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Design Skills Symposium 2014 About...
Learning Plan...
What is the design skills symposium?
What can I expect?
The Design Skills Symposium is a practical two
You can expect to work with like-minded people,
day collaborative learning event offering you
in cross-disciplinary groups through a varied
the opportunity to build the knowledge, capacity
and inspiring programme of presentations,
and networks to deliver better places by design.
masterclasses, site visits and practical design
Why this, why here?
exercises, based on a ‘live’ study site.
In addition to providing a range of world class
Is any preparation involved?
sporting facilities, preparations for the 2014
This year, in partnership with the Scottish
Commonwealth Games have driven the
Government, we are delighted to be able
delivery of many projects and programmes that
to offer participants the option of a free pre-
lever wider environmental, social and economic
symposium basic drawing skills workshop.
benefits.
If you feel its a long time since you have drawn
Investments and initiatives have been designed
in your job, or its something you would like to
to deliver outcomes for ‘greening the city’,
do more often but don’t know how to start, then
for ‘active travel’ and for ‘health‘ and have
this workshop is for you. Some of you may feel
influenced transformational change in many
competent at drawing and, if so, this workshop
places and communities.
is not designed for you.
On the basis of the learning points emerging,
Limited places are available for the workshop
the 2014 Design Skills Symposium will explore
on 27th February at the Lighthouse, Glasgow.
transferable lessons for all of Scotland’s places.
Briefing information will follow to registered
Who is it for? The event is intended for people with an interest or involvement in the creation of places.
participants in advance of the event. Further info available on www.designskillsscotland. co.uk
What will I learn? Participants will gain knowledge and
Learning from the symposium will be captured
understanding of transferable lessons emerging
as a series of resources to support participants
from preparations for the games.
to apply learning following the event.
The value of adopting a design led approach
A follow up seminar will be hosted in winter
to investments will be explored. Creative
2014 to share experiences of applying the
approaches to reuse, refurbishment and re-
learning across Scotland.
connection will be introduced and practical
The symposium is the first event from
Attendance is encouraged from architecture,
Unable to make the workshop?
planning, urban design, transport, housing,
You may find it helpful to refer to the Urban
issues and development of outcome-focused
regeneration and economic development
Skills Portal, a practical online design skills
actions.
professionals. Discounted places are also
programme for built environment professionals
available for students, recent graduates or
with little or no previous experience of graphic
individuals representing community groups.
software.
methods introduced to aid assessment of local
Expect to leave with new learning, practical tools and techniques to enable you to use design thinking to catalyse change in your place.
A+DS’s programme of activity exploring the sustainability legacy of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The Lighthouse, Level 2, Glasgow will act as a Hub for the programme from April-September 2014. Sign up for regular updates on related events and exhibitions www.ads.org.uk.
Design Skills Symposium 2014 Key themes...
Event programme...
Choose one of the following expert facilitator-led themes to work through the programme...
Smart use of assets and
Healthy sustainable
Empowering communities
investments
neighbourhoods
Many creative, collaborative
70% of venues for the
Sustainability has been
approaches have been
Glasgow games already
mainstreamed into the 2014
taken to building capacity
existed. Investments in new
Commonwealth Games at
in people to make changes.
infrastructure and regeneration
many scales: from designs
Programmes such as
have been designed to deliver
for a new neighbourhood
VELOCITY and Stalled
wider economic impacts for
at the athletes village, the
Spaces have shown how
surrounding communities.
development of green
people can be supported to
networks and active
take a leading role in shaping
travel opportunities, and
places including vacant or
programmes to improve
derelict land.
Learning aims: Learn about how a design led approach can help to make the most of assets that already exist in urban places as well as
health inequalities in existing neighbourhoods.
Learning aims: Learn about how processes of creatively
assist in levering greater and
Learning aims: Learn about
involving communities in
sustained economic benefits
how a design led approach
the making of places might
for communities from new
can assist in improving the
be transferred - providing
investment.
physical sustainability and
opportunities for health, sport,
positive community health
recreation and better quality of
outcomes for Scottish urban
life.
places.
Feedback from 2012... “an excellent 2 days thinking and networking backed by a solid contextual reference for learning”
“I enjoy the symposiums as an opportunity to learn from others both international and local - great learning opportunities and a platform to explore current themes and challenges”
Design Skills Symposium 2014 Lead facilitators...
