtly from radiating to radial and the promenade takes you sideways through an en-filade of galleries. </div>
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The galleries are formed using a double wall system which allows tolerance in way the different gallery shapes relate to each other, provides wonderfully deep and substantial thresholds between spaces and completely conceals the ventilation services which feed the spaces through the shadow gaps between wall and floor. This level of control of potential visual interference is complete. Blackout is seamlessly integrated, as is daylight attenuation and other more obvious details like doors and windows which are flushed in or unexpressed. <br />
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This only serves to heighten the sense of light quality and relation to context given by the openings that are allowed with each space. The long slit roof light in each gallery is a recurring theme that models each space whilst the carefully placed windows serve to rest the eye and constantly locate the building against the context of Hemsley Moor, the Town Hall, the Wier and the Chapel on the Bridge.</div>
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The jury were impressed by the fact that despite dramatic changes of scale within spaces; they were all focussed, comfortable and relaxed, allowing both large and small objects to be shown together in an atmosphere of intimacy. The fact that you can see from one space to another and beyond draws the eye naturally through, taking you with it. <br />
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Visiting this building was a truly uplifting experience; it was very focussed and perfectly considered. It gave the sense of being made specifically for the work of Hepworth whilst at the same time being very much of Yorkshire, grounded and granite like. An affirming project on every level.</div>RIBA Yorkshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11264706197047638543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534419537754094073.post-18544093054272195222012-07-16T03:52:00.005-07:002012-07-16T03:57:58.421-07:00RIBA Awards and White Rose Awards 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">An amazing new gallery in Wakefield, elegant apartments in Leeds and an inspiring college in Barnsley have been given an award by the RIBA in recognition of their architectural excellence.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Yorkshire
buildings are amongst 59 buildings in the UK and Europe, which have
received RIBA Awards (50 in the UK and 9 in the rest of the EU). The
shortlist for the RIBA Stirling Prize, for the best building of the
year, will be drawn from these RIBA Award winners.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />The three Yorkshire buildings that have won National RIBA Awards are:<br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The Hepworth, Wakefield, David Chipperfield Architects</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>White Rose Building of the Year Award 2012</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Saxton, Leeds, Union North Architects </b> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>White Rose Sustainability Award 2012</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Kirk Balk Community College, Barnsley, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>RIBA Award 2012<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In addition to this, four buildings in Yorkshire were winners of the regional RIBA Yorkshire, White Rose Awards:<br /><br /><b>Ad++ House, York, Coffey Architects </b></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Archbishop Sentamu Academy, Hull, HKS Architects</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bradford Grammar School, Bradford, Halliday Clark Architects</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Carlton Community College, Barnsley, BDP</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Darton College, Barnsley, Lathams Architects</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Grange, Sheffield, Studio Gedye</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Grimsby University Centre, Grimsby, Ryder Architecture</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre, Leeds, Brewster Bye Architects</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">New Head Quarters for Northern Ballet and Phoenix Dance, Leeds, Jacobs Architecture</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Saint Margaret’s Burley (Left Bank), Leeds, Wiles & Maguire</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Creative Director <b>Scott Burnham</b>, used a number of his projects from </span><a href="http://scottburnham.com/urbanplay/" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Urban Play </a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">to show how the street and public environment can be used as a canvas and encourage playful interaction. Reversing the traditional approach to urban design, in which objects and areas are created specifically to discourage public interaction and intervention, he explained that his carefully placed objects were created to encourage interaction and physical engagement by the public. He used the example of Stefan Sagmeister’s design of 350,000 euro cent coins that were placed in a square in Amsterdam to spell out "</span><i style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">obsessions make my life worse and my work better.</i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">" The project tested the public's morals, and the team fully expected for coins to be moved or stolen over night. However, the last thing they expected was for </span><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">all</b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> of the coins to have disappeared by the following morning. The mystery was solved when the Amsterdam police called to say that the coins were safely stored at the police station!?! The police had totally missed the point, but were doing what they thought was right. Oh well...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">YORnet and RIBA Yorkshire invited architects and other young professionals to visit the newly completed first phase of the Tower Works renovation and redevelopment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Tower Works is a former factory notable for its three listed towers that are a distinctive landmark on the Leeds skyline. The largest and most ornate tower (1899, by Bakewell) is based on Giotto's Campanile in Florence. The smaller ornate tower (1866, by Shaw) is styled after the Torre dei Lamberti in Verona. A third plain tower, is thought to represent a Tuscan tower house such as can be seen in San Gimignano. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Bauman Lyons won a high profile competition in 2006 to redevelop the site and save the derelict listed towers. The completed buildings provide office space, start-up workshop units and cultural & community facilities in Holbeck Urban Village.</span></div>
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Yorkshire and West Yorkshire Society of Architects invited local architects and members of the public to view the beautiful freehand sketches of the late Denis Mason Jones in an exhibition that aimed to inspire people to set aside their mouse and keyboards and pick up a pencil and sketch!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The exhibition was based on pages from his pocket diary sketchbooks collated over 5 decades, and includes reproductions of his 'doodles' and some larger exhibition pieces. </span></span></div>
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for Architects and students of Architecture in Yorkshire. To find out more information about the WYSA Denis Mason Jones Award for freehand sketching, please contact <a href="mailto:riba.yorkshire@riba.org">riba.yorkshire@riba.org</a></span></span></div>RIBA Yorkshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11264706197047638543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534419537754094073.post-45340416351485424962012-06-20T04:20:00.002-07:002012-06-20T04:20:34.800-07:00York's Playful Spaces uncovered by YAA<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<b>York Architectural Association</b> teamed up with established local artist and educator Timothy Morrison to hold a creative workshop to get the creative juices flowing!</div>
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The city centre workshop invited people to spend a day, under the guidance and inspired tutoring of Timothy Morrison, to learn about 20th Century artist Kurt Schwitters and use this theoretical understanding to observe York’s urban landscape, capture it through photographs, combine it with imagination and create 3D and 2D explorations of York.<br /> </div>
