This exhibition represents a concise moment in Jasmina Cibic’s current practice. A distillation of recent research into a specific objective arrangement, it is simultaneously a fragment of a much larger project, and yet complete as an iteration of the whole. At its centre stands that most pervasive figure in art history, the female nude.

Cibic’s films, photographs and installations are often populated by female figures. Sometimes speaking, sometimes mute, they dance, decorate and proclaim, acting as mouthpieces through which intricately researched tracts on the nature of power, aesthetics and statecraft pour forth. These ciphers are always formed by that which they appear to represent, even when the contents of their rhetoric is contradictory and garbled. They follow in the dubious tradition of the allegorical female, descendants of stately mother nations. The certainties of those great ages of nation-building gone, the trace and the archive here replace the sound and the fury in a double-game.

Key to Cibic’s work is her ability to play with fragmentation – highlighting basic ”building blocks”, be it in language, design or architecture, and representing them in isolation. Upon encountering the quarantined fragments, the spectator cannot help but attempt to reconstruct them, to imagine them in their original formation, and in doing so encounter the foundation of ideological and political thought. Each element speaks of its place of origin, and is infused with a variable effective half-life, charged with former ideologies that only deplete in potency over time.

The elements that make up this particular constellation derive their sources from three historical structures. This first is Dragiša Brašovan’s pavilion for the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, built for the occasion of the 1929 Barcelona World Exposition, which according to legend received the first prize at the Exposition. Due to political intrigue it subsequently lost that honour to the German Pavilion and its architect Mies Van der Rohe. The female nude that stands at the centre of this exhibition is taken from the pavilion’s entrance, here remodelled based on fragmentary and incomplete photographic documentation. It replaces the original whilst contradicting it, resurrecting this problematic emblem at the same time as overwriting it.

The second site of reference is the Former Palace of the Federation in Belgrade, from which a tapestry has been co-opted and ‘mass-produced’. As Brašovan’s nude, repurposed and re-contextualized by Cibic stands with the crypto-permanence embodied in its art-historical form, the repetitive facsimiles that background it fade as their historical potency depletes. Elsewhere we see their fixity restored in photographs of the Former Palace, distant in their documentary clarity, yet alluring by way the allegorical females placed in front of them.

The third site is another structure designed to sell Yugoslavia’s European potential. Now a republic, it modeled itself as a leading nation in the Non-Aligned Movement. In Cibic’s film NADA: Act I, Vjenceslav Richer’s original design for the 1958 Brussels World Exposition is realised, complete with its censored spire, albeit in the guise of a musical instrument. Once strung, a variation on Béla Bartók’s Magnificient Mandarin is performed. It was this controversial pantomime ballet that was chosen by the Yugoslav Republic to represent it to the international audience on the Nations’ Day in Brussels.

Gathering together these symbols and iconographies, Cibic’s projects present a synthesis of gesture, stagecraft and re-enactment. Instantiated in films and installations, hers is also an ongoing performative practice, an ‘enacted’ exercise in the dissection of statecraft. Her multilayered approach draws together primary sources and falsified narratives. This willful overwriting creates shifting meanings and highlights historical uncertainties and untruths, especially in the gendering of the past. Cibic plays a double-game, at once decoding mechanisms of power whilst building her own exemplary allegorical structures. Hers is a practice that addresses the ways in which visual language, art, architecture, and rhetoric are deployed and instrumentalised by political regimes, before investigating what happens to these fragments when the ideologies they endorse collapse.

About the artist

Jasmina Cibic’s work is site and context specific, performative in nature and employs a range of activity, media and theatrical tactics to redefine or reconsider an existent environment and its politics. Her work draws a parallel between the construction of national culture and its use value for political aims, encouraging the viewer to consider the timelessness of psychological and soft power mechanisms that authoritarian structures utilise in their own reinsertion and reinvention. The basic gesture in her artistic explorations is the dismantlement and careful analysis of the work of art, its representation, and its relationship to the viewer as she tries to operate inside the system she is investigating.

Cibic represented Slovenia at the 55th Venice Biennial with her project For Our Economy and Culture.

Her recent exhibitions include solo shows at: Aarhus 2017, Esker Foundation Calgary, Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb, Museum of Contemporary Art Belgrade, Museum of Contemporary Art Vojvodina, MGLC Ljubljana and Ludwig Museum Budapest.