Keynote Speakers... DAY1: Geoffrey London leads the Office of the Victorian Government Architect (OVGA) in advising and advocating for high quality design in the built environment. He is also the Winthrop Professor of Architecture at The University of Western Australia (UWA), where his current research interests include urban intensification and green infrastructure. Geoffrey is a Professorial Fellow at The University of Melbourne. He has acted as a consultant on numerous architectural and urban design projects. Geoffrey will speak about Australia’s experiences of the placemaking legacy of the Commonwealth Games as well as introducing how design is being used to catalyse exciting changes in Melbourne and the state of Victoria.
Béla Kezy
Lawrence Barth
Dermot Foley
DAY 2: Gert Urhahn is an urban designer, lecturer and former Director
Béla Kezy is a founder
Lawrence Barth is Professor
Dermot Foley is a landscape
of Urhahn Urban Design. He founded the Amsterdam based office in
and senior consultant of
of Urbanism at the Graduate
architect, recently voted one
1991 and developed it into an innovative urban design practice with a
MEGAKOM development
School of the Architectural
of Europe’s Top 40 designers
broad international portfolio of projects. Previously, Gert was Senior
Consultants and ICG Ex Ante
Association, where he
under 40, and has taught
Urban Designer for the Municipality of Amsterdam, strongly engaged
Consulting Ltd. in Hungary.
has worked to position the
landscape architecture in
in the redevelopment of the Amsterdam waterfronts. He has published
He has 15 years’ experience
Housing and Urbanism
Ireland, the UK and France.
extensively on regeneration strategies, urban typologies and principles
of supporting numerous
Programme at the interface
Dermot is part of EU Funded
and has most recently publised a book on ‘The Spontaneous City’.
regions and towns in designing
of architecture and urban
research consortium
Gert will speak on revitalizing the relationship between citizens and their
development strategies
strategy. Lawrence developed
Transitioning towards urban
cities and how design can deliver new possibilities in existing places.
and implementing specific
and coordinates a research
resilience and Sustainability
development projects. His
cluster which integrates the
[TuRAS], which brings
specialities include sustainable
AA’s architectural work into
communities and businesses
urban development, modern
the multi-disciplinary efforts to
together with local authorities
public management and the
develop a dynamic urbanism
and researchers to collaborate
EU’s Cohesion Policy. Bela
for today’s knowledge
on developing practical new
is involved with URBACT,
economy. He participates in an
solutions for the creative reuse
a European exchange
international research network
of vacant, derelict or unused
and learning programme
on the growth of global mega-
land and buildings.
promoting sustainable urban
cities.
Dermot will facilitate the
development.
Lawrence will facilitate on
Bela will facilitate on the theme
the smart use of assets and
of empowering communities.
investments
DAY 2: Ali Grehan was appointed Dublin City Architect in 2008. Recently described as an ‘Architect, Revitaliser, Community Maker’, her career has included private practice and work in the public and semi state sector, the latter including the Railway Procurement Agency and Ballymun Regeneration. She is an elected member of the Council of the Royal Institute of Architects in Ireland. She devised and co-ordinated Dublin’s bid for World Design Capital 2014, now continuing as PIVOT Dublin. Ali will speak on embedding design thinking at city level and about design as a tool for re-shaping the economy.
healthy sustaianable communities strand of the
The Day 2 keynote session is supported by VELOCITY, co-ordinators
programme.
for cultural content related to the Games. Ben Spencer, Producer at VELOCITY will introduce the session and facilitate a discussion.
Design Skills Symposium 2014
Booking details
Venue
Tickets can be purchased online at
The symposium will take place at
www.designskillsscotland.co.uk
the Emirates Arena,
Prices (including VAT) :-
1000 London Road Glasgow G40
2 day event ticket (inc lunch both days):
£100
2 day conference ticket (inc lunch both days): discounted price for students, recent graduates and community groups
£50
Day 1 welcome dinner: Get to know fellow participants and contributors
£27.50
3HG The Emirates Arena incorporates the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome and is a custom built venue for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Accommodation at Premier Inn, George Street, Glasgow. City Centre Hotel: booked on a Bed & Breakfast rate, single occupancy
Enquiries Please contact the organisers:
19th March
£103.25
My Pinkie Promise Ltd
20th March
£97.25
glasgow@designskillsscotland.co.uk
Combined ticket Includes 2 day conference, 2 nights accommmodation and Welcome Dinner
£328.00
tel: 01382 221078
Drawing places workshop - 27th February
no fee
mob: 07952 733427
Developed and delivered by Architecture + Design Scotland in partnership with the Scottish Government, Glasgow City Council, Clyde Gateway and Improvement Service and supported by others including Scottish Canals and VELOCITY.