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Our "artists for the day short" took a short excursion into the city for inspiration and returned to the workshop to create simple and spontaneous 3D forms.<br /><br />Please see some of the fantastic results below</div>
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Association's drinks reception at City Screen on 21st June before a special screening
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<span style="font-size: small;">The 2012 RIBA <b>Love Architecture Festival</b> was launched in true Yorkshire style with the inspired combination of Beer + Architecture!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">RIBA Yorkshire teamed up with DLA Design and Leeds Brewery to bring you the Love Architecture
Leeds pub and architecture trails </span>- four walking routes around the city centre highlighting beautiful architecture and magnificent pubs.<span style="font-family: Arial;"> Wander round Leeds, learn about the buildings and stop for a refresher from Leeds Brewery.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The launch event was hosted by Leeds Brewery's architectural gem the Garden Gate pub – a Grade II* listed Victorian delight in Hunslet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Sheffield Society of Architects together with RIBA Yorkshire, are launching a year long series of events to celebrate and mark the Sheffield Society of Architects’ 125 year anniversary. These events will include walking, sketching and photographic tours, culminating with an exhibition of illustrations of 125 buildings, places and spaces which have shaped Sheffield over the last 125 years. These will be nominated by 125 people of the City. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The first event in the celebration year is the Sheffield Shop Windows Project on Pinstone Street. The displays focus on Architectural projects based in the City, celebrating the work of Sheffield’s young Architectural talent. The project involves the creation of three shop window displays that have been designed and constructed by the combined efforts of students from the two schools of architecture and Visual Merchandise Apprentices from the Showcase (The Source Academy). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Thanks to Andrew Wilson of Sheffield Hallam University, Dan Jary of University of Sheffield and Rob Cullen of Integreat Plus who collaborated the project.</span>RIBA Yorkshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11264706197047638543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534419537754094073.post-62548497257941964902012-05-22T09:05:00.001-07:002012-05-22T09:05:14.656-07:00Spring Cleaning: adapt and change to the changing market<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">The UK construction industry continues to suffer the effects of the economic downturn. Architectural practices are often the first to feel the effect, and the last to recover.<br /><br />Faced with the unfortunate reality of diminishing workloads and fee cutting, practices need to adapt to the changing market. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Last week we held our first Small Practice CPD Day. This invited individuals to reflect on their own businesses, identify possible changes and how to approach these changes positively.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Kevin Schofield from IEI Consulting started the day by discussing the importance of <b>adaption and change in the current climate</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Natalie Saunders from Pharos Legal, then discussed <b>Management for results: getting the most out of your staff (whilst keeping out of the tribunal)</b>. Perhaps the most important piece of advice she gave, with regards to motivating and keeping hold of staff in the current climate, is to be as transparent as possible. Keeping junior staff informed and explaining the difficulties that a practice is going through, and how individuals can help in the bigger picture will help towards maintaining morale.<br /><br />Initially, a number of the sole practitioners were not sure that this session would be relevant to them. However, Natalie made it relevant to them by showing them how to manage <i>themselves </i>for results.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Lucy Mori from KL Mori Business Consulting for Architects discussed <b>How to kick-start your practice and win new work</b>. This was an interactive workshop discussing how to analyse existing practice. During the 2 hour session, Lucy worked through a business plan template with attendees, advising how to think like an entrepreneur and take control of your business. I have never heard a room of architects so quiet!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Amanda Reekie and Alice Fawke from Stratton and Reekie gave us <b>an essential tool-kit to PR and marketing</b>. They described the different methods of marketing available and identified that the most important aspect of any marketing campaign is the identification of your audience, and what makes you different from everyone else. A mid afternoon workshop session on branding explained the importance of understanding other people’s perception of your business, in order to influence it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Robert Evans from Evans Vettori Architects finished the day with a pictorial representation of the A to Z of setting up practice in the recession, using his experience of setting up practice in the mid 1990s recession. This was a perfect end to the day as Robert described the ups and downs of running a practice through difficult times, and shared lessons he had learnt through his own experience. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Deborah Carr, Bridger Carr: <i>Thanks for the small business day yesterday – I found it really valuable advice. I am now ready to take over the world!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i> </i><br />James Mate, Doma Architects: <i>Thanks for a fantastic day. Feel thoroughly inspired!</i><br /> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Stuart Fullerton, Wildblood Macdonald Chartered Architects: <i>It was a really good event yesterday, I thoroughly enjoyed the day and found it very useful. It certainly got the brain going, so much so that I woke up at 4am this morning trying to work out a business plan!! </i>(Sorry Stuart!)</span></div>RIBA Yorkshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11264706197047638543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534419537754094073.post-14670936938352421252012-05-14T02:55:00.003-07:002012-05-28T02:26:56.259-07:00People of Yorkshire, are you bothered about being bottom? New houses in Yorkshire and the Humber are the smallest in the country – it’s time to demand better!<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">On Thursday 10 May RIBA Yorkshire hit the streets of </span><span style="font-size: small;"><st1:place style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" w:st="on">Leeds</st1:place></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> to ask
local people whether they are ‘bothered about being bottom’. A living room stage
set, that recreated the space that is missing from new homes in the region, was installed at </span><span style="font-size: small;"><st1:placename style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" w:st="on">Victoria</st1:placename></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><st1:placename style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" w:st="on">Gardens</st1:placename></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">, the Headrow outside the art gallery in
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revealed the average new three bedroom home being built in Yorkshire and the
Humber is 13 square metres smaller than the basic recommended minimum size, and
is therefore depriving families the space needed for children to do homework,
adults to work from home, guests to stay and for members of the household to
relax together. With a floor area of just </span><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="line-height: 150%;">83
square metres</b></span><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 150%;">, the average house in the region is </span><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="line-height: 150%;">13 sqm short</b></span><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 150%;"> of the recommended minimum
size</span><span style="font-size: small;"><i style="line-height: 150%;"> </i></span><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 150%;">missing the space equivalent
to a double bedroom or dining table for six people and a three seat sofa.