Cibic’s films have been screened at Pula Film Festival, HKW Berlin, CCA Laznia, Les Rencontres Internationales Paris, Dokfest Kassel and Copenhagen International Documentary Festival. In 2016 Jasmina Cibic has been nominated for the Jarman Award and was the winner of the MAC International Ulster Bank and Charlottenborg Fonden awards.

www.jasminacibic.org

Nether Winchendon House is a unique Strawberry Hill Gothick mediaeval Manor House situated in a valley at the foot of the Chilterns. It has passed by family descent for over 450 years and remains a family home to this day. Sir Scrope Bernard, Bart, redesigned the mediaeval and Tudor exterior and clad the original timber-framed house in stone and then encased it in stucco in the Strawberry Hill Gothick style. The Grand Portico on the West Front was also added at this time. Tudor chimneys curl majestically above, next to an elegant cupola. The house is now lived in by Robert and Georgianna Spencer Bernard and their family. One of the family members will give us a private guided tour of the house.

In the afternoon: Chenies Manor House. Before the private guided tour of the house, a pre-ordered sandwich lunch with tea/coffee/soft drinks, if requested on the Booking Form at an optional £8.00 per head, is available, but there is a tea room where cakes can be purchased separately. The semi-fortified brick manor house, which forms the core of the present day structure, was built by Sir John Cheyne in approximately 1460. In the centre of the main house, there is an unusual spiral staircase where the handrail has been carved into the brick. The house includes a medieval well, a dungeon and a reputed priest hole. Nickolaus described it as “beautifully mellow under the trees by the church, and archaeologically a fascinating puzzle.”

The surrounding estate includes formal gardens, an extensive physic garden and two mazes. Just outside the gates is the 15th and 16th century parish church of St Michael, together with the private Bedford Chapel.

Date and time

Coach Pick up St Giles at 9.00 am, Thornhill Park & Ride 9.15 am

Return Thornhill c 6.00pm, St Giles c 6.15 pm

Book by August 29th.

Cost £35.50

Book here: http://www.oahs.org.uk/exc5.php

Birmingham and the West Midlands is enjoying some real momentum at the present time and there are new development and investment opportunities coming to light every day. Placemaking remains very high on the agenda for all parties and the private and public sector partnerships are working well together.

So when we come back from the summer break and we take stock of the political situation and find out where we are with regards to Brexit the heart of the Midlands Engine is open for business.

Our panel for this event brings a truly local and international feel to proceedings.

Richard Cowell, Assistant Director – Development and Planning Manager at Birmingham City Council will take the lead in terms of setting the scene in Birmingham and outlining the new schemes and the planning pipeline.

Colin Harvey is the Head of Property Programmes Delivery for Jaguar Landrover who are one of the most significant private sector investors in the Midlands with a phenomenal amount of work both planned and onsite; it is difficult to keep up with their expansion plans and the volume of work created by JLR.

Karl Tupling  is the General Manager Midlands and North West for the HCA who are very much up to speed and supporting the regions with their massive land bank and partnering approach to massive housing deals. They bring lots to the table across the UK and it will be interesting to hear what plans they have in the Midlands.

Mark Lee is the CEO of Calthorpe Estates who have a genuine focus on communities and place making. They are active across a wide range of sectors and Mark will update us on their current and future schemes and highlight the opportunities that lie within their portfolio.

Stephen Walker is the Deputy Head of Asset Management at Aberdeen Asset Management who have a portfolio of properties in the Midlands and Stephen will update us on current projects and also talk about Prop Tech.

So we trust that you will enjoy the summer holidays and come back in September ready for business because there is plenty to prepare for!

Event Format

• 1530 – 1600; Registration
• 1600 – 1645; Networking with Wine, Beer and Soft Drinks
• 1645 – 1815; Speaker Presentations
• 1815 – 1900; Networking with Hot Food, Wine, Beer and Soft Drinks
• 1930 – 2200; After Event Speakers Dinner (VIP TICKET HOLDERS ONLY)

VIP Tickets

We have an exciting new opportunity for you – buy a VIP ticket to this event and come to dinner straight after the event with the speakers who have accepted an invitation, see below.

Great food, good wine and excellent conversation.

VIP Ticket Privileges

• FREE attendance at the after-event Speakers Dinner
• Reserved seating in the front two rows at the event
• Guaranteed tickets even at sold-out events
• Up to 20 x VIP tickets available at each event
• VIP Name Badges

Dinner Venue – Opus at Cornwall Street

Come to dinner and join:

• Dinner attendees to be confirmed.

