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EXPO ORGANISERS URGE VISITORS TO BE ECO-FRIENDLY TRAVELLERS
As Scotland’s Housing Expo enters its last week as a public exhibition, organisers are urging visitors to support the eco-friendly ethos of the project by leaving their cars at home.
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SEMINAR - THE ARCHITECTURAL RESPONSES
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Throughout the month of August a series of professionally orientated seminars has been organised by Sust. These seminars will run every Tuesday and Wednesday around linked themes and will be run in association with various organisations including RIAS/ IAA, Homes for Scotland, SEDA, the Forestry Commission Scotland with the Centre for Timber Engineering and will include contributions from the EXPO master planner, house designers and developers, local architects, the Scottish Government, Local Authority Planners, contributions from other European experts and the people behind bringing the EXPO to Scotland.
The Architectural Responses
(in association with the RIAS and the IAA)
Chaired by:
Neil Baxter – Secretary RIAS
Speakers:
Neil Baxter – Introduction
Context – From Competition to Completion
Johnny Cadell – Partner – Cadell2 – Masterplanners for the EXPO
Masterplanning the EXPO
David Blaikie – Director and Partner - David Blaikie Architects – Designer – Lios Gorm (Green Place to Live)
The Role of Prefabrication in Delivering Affordable Housing
Sam Hey – Architect – Keppie Design - Designer – The Apartments
The history of the flats - from design to delivery
Alan Pert – Partner - NORD (Northern Office for Research and Design) – Designers – The Stone House
Scottish Housing – A New Vernacular
Neil Sutherland - Partner and Architect - Neil Sutherland Architects
Planning for expansion in rural context