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space standards for a 2 storey, 3 bedroom home big enough for 5 people<span style="color: black;">)</span></i></span><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 150%;">.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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given the overall floor area in marketing information; which means consumers can
often be left confused about the actual amount of space they are purchasing.</span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">The <b>‘Bothered about Being Bottom’</b> Leeds event
is part of HomeWise, a national housing campaign to improve <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Britain</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s homes
run by the RIBA. Comments received from the <st1:place w:st="on">Leeds</st1:place> event will be shared with the Future Homes
Commission, a national inquiry that is currently developing recommendations for
how houses should be designed and delivered in future. It will provide policy
makers, house designers and builders much-needed consumer evidence to ensure
that new homes are good quality and fit for modern
households.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">John Orrell, chair of RIBA Yorkshire
Regional Council and founder member of the regional housing group
said: </span></span><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 150%;">‘There is a pressing need to build
more homes in our region and throughout the </span><span style="font-size: small;"><st1:country-region style="line-height: 150%;" w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region></span><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 150%;"> but we should
make sure that they are the right types of homes. The RIBA’s research revealed
that many new homes are far smaller than recommended minimum standards and it is
very disappointing that the Yorkshire and </span><span style="font-size: small;"><st1:place style="line-height: 150%;" w:st="on">Humber</st1:place></span><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 150%;"> region has the worst record in the country.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small; line-height: 150%;">It is difficult to accept why
families in our region have to settle for less. Factors that may influence the
size and affordability of new homes, such as land values and planning
restrictions are equally onerous, if not more so, in many other regions of the
country – so it is time for people in our region to be ‘bothered about being
bottom’ and demand better.</span><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 150%;">’</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; line-height: 150%;">We had a fantastic day, speaking to individuals about what they think makes a good home. We also attracted the press! The story was covered on the </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="file:///Z:/RIBA%20-%20Yorks/H-I-J-K-L%20Folders/HomeWise%20Leeds%20event%20May%202012/Press/BBc%20website%20coverage.htm" style="line-height: 150%;">BBC Website</a>, as well as interviews on BBC Look North, BBC Radio Sheffield and BBC Radio Leeds.</span></div>
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which features a series of online resources to help people to ask the right
questions when choosing a home is at </span><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.behomewise.co.uk/">www.behomewise.co.uk</a></b></span>
<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>RIBA Yorkshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11264706197047638543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534419537754094073.post-32519485028513323682012-05-11T08:50:00.000-07:002012-05-11T08:55:04.354-07:00RIBA Yorkshire visit York on their Architecture Forum roadshow<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 2012, RIBA Yorkshire are bringing their Regional Council meetings to its
members. Each quarterly meeting is to be held in different parts of the region,
each followed by a building visit and Architecture Forum discussing relevant
topics. The second was held last night in York. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After our Regional Council meeting (<a href="http://www.architecture.com/Files/RIBAProfessionalServices/Regions/Yorkshire/Events/2012/RegionalCouncilminutes020512.pdf">download meeting minutes here</a>) </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Elizabeth Heaps, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Estates and Strategic Projects at University of York, Tony McGirk and Stephen Hill from BDP showed us round the buildings of the Heslington East Campus. Local Members were also invited to have an in depth back stage tour of the impressive department of Theatre, Film and Television.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Ron Cooke Hub</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth Heaps and local architects</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Theatre, Film and Television Centre</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Elizabeth and Tony then discussed their involvement in the project over a glass of wine. </span> </div>
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Our next Forum will be held at the Hepworth, Wakefield on Wednesday 26 September. Oliver Ulmer, project Architect from Chipperfields will talk to us about his involvement in the project. We hope to see you there!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Thanks to James Mate, Doma Architects and Charlotte Harrison, Mass Architecture for their photographs.</span></div>RIBA Yorkshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11264706197047638543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534419537754094073.post-15499133982147861162012-05-11T08:49:00.004-07:002012-05-11T08:53:56.943-07:004x4 making places: size matters!<br />
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again, 4x4 making places successfully brought people together to learn and
debate place-making. For four evenings in March, a Chair, four speakers and an
average of two hundred audience members from various disciplines investigated
and debated numbers as the hidden force behind place-making on a range of
themes including </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">sustainability and community size,
details and tolerances, how low energy housing really works, measures for use
in consultation and post occupancy evaluation, the dark arts of valuation, how to measure quality,
comparative costs and quality across national boundaries.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Speakers
included Professors Wulf Daseking, <st1:city w:st="on">Freiberg</st1:city> and
Par Gustafsson from <st1:placename w:st="on">Swedish</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Landscape</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype>,
Dublin City Planner Dick Gleeson and public artist Gordon Young, alongside <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region> experts and
practitioners from Renzo Piano, Proctor and Matthews, Surface and Riches Hawley
Mikhail Architects. The themes for the four weeks were </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Big numbers at the country and regional scale, Middling numbers (town/city),
Local numbers (neighbourhood/community) and Personal Digits looking at the home
and streets scale. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Week 1: Ian Tod welcomes everyone to this years 4x4, CHAIR: Claire Morrow (Welcome to Yorkshire), SPEAKERS: Lindsay Smales (Leeds Metropolitan University Urban Design), Dick Gleeson (Dublin City Planner), Paul Simmons (Igloo), Stephen Hodder (Hodder and Partners)(no photo)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Week 2: CHAIR: Phil Crabtree (Leeds City Council) SPEAKERS: Gordon Young (artist), Will Matthews (Project Architect for the London Shard, Renzo Piano), Professor Wulf Daseking (Planner for Frieburg)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Week 3: CHAIR: Elizabeth Heaps (Pro-Vice Chancellor for Estates and Strategic Projects at University of York) SPEAKERS: John Thorp (Leeds Civic Architect), Richard Scott (Surface Architects), Simon Green (Sheffield City Council), Andrew Matthews (Proctor and Matthews)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Week 4: CHAIR: John Hocking (Joseph Rowntree Trust) SPEAKERS: Anna Scott-Marshall (RIBA), Annalie Riches (Riches Hawley Mikhail), Professor Fionn Stevenson (University of Sheffield) Professor Par Gustafsson (Swedish Landscape University, Lund)<br />
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For more information on 4x4 making place please visit the website <a href="http://www.makingplaces.com/">www.makingplaces.com </a><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photographs of Week 4 were taken by MJHeritage Photography. All other photographs were taken by Rachel Hunnybun and Ruth Donnelly of RIBA Yorkshire</span><br />
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The Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House was built in 1878 to bring high culture to Leeds where the perceived lower class music hall tradition was very popular. The theatre cost a total of £62,000 and took 13 months to build. The architect, George Corson, was heavily influenced by his assistant James Robertson Watson who had undertaken a tour of Europe’s churches and theatres.<br />
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The theatre closed at the end of May 2005 for a major refurbishment led by architects BDP, entitled "transformation", and re-opened on 7 October 2006. The cost of the refurbishment has been estimated at £31.5m.<br />
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The group was given a back stage tour of the theatre learning about its rich history from its construction in 1878 through to the recent refurbishment.<br />
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</tbody></table>The interior of the theatre was completely refurbished: the Stalls area was completely re-seated and re-raked, the orchestra-pit enlarged, air-conditioning installed and backstage technical facilities dramatically improved.<br />
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The ancient pulley system that was used to manually move stage sets during performances has been replaced with a computerised system. This means that the theatre can now attract major touring productions to Leeds.<br />