Chair: Amanda Coupland, Director; Built Environment Networking

Speakers

Colin Harvey, Head of Property Programmes Delivery; Jaguar Land Rover

Karl Tupling, General Manager Midlands; Homes & Communities Agency

Richard Cowell, Assistant Director, Planning & Development; Birmingham City Council

Richard joined Birmingham City Council’s Planning and Regeneration Department in 2008. He currently heads up a number of multi–disciplinary teams leading on a range of development, planning and regeneration initiatives, with a primary focus on the city centre.

One of his first projects with the department was the production of the City’s strategic city centre masterplan, the Big City Plan, which was launched in September 2010. The Big City Plan is one of the most ambitious and far-reaching city development projects in the UK and is seeing billions of pounds of investment in both infrastructure and major new development schemes.

Following the launch of the Big City Plan Richard led the work to secure the city centre Enterprise Zone and the publication of the first Enterprise Zone Investment Plan (2012). This investment is enabling an extension of the Midland Metro Tram network, public realm improvements and key development schemes to proceed.

As the City continues to experience a major economic renaissance the focus for Richard remains the implementation of the strategic vision of the Big City Plan and key initiatives to drive growth across Birmingham. This includes Birmingham Smithfield, which will see the redevelopment of a 14ha site in the heart of the city centre; and the Curzon HS2 Growth Strategy, which has secured an extension of the Enterprise Zone and over £700 million of infrastructure investment targeted at maximising growth around the city centre High Speed 2 (HS2) terminus station.

Mark Lee, Chief Executive; Calthorpe Estates

Stephen Walker, Deputy Head of Asset Management; Aberdeen Asset Management

Cost: £65 – £1500

Book here: https://www.built-environment-networking.com/event/birmingham-development-plans-2017-3/

This walking and coach tour will provide a broad overview of Milton Keynes’s architecture and planning by the MK Development Corporation, 1970–92.

The morning is an approx. 4 mile walk covering the key commercial and civic buildings of Central MK. We will visit one of the pioneering eco-houses built for the 1981 Homeworld Exhibition, and break for lunch in the celebrated Shopping Building, with an option to visit the designed landscape of Campbell Park nearby.

We will be collected by coach at 1.30pm to visit several areas which illustrate the different approaches taken to development outside CMK. This will cover a variety of housing and community buildings and may include work by Norman Foster, Jeremy Dixon, Edward Jones and Ralph Erskine. We will also visit the high-tech employment buildings at Kiln Farm, where we will be met by one of the MKDC architects John Dryden.

The tour will be led by Tom Brooks, Heritage Consultant at Alan Baxter, who has been assessing the significance of MK to inform the Council’s emerging New Town Heritage Register. He will give a perspective on this work and the wider debates about MK’s special character at this potentially significant turning point as it looks forward to the next 50 years.

Those who don’t want to take part in the morning walk would be welcome to join the group for the coach trip in the afternoon (which will involve limited walking at stop-offs). Please advise the leader Tom Brooks when we send out your joining email in the week prior to the trip. (Price remains the same)

Mid-morning and afternoon teas/coffees provided. A wide variety of lunch options are available in the Shopping Building.

Meet at Milton Keynes Central Railway station at 9.30am.  The event will finish at Milton Keynes Central railway station at 5.30pm.

Members £35.00　　　　　　 Non Members £45.00

(Image courtesy of Milton Keynes City Discovery Centre)

Book here: https://secure.c20society.org.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=62&EventId=540

With nine specialist shows all under one roof and some of the industry’s biggest names already signed up (including Knauf Insulation, CAT, HS2, Portakabin, VELUX, HP, Screwfix and CEMEX), UK Construction Week is an event not to be missed.

A single registration will give you access to all nine specialist shows including Grand Designs Live across our brand new floorplan and layout (NEC, Birmingham – Hall 9, 10, 11 and 12).

Join thousands of contractors, architects, housebuilders, developers, and project managers by registering for your FREE ticket today.

Book here: https://ukcon-2017-visitor.reg.buzz/step/1

The Surface & Materials Show will showcase the latest surface and material solutions for architects, interior designers, developers and industry professionals looking for cutting edge innovations within the materials sector.

The number one UK exhibition for the surface and materials industry showcasing the latest surface solutions for architects, interior designers, specifiers and industry professionals looking for cutting-edge innovations.