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</div>Opera North now has an Opera Centre to the south of the theatre, accessible via a bridge and at street-level. The Centre includes two new stage-sized rehearsal spaces and increased office space. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">More information on the refurbishment can be found on the BDP website: </span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After much enthusiasm, the York branch of RIBA is on its way to revival and re-invention. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"></div><div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>“Support for the York branch’s revival has been fantastic. We’ve had some brilliant ideas already, not to mention great branding designs for the new image of the society. There’s a lot of energy for a bright, new perspective on what the branch can offer and we’re really excited about things to come!”</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">New Branch co-Chair Lucy Morris, Native Architects</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A new committee has been formed to take the reformed Branch forward:</span><br />
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<ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Charlotte Harrison, Mass Architecture: co-Chair</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lucy Morris, Native Architects: co-Chair</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Robin Jackson, Bramhall Blenkharn: Treasurer</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Colin Briggs, W R Dunn: Secretary</span></li>
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<div> </div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A competition was held for a new logo and name which would signify the branch’s rebirth. The rules were simple:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Owen Turner of United by Design will speak for the new YAA on Tuesday 6 April at The Black Swan pub in York. If you would like to attend, or would like to get involved with the YAA, please email the new committee at <a href="mailto:yorkarchitecturalassociation@gmail.com"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">yorkarchitecturalassociation@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><br />
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<div></div></div>RIBA Yorkshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11264706197047638543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534419537754094073.post-88517524269168337372011-11-28T03:29:00.000-08:002011-11-28T03:29:49.051-08:00Low Carbon Design: The power to deliver change<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is now recognised that in order to mitigate the effects of anthropogenic climate change we can not focus only on lowering the environmental impact of new construction, we must also improve the efficiency of those buildings which will continue to be a significant part of our built environment for years to come. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are many challenges to be overcome in domestic and non-domestic retrofit, both technical and economic. How can we engage with the development of policy in the sector and put into practice the latest thinking on sustainability, retrofit and low carbon technology? How can architects and other industry professionals take advantage of the many opportunities arising in creative reuse and retrofit? </span><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These issues were discussed in the recent RIBA Low Carbon Conference in Bristol. A brief overview of the issues discussed is outlined below. This is taken from the </span><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/ArchitectureSW"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">twitter diary</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> written by RIBA Yorkshire’s Ruth Donnelly.</span> </div> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Harry Rich, Chief Executive of RIBA welcomed everyone to the Low Carbon Design Conference in Bristol, by stating that at a time of changing policy and increasing focus on sustainability in the NPPF and other documents, professionals need to know how to progress. He expanded to say that this conference is about learning how to do exactly that.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Peter Madden, Forum for the Future</span></strong></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Peter looked to the future and the impact of urbanism, increasing population, warming world and climate change, and questioned how we respond to this?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He suggested that the increasing use of smart technologies, to create smart buildings and smart cities would facilitate, and that the application of digital infrastructure to existing buildings would significantly improve the efficiencies of existing buildings. The dematerialisation associated with the advancement and reduction in size of technologies results in the need for fewer materials. This is an obvious environmental advantage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In order to do this he pointed out the need to measure, manage and use resources more efficiently to enable buildings, cities and transport systems to work more successfully. The seamless integration of applications results in a convergence and joining up of thinking between applications and the physical world. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>An example of this:</strong> people are taking more intelligent decisions about travel due to the technologies available, allowing them to choose shorter routes, or routes with the least congestion. This in turn has environmental benefits as it means vehicles are in use for shorter periods of time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Is “smart” enough? What happens when the systems go wrong? Peter explained that there are three things to bear in mind for the future:</span><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We need to d<span id="goog_2098950777"></span><span id="goog_2098950778"></span>esign for resilience. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We need to design for participation so that people are not vulnerable to immense and speedy change. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We need to design for reduction, and make sure that we bear in mind total reduction, not just individual parts. As Aristotle said “<em>the whole is greater than the sum of its parts</em>.”</span></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Peter concluded his talk by stating that technology can be a partner to be more sustainable future.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Overcoming the barriers in commercial retrofit</span><br />
Patrick Brown: British Property Federation</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Patrick began his talk by asking us to remember that most of the buildings in use now will still be in use in 50 years; we need to focus on these.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He outlined that the main barriers to energy efficiency in commercial buildings are:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">operational issues, </span><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">information related issues, </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">commercial issues, </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">legal issues.</span></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He outlined the policy responses:</span><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Energy Performance Certificates;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRCEES);</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Green Deal. </span></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <strong>Green Deal</strong> is intended to revolutionise energy efficiency of buildings in England and Wales. The Energy Act was given Royal Assent 18 October 2011. The Green Deal is the coalition’s national plan of home improvements to make houses and businesses cheaper to run through better energy efficiency. From next year, people will be able to access finance to pay for the upfront cost of work which will be paid back through savings on lower fuel bills.The “Golden Rule” of Green Deal implies that customer will not be out of pocket and the cost of installation of energy saving devices is covered by savings in use. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Green Deal outlines minimum energy efficiency standards that must be met by all properties. By April 2018 it will be unlawful to rent out a house or business premises which has less than an “E” energy efficiency rating, ensuring that at least 682,000 properties will have to improved.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Patrick identified 2 big questions regarding minimum standards:</span><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When will the minimum standards come into effect? “BY” 2018 could actually mean much sooner</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To what extent, if any, will leases already in existence at deadline be grandfathered?</span></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Patrick noted that 18% of existing property are F/G EPC rated. Owners and occupiers of small and medium enterprises are likely to be exposed to F/G rated properties, and are also likely to be more reliant on Green Deal finance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Patrick makes suggestions as to how to move forward:</span><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CRCEES should be replaced with a simple retrospective Carbon Tax;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">League table needs to be revised to encourage joint energy efficiency programmes: reputational drivers;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Carbon reporting is needed to encourage board level attention, provide important incentives;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Clarity needed on minimum buildings energy performance standards. An early warning would impact on market;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fiscal incentives needed for deeper retrofit: use existing tax levers (SDLT,Business Rates, ECAs, VAT) to stimulate retrofit;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cultural change needed in addition to policy change. A publicity drive is needed to “name and shame.” This needs to include actual energy use in addition to the theoretical energy efficiency of properties;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Should minimum standards be applied to historic buildings? BPF is in the process of preparing a report to government. </span></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Harry Rich concluded that partnership is needed between developers, property owners and designers, and that information about property energy use needs to be shared.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Opportunities and challenges in low carbon delivery</span><br />
Angela Brady, RIBA President and Director of Brady Mallalieu Architects</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Angela gave an overview of the challenges and opportunities for architects in delivering on the low carbon agenda and why the profession needs to tool up now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Angela stated that if you could see carbon, we might take more notice, but as it is invisible, many people do not believe the problem exists. Angela uses the work of Dave Hampton as a good example of this. He is the government’s “Carbon Coach” and uses a big purple balloon to visualise the quantity of 1 kilogram of carbon. This is very easy to relate to. To put it in context, the UK need to aim to reduce their carbon intake to 2000kg per person per year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Angela identified four key challenges: </span><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>financial:</strong> £2 Billion needs to deal with the problem;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>natural resources:</strong> reliance on oil and gas. Angela identifies that oil should be reserved for use in plastics not fuel; </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>clients:</strong> sharing of knowledge needed; </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>political will:</strong> politics shapes architecture. Politicians need to show real leadership to take climate change seriously. </span></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Angela questioned how we, as architects, persuade our clients to go that little bit further? The answer is that we need to get others on board. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The energy/carbon hierarchy 5 golden rules are: </span><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">engage;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">reduce energy demand;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">drive out waste;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">decarbonise;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">neutralise energy supplies.</span></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There has been a big shift in power with the Localism agenda. Architects need to learn to engage. She outlined the following as examples of engagement used to date:</span><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">RIBA Plan of Work has been reproduced with a <a href="http://www.ribabookshops.com/uploads/9a0204f4-8775-d644-c9d1-b2d508c5924b.pdf">green overlay</a> to encourage clients to do more;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Angela highlights the great work the Tree Design Access Group do to highlight the importance of trees;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manchester University are doing research on the effects of urbanisation;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">RIBA <a href="http://www.buildingfutures.org.uk/">Building Futures</a>;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">RIBA Guides to Localism: <a href="http://www.architecture.com/TheRIBA/AboutUs/InfluencingPolicy/Localism/Supportingtheprofession.aspx">Opportunities for architects</a>;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With carbon targets ahead, schools need to become involved. Architects can “adopt a school” and talk to pupils about buildings in local area.</span></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Angela concluded by stating that need to slow down and consume less.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">CASE STUDY 1</span></strong> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">“I’ve seen the future”: Zero Carbon House, Birmingham</span></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>John Christophers, Associated Architects</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">John Christophers designed the first and only retrofit house to achieve Code for Sustainable Homes Level 6 (before criteria changed). This was a house for himself that was shortlisted for the <a href="http://www.architecture.com/Awards/RIBASpecialAwards/ManserMedal/ManserMedal2010/ZeroCarbonHouse/ZeroCarbonHouse.aspx">RIBA Manser Medal 2010</a>. It focused on natural lighting, air-tightness and the use of low carbon building materials.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dr Lubo Jankoviv, Birmingham City University BIAD centre for low carbon research is undertaking post occupancy research into the actual carbon use of the property. To date there have been no fuel bills and income is generated from energy produced by the house. It is predicted that the payback for the green technologies is 8.6 years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The general sustainable design principles are:</span><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>High thermal mass</strong> means that internal temperatures are relatively constant despite external fluctuations. Unfired clay masonry blocks were used for walls and to increase thermal mass. John explained that the external wall design was the most cost efficient and carbon efficient for that site. In an inner city site with high land values, a thinner wall construction could be used with a more thermally efficient but less carbon efficient insulant.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Insulation and air tightness</strong> is absolutely key to the success of this building. John explained that as little as a 1mm gap in insulation would result in more than 450% reduction in airtightness so it was important to get this right. There is no thermal bridging and insulation wraps round building. There are no metal ties and resin adhesive is used to attach insulation onto masonry. The general concern with airtight buildings is that condensation occurs due to lack of ventilation. John explained that we need ventilation, but this needs to be controlled: i.e. not through fabric</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Ash tree in the garden</strong> has two uses: solar shading in summer, supplementary fuel for wood-burning stove in winter.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Natural light from above</strong> is between 3 and 5 times effective than light coming through a window. The design of the house makes the most of top lighting to bring light deep into the house. Mirrors are also used to bounce light into the space and also as a heat store.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Recycled materials</strong> were used as much as possible: reclaimed timber and ironmongery was used for floors, doors, stairs</span></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">John concluded by stating that he believes that designing for climate change can be a positive force.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><strong>CASE STUDY 2</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Unilever Corporate Headquarters London: A case study in sustainable redevelopment</strong></span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Michelle Taylor from Unilever</strong> started by giving the point of view of the client. She stated that the building needed to be a good workplace for staff, it had to respect the heritage of the existing building but act as efficiently as a modern building. The driving principle behind the new building was the ambition of Unilever to double the size of its business while reducing its environmental impact.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She explained that they discovered how to improve the use of the building by tracking how people used the existing building and learning from experience. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Laura King from KPF</strong> gave the architects point of view and described how they transformed the aspirations of the client into built form.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">KPF used engagement techniques to identify how Unilever staff use their office space to feed into space planning. They also looked at efficiencies in terms of space planning and sustainability with the aim to gain a better use of space whilst reducing financial and environmental costs.</span><br />
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They undertook plan analysis looking at the history of the building and how it had been added to and changed over the years.<br />
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">KPF then learnt from past mistakes and positives to create a better building.</span> <br />
<div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Dr James Thonger from Arup</strong> explained the environmental principles behind the building:</span> </div><div></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">43% reduction in external façade from original building: therefore reduction in solar heat gain;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recycling of materials;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Replace all glazing with double glazed low E low G-value glazing;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Insulate all external facades including a vapour barrier;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The former building was a natrally ventilated building due to its narrow floor plates. The new design required full mechanical system. This used a system with low energy air movement</span></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Harry Rich concluded that this project shows how the shared aspirations and a great relationship between client and design team can result in an exemplary building. The building achieves exemplary energy efficiency and sustainability standards in design, construction and operation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Energy efficiency and buildings retrofit: the Government’s approach</span><br />
Phil Wynn Owen, Department for Energy and Climate Change</strong></span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Phil started by discussing The Green Deal. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The UK building stock is responsible for 43% energy use, and is some of the worst in developed world. The Green Deal enables private companies to make energy efficiency available to millions of homes and businesses at no upfront cost. It also paves the way for a new Energy Company Obligation (ECO). The intention is that energy savings should equal or exceed payments of the installation bill. The Government will be promoting the Green Deal locally, with advice and support for customers. It is seen as a future solution by making carbon savings at a household level.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He explained that the customer journey would involve: </span><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Advice</strong>; there will be a lot of time spent educating people how to use technologies to enable flexible customer use/control;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Finance;</strong> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Installation:</strong> suppliers will need to be accredited in order to join the scheme; </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Repayments:</strong> Electricity suppliers collect Green Deal payments via customer bills.</span></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The benefits were outlined as:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reduce energy demand and carbon emissions</span><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Improve thermal efficiency of properties;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Save households and businesses money.</span></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Green Deal timeline: </span><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Autumn 2011: launch consultation; </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spring 2012: publish secondary legislation and Government response;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">October 2012: Green Deal launched;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spring 2013: ECO launched.</span></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The government’s aim is that the Green Deal will help to revitalise construction industry. <br />
Phil expressed hope that architectural practices will take the opportunity to get involved. This may be by providing expertise in terms of retrofit; building systems; or even upgrading whole streets or areas. Manchester City Council is currently looking into upgrading whole areas through this process. Architects may also provide specialist expertise in terms of heritage and planning; solid wall insulation and planning; understanding of building industry; or through research programmes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Phil went on to discuss the zero carbon standard. The Zero carbon standard for all new homes will be in place from 2016. The Zero Carbon Hub are helping to prepare the industry for this policy change. Phil explained that the Government took the lead and in one of his first speeches, the Primeminister demanded that Government buildings had to cut carbon usage by 10% in 12 months. Reduction has recently been confirmed as surpassing this and achieving a 13% reduction. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">The Green Overlay</span><br />
Bill Gething, Sustainability and Architecture</strong> </span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The “green overlay” to the RIBA Plan of Work has recently been published. This was prepared following discussion by a group of architects from large and small practice, engineers and academics. Bill Gething was the Chair of the panel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bill explained that the changes made to the 2007 Plan of Work are mere tweeks, and resulted in a change of a total of 39 words. These words are to bring awareness to sustainable issues at various points throughout the design and construction process.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In addition to the change in wording the document includes Sustainability Checkpoints to bear in mind alongside the Plan of Work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The overlay is just the beginning of a series of work that is underway to do with sustainability and the design and construction process. A similar piece of work is underway to do with BIM and its impact on the process. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bill explained that the issues with Plan of Work is that the design and construction process is not a linear process. He explained that the green overlay acts as a trigger for reminders on issues that need to be considered at the various stages. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Green Overlay to the Plan of Work can be <a href="http://www.ribabookshops.com/uploads/9a0204f4-8775-d644-c9d1-b2d508c5924b.pdf">downloaded here</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Harry Rich finished the afternoon by asking a question to the day’s speakers: if you could change one thing (feasible or not) to change sustainability agenda in the UK what would it be?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Stephen Taylor from AHMM</strong>: measurement and post occupancy evaluation.<br />
<strong>Lewis Lowe, Octavia Housing Association</strong>: make the public aware of the benefits of low carbon buildings in terms of cost and comfort.<br />
<strong>Dr James Thonger, Arup:</strong> a coherent plan needs to be put in place to achieve the required 80% reduction in energy usage.<br />
<strong>Bill Gething, Sustainable Architecture:</strong> create energy quotas/rationing so that if these are exceeded, fines are in place to cover the cost of installation of insulation and other measures.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>RIBA Yorkshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11264706197047638543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534419537754094073.post-7211634641700386322011-11-21T04:48:00.000-08:002011-11-21T04:52:25.166-08:00Planning and Localism: whose design is it anyway?<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>“Experience here and overseas shows that when local people have the chance to influence the function and appearance of developments, opposition can be turned into enthusiasm and buildings are constructed that we can be proud of.”</em><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Planning & decentralisation minister Greg Clark</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The UK construction industry had enjoyed a decade of unprecedented boom. However, since the advent of the Coalition Government, their emergency budget, the Comprehensive Spending Review and their continued drive for public sector cuts, the world of construction is being forced to remodel and adapt to a new era of austerity. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Coalition Government's spring Budget announcement for a series of radical changes to the planning system, procurement and the introduction of Localism through their 'Big Society' initiative will change the face of the architectural and built environment sectors. These issues were discussed in the recent RIBA Planning and Localism Conference in Newcastle. A brief overview of the issues discussed is outlined below. This is taken from the <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/RIBANorthEast">twitter diary</a> written by RIBA Yorkshire’s Ruth Donnelly.<br />
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Harry Rich, Chief Executive of RIBA, welcomed everyone to today's RIBA Planning and Localism Conference, by stating that we are in a time of great opportunity and great risk in this time of change.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Why design matters (but is still undervalued)</strong></span><br />
<strong>Colin Haylock RTPI President Elect</strong></span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Colin spoke about the importance of good design and the frustration that it is still not valued by clients. He explained that 2010 brought with it a new government with a new agenda, but questioned whether the agenda was in fact a new idea. He commented that localism may result in a reduction in policy, but may also result in a reduction in guidance.<br />
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He explained that the positive aspect of the Localism agenda is that it gives communities the opportunity and power to say yes to development and growth.<br />
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His discussion moved onto the importance and future of collaberative, multi-disciplinary design review and its place within legislative framework. The recently published Bishop Report proposes national Design Review, delivered locally, funded through planning fees. Moving forward, it is important to learn from Design Reviews and reinject this learning into the whole design process.<br />
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Colin summed up by stating that Localism is a challenge and an opportunity. It will, and needs to, change people's perceptions of their environments.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Beyond bricks and mortar: The architect’s role in the Big Society</span></strong><br />
<strong>Steve McAdam, architect and director of Fluid Office</strong><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In practice, Steve has had a lot of experience in regeneration and community engagement, and explained the importance of successful engagement, as a method of engaging people and communities to establish what they want from the places that surround them. He discussed the different methods of engagement he has used. These include:</span><br />
<ul><li><span id="goog_1986015632"></span><span id="goog_1986015634"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Walk and talk:follow map and talk to people on route</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Parachutes: random selection of locations, photograph and undertake interviews in the chosen locations</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Route mapping: ask people to draw popular routes</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Daily diaries: people to take a photo of their location every hour in a day</span></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He concluded by stating that community engagement is not about asking people to design, it is about identifying how people live and using the skills of the architect to use this information to make successful places.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">How localism is shaping planning</span></strong><br />
<strong>Steve Quartermain, Department for Communities and Local Government</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Steve is the governments chief planner. In his session he discussed how localism is shaping planning and how it will affect communities.<br />
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He started by outlining the current problems in the planning system. He stated that the current system is costly, it alienates and disempowers communities, and it has failed to deliver. He stated that the aim of the reform is to achieve greater democratic and local control, and to rebalance the system in favour of sustainable development.<br />
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He then explained that the purpose of the new Planning Framework is to streamline national planning policy, protect and enhance natural and historic environment and promote sustainable development.<br />
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He defined 'sustainable development' as planning for prosperity (economic), people (social) and places (environmental).<br />
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Steve ended on a positive note stating that the government aims to promote good design in order to create better places.</span><br />
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John Rowland, John Rowland Urban Design</strong> <br />
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John started by identifying the placelessness of British suburbia, using an image of two identical suburban developments, in two different areas.<br />
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He stated that localism can enable communities to have more of a say in the making of their own environments, to reduce the identikit nature of housing across the country.<br />
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Like Steve McAdam earlier, he identified that community engagement without the involvement of a cross section of the community is pointless, and that involvement is needed across the board to allow the community to feel a sense of ownership of decisions. <br />
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He outlined a few community engagement tools such as charettes, planning weekends, design and other workshops, explaining that the main aim of community engagement tools is to gain a consensus of opinion, or this cannot be reached, a majority vote. John used a few statistics to outline issues of housing in the UK:</span><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CABE report from 2005 found that 86% housing is of poor or average quality, meaning only 18% is good or excellent.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just 10 housebuilders control the UK housing market.</span></li>
</ul><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">John discussed a few European examples of successful place making. He used Malmo in Sweden as an example of good housing. He described Der Strip in the Hague as having a range of house typologies within a successful masterplan. Another example used showed a play area, whose design was developed with community involvement. This had no railings, no notices saying 'no,' giving the responsibility and ownership to the community.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">NPPF and the Localism Bill: what does it all mean?</span><br />
Zack Simons and Ellen Wiles, Thirty Nine Essex Street</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Zack questioned whether an abolition of Regional Spatial Strategies will shift the power down to local level as intended, or up to a national level. He suggested that there will be a black spot where the power will shift upwards before the shift balances out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ellen provided some explanations to the following:</span><br />
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<ul><li>Neighbourhood Development Order: order that grants planning permission in an area to developments or classes of developments.</li>
<li>Neighbourhood Development Plan: policy relating to development and use of land in area specified in the Plan.</li>
<li>National Planning Policy Framework is a combination of 25 planning policies in one document. Ellen explained that its main aim is to simplify the system, to speed up the process and stimulate growth. The idea being that the smaller the government involvement, the greater the localism.</li>
</ul>Ellen's main criticism of the NPPF is that there is no legal definition of sustainable development. Steve Quartermain gave the government definition earlier in the day, but this is too broad to mean anything in legal terms. Ellen continued to say that the NPPF focuses on economic growth and predicts that this will, by default, become the definition of sustainable development.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One positive aspect about the document is that design covers two whole pages, and is identified as a key element in achieving sustainable development. Significant weight is given to truly outstanding or innovative designs in the document. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ellen concluded that the NPPF document is still being defined and it will be interesting to see what impact it will have when it is published.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Co-producing the common place for the common wealth</span><br />
Stephen Hill, Chartered surveyor from F20 Futureplanners</strong> </span><br />
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Stephen stated that design is only one component of development and organic growth is important, to allow a place to develop at its own pace. He expressed the importance of building centres and along connections. He referred to Les Grottes in Geneva, Switzerland as an example of successful organic growth. This is a neighbourhood that popped up as a social and architectural experiment. The whole area was bought by the city in 1930 as it was known for its poverty and danger to public health. Due to the advent of the War, nothing happened until the late 1960s when a group of local squatters decided to renovate the neighbourhood themselves.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He also used Vauban, south of Frieburg, Germany as a model of sustainable development. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This 'new town' has developed since its inception in the mid 1990s.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stephen also noted Byker Wall in Newcastle as a precedent of community engagement. All of these examples go to show that community engagement is not a new idea, and can be used to create sustainable and healthy environments, where people want to live.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The afternoon continued into a series of workshops:</span><br />
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John Devlin made a very succinct point that a society is remembered for its legacy in art and architecture and not its bank rate. The Design Review Service is a peer review of a scheme by fellow professionals who aim to increase the quality of developments whilst adding value.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">The Business case for community engagements</span><br />
Steve McAdam, Fluid Office</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Steve expanded on the community engagement tools he explained earlier by involving the group in workshops to help individuals to understand the architects role, and how they can use community engagement to their advantage.</span></span><br />
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This workshop split the group into teams to question where and how people will be living in 50 to 100 years time when the climate has changed and cities are bigger than ever.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The afternoon concluded in a debate about the future of planning and design drawing on lessons learnt during the day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Ruth will be tweeting at the Low Carbon Conference in Bristol on Tuesday 22 November. Follow her diary </span></strong><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/ArchitectureSW"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">here</span> </strong></a></span></span></span></span>RIBA Yorkshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11264706197047638543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534419537754094073.post-26704200345220857312011-11-11T04:49:00.000-08:002011-11-11T04:49:14.549-08:00RIBA Northern Network Awards announcedFor the first time, all three northern regions of the RIBA, North East North West and Yorkshire, came together to celebrate and reward architecture, landscape and interior design across the north of England. This culminated in the RIBA Northern Network Awards ceremony at Newcastle Civic Centre on Friday 4 November. Amongst the winning buildings commended for best practice in contributing to their approach to sustainability and value for money as well as excellence in design are five buildings from the Yorkshire Region. <br />
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<strong>RIBA Northern Network Project of the Year - White Rose Award</strong><br />
<strong>Sandal Magna Community Primary School, Wakefield by Sarah Wigglesworth Architects</strong><br />
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</tbody></table>This new school replaced a Victorian Primary School. It accommodates pupils aged 5 to 11 years with capacity for future expansion, a nursery provision for 26 children and a community room for use by parents for adult education and other activities.<br />
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The design references its immediate context of terraced streets, laid out as three parallel single storey wings facilitating easy access to the outside from all classrooms. <br />
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Constructed largely in the vernacular red brick, ventilation stacks echo the roof line of nearby houses and at its centre the school features a striking new tower that re-houses the original school bell. <br />
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The design is a holistic sustainable exemplar using the masonry structure to provide thermal mass combined with a natural ventilation strategy throughout, assisted by wind towers over classrooms. <br />
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This project also won a Northern Network Gold Award, and the Award for Sustainability. <br />
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As stated in Building Magazine: “if sustainable action is about enabling people to better understand their buildings rather than prescribing a set of rules for them to follow, then this is how to do it”. <br />
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<strong>RIBA Northern Network Gold Award</strong><br />
<strong>Heslington East Campus, Cluster 1, University of York by BDP Architects</strong><br />
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</tbody></table>The campus Masterplan creates a “living and learning” new quarter, mixing academic research and teaching with student accommodation. The building groups enclose a sequence of landscaped gardens and pedestrian spaces which encourage both movement and gathering. <br />
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The new campus accommodates a diverse variety of buildings and landscapes creating micro-environments all designed at a very legible human scale.<br />
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This is an extremely complex project that has been carried out with great dexterity. The judges were impressed by the skilful design approach that wraps academic and residential buildings together and it can be best described as a “Yin and Yang arrangement”, all held together by a subtle, yet distinctive landscape strategy. <br />
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<strong>RIBA Northern Network Gold Award</strong><br />
<strong>Heslington East Campus, Ron Cook Hub, University of York by BDP Architects</strong><br />
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</tbody></table>This Hub building is the public face of the new campus. It is conceived as a “grand hall” with multiple activities under one roof encouraging academics, researchers, students and external enterprises to meet and exchange ideas. <br />
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In keeping with the rest of the campus buildings, the Hub manages to retain a very comfortable human scale yet as the client has said “there is an air of excitement about the building which transmits itself into the activities and people in it”. It is a great place for informal meetings with a café, informal seating areas and the “demonstration box” housing both a surround projection and audio facility. <br />
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Elizabeth Heaps from University of York won Client of the Year Award for her work on the Heslington East Campus. The judges stated that her enthusiasm for her projects was highly infectious. The University comprises an incredibly complex mix of buildings within a new landscape framework that would tax the skills and ingenuity of most clients and yet this client has successfully delivered a series of projects on time, on budget and too high quality. Great Architecture can only be delivered with the foresight of great clients and Elizabeth falls firmly into this category.<br />
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<strong>RIBA Northern Network Silver Award</strong><br />
<strong>Hanging Water House, Sheffield by Butterworth Architecture</strong><br />
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</tbody></table>This House is a new family home located in an inner Victorian suburb of Sheffield. Living accommodation is on the upper floor with bedrooms to the lower level, partially buried within the sloping site. <br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Although this is a building very much of its time, it fits comfortably within its’ context.</div>This project also won the Northern Network Award for Housing. This house is constructed to a high level of air-tightness and is well insulated. It has a living roof to maintain the biodiversity of the former brownfield site. It has been designed to adapt over the years to the demands of the occupants young family and creates an interesting “new neighbour” within the older street-scene.<br />
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<strong>RIBA Northern Network Bronze Award</strong><br />
<strong>Washburn Heritage Centre by Pearce Bottomley Architects</strong><br />
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</tbody></table>This scheme lies within the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The project, which was awarded a grant from the HLF, creates an extension to this Grade II* Listed Parish Church. <br />
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The building is used for community and cultural events, providing heritage information and has a small café for visitors. The project involved extensive archaeological investigation, major ground-works, the strengthening of the 14th century church tower and the rebuilding of the west wall of the North aisle following the demolition of an existing house.<br />
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For information on the other winners and shortlisted schemes please visit the <a href="http://www.architecture.com/RegionsAndInternational/UKNationsAndRegions/England/RIBANorthEast/Awards/NorthernNetworkAwards/RIBANorthernNetworkAwardWinners2011.aspx">RIBA website</a>.RIBA Yorkshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11264706197047638543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534419537754094073.post-21568178635527503162011-11-09T03:31:00.000-08:002011-11-09T03:31:15.419-08:00Public picks favourite forgotten space<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Its innovative approach to lighting a dark alleyway impressed competition judges and now the winning entry for Forgotten Spaces 2011: <place w:st="on">Sheffield</place> has won over the general public too.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Guiding Lights by Chris Paterson, which brings to life Frog Walk, a poorly lit pedestrian pathway in <place w:st="on">Sheffield</place>, with animated 'avatars' and an LED screen, came out on top in a 'people's choice' vote to find the public's favourite design.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">His design beat off stiff competition from the 18 other shortlisted entries to come top of an online poll. Votes were also cast by attendees to the competition winners' event in September.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chris, who is an architecture graduate of Sheffield Hallam, chose the site after several friends expressed their trepidation at using the pathway, between Stalker Lees Road (off Ecclesall Road) and Sharrow in <place w:st="on">Sheffield</place>, at night.</span></span> <br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">His proposal uses innovative smartphone technology to magically light the path with a LED screen. It interacts with travellers at night, using motion sensors to track their movements and generating bright colourful silhouettes, which escort them.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">And a smartphone app can be used to choose and customise avatars, which signal when other people are approaching to reassure lone travellers. The idea for the avatars was inspired by Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Chris, 30, who lives in <placename w:st="on">Firth</placename> <placetype w:st="on">Park</placetype> in Sheffield but is originally from <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Holland</place></city>, said: "I'm really pleased the general public has responded so positively to my design. I've had loads of fantastic feedback from people who have also felt unsafe using the alleyway at night and it would be amazing if some changes could occur in the area as a result of my design's success in this competition."</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">And now <place w:st="on"><placename w:st="on">Sheffield</placename> <placename w:st="on">Hallam</placename> <placetype w:st="on">University</placetype></place> is keen to start a city-wide dialogue about how the shortlisted ideas could be turned into real-life projects.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">"It would provide a fitting climax to the Forgotten Spaces 2011: <place w:st="on">Sheffield</place> project and create a lasting tribute to a campaign that has engaged the whole community."</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Ideas competition Forgotten Spaces 2011: Sheffield, run by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Yorkshire and Sheffield Hallam University, encouraged architects, designers and artists to come up with innovative ideas that found new uses for the region's 'forgotten spaces'. The project was sponsored by <place w:st="on"><placename w:st="on">British</placename> <placetype w:st="on">Land</placetype></place>, owners of Meadowhall; Creative Sheffield; Sheffield Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and developers and engineers Buro Happold.</span>RIBA Yorkshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11264706197047638543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534419537754094073.post-70453413769577003082011-10-17T07:27:00.000-07:002011-10-17T07:27:52.914-07:00Forgotten Spaces Sheffield winners announced<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The winners of the Forgotten Spaces Sheffield were announced on 26 September at a ceremony at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. Attendees were invited to view the exhibition of shortlisted schemes, including models of the designs, before the awards were announced.</span><br />
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<li>Pigs, Bees & Bells by David Britch, Eamonn Canniffe, Stephen Martlew</li>
<li>Is the River Really Beautiful...? by John Harrison, Chantelle Stewart</li>
<li>The Coo-op by Evans Vettori Architects</li>
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</ul></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The exhibition of all the shortlisted entries, including models of the designs, was on at The Crucible Theatre until Saturday 8 October. We have recently heard the exciting news that the exhibition is to be redisplayed at Parkhill, Sheffield in the coming weeks! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">All photographs were taken by the Sheffield Hallam University press office</span>RIBA Yorkshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11264706197047638543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534419537754094073.post-49549176655772297072011-10-17T04:02:00.000-07:002011-10-17T04:03:10.099-07:00RIBA Yorkshire Annual General MeetingOn 14 September RIBA Yorkshire held their annual general meeting at the 2011 RIBA award winning Sandal Magna Community Primary school. Before the meeting, the building's architect Sarah Wigglesworth led a detailed tour of the building, explaining the ideas behind the inspiring building.<br />
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</div>At the AGM, we said a fond fairwell to the Chair of the Yorkshire Region Geoff Ward. We will be sad to see him go. John Orrell, director of DLA Architecture will take over as the new Chair. His welcome speak was very inspiring and we look forward to working closely with him..<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The sketching tour started at Pearl Works on Eyre Lane; a small single storey brick industrial building so typical of Sheffield's industrial past and in danger of disappearing from the city centre. The route chosen picked up a number of interesting buildings along the way including Branson Coates Architects' National Centre for Pop Music and Field Clegg Bradley's Persistence Works. As you might expect some less notable buildings peaked people's interest becoming popular sketching subjects.</span><br />
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</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The tour finished in the beer garden of the Rutland Arms, with a great view of Persistence Works as a back drop to conversations about sketching, buildings, the profession and Pubs.</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next event to be organised by the Sheffield Society of Architects will be an architectural pub quiz following their AGM on Thursday 06 October at 6pm. If you would like to be informed about this and other Sheffield Society events please contact their Chair Alastair Norton by email <a href="mailto:alastair@nortonmayfield.co.uk">ala<u><span style="color: #0068cf;">stair@nortonmayfield.co.uk</span></u></a></span>RIBA Yorkshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11264706197047638543noreply@blogger.com0