An unmissable aspect of UK Construction Week, the Surface & Materials Show celebrates its third year with an inspiring package of seminars, stands and events. The Surface & Materials Show is a key element of the multiplex of nine shows under one convenient roof, presenting a fascinating opportunity to explore a wide range of products, technologies and services.

Whether seeking to increase knowledge, discover new materials, or to network with the brightest and the best of industry, the Surface & Materials Show is the place to be from October 10-12. Last year’s event saw a 38% increase in visitor numbers, with over 30,000 people attending UKCW overall and 3,633 members of architecture and design practices making a beeline for the Surfaces & Materials sector to engage with 56 exhibitors.

NEW for 2017: Kitchens & Bathrooms Live will have a dedicated area within the Surface & Materials Show showcasing the leading brands at the forefront of design in the kitchens and bathrooms sector.

Pricing:
Trade FREE (10-12 October are the trade only dates)
(This is a trade event please note that children and students will not be permitted access into the venue)

Find out more info and register here: http://www.ukconstructionweek.com/surface-and-materials

Six Home Shows Under One Roof

Grand Designs Live, proudly sponsored by Anglian Home Improvements, returns to Birmingham’s NEC from the 11th – 15th October 2017. Running for 5 days, the show offers visitors a unique opportunity to see all the latest trends for the home as well as many products never seen before. Based on the Channel 4 TV series, and presented by design guru Kevin McCloud, the event is packed with over 400 exhibitors, across seven different sections offering ideas and inspiration for your very own Grand Design, however big or small.

Grand Designs Live is based on the hugely successful Channel 4 TV series and is presented by design guru Kevin McCloud.

Launched in London in 2004, and in Birmingham in 2005 the show has won multiple industry awards has been hailed ‘the UK’s most successful exhibition launch in the last decade’.

Grand Designs Live promises to break down the conventional limitations to home building and offers visitors a chance to discover the latest innovations, explore this year’s trends and preview unseen products from around 400 exhibiting companies.

Highlights:

• Self-build bootcamp
• Ask an expert
• Kevin’s Green Hero’s
• Kitchen Advice Centre
• Live Kitchen
• Grand Room Sets
• VIP Experience
• Food and Drink
• UK Construction Week
• Grand Theatre

Cost: £12-£15

Book Tickets here: https://www.granddesignslive.com/nec/about/book-tickets-info

The new RIBA contracts have been designed to facilitate the successful completion of projects, resolving recurring issues in older versions or other contracts available in the industry. Complying with consumer protection regulations and clearly written, the RIBA contracts eliminate difficulties that may occur from conception to the completion of a project for all parties involved.

The seminar will provide an insight into contracts, communicating value to clients and diversification in a time of economic change.

The speaker will look at the following:

• How are the new 2014 RIBA contracts more pragmatic than the previous editions and revisions? What are the main differences, innovations and benefits of using the latest documents available?
• What contracts are available and what are they used for?
  • RIBA Domestic Building Contracts 2014
  • RIBA Concise Building Contract 2014
  • JCT Minor Works Building Contract 2011
  • JCT Minor Works Building Contract suite 2016 now addressing BIM, CDM Regulations, Government’s Fair Payment Charter, guarantees/warranties, insurance and Public Contracts Regulations
• What other contracts are available in the UK market and how do they compare to others such as the JCT Contract for a Home Owner/Occupier or the Federation of Master Builders Domestic Contract for Minor Buildings?
• What should Parties consider when deciding on the contract to choose for a project?

This seminar will also provide an outlook on the RIBA Contract Administration Forms which form a tool to administer the RIBA Building Contracts, not only highlighting possible issues and what to look out for whilst completing the documentation itself, but also what may happen when using the wrong contract for a project.

Speaker: Geraldine Fleming, Knowles
Geraldine has 20 years’ experience working in the construction industry, starting out as a Quantity Surveyor for Balfour Beatty Construction Limited, who sponsored her during her degree at Leeds Metropolitan University. She is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with a main contractor background and has been involved in a wide range of building and civil engineering projects. Geraldine is legally qualified, having completed a law degree and solicitors exams. She has extensive experience of dispute resolution including negotiated settlements, adjudication, arbitration and litigation. She is an accomplished lecturer and regularly presents courses and in-house lectures to a wide variety of clients.

Core Curriculum topics:
1. Procurement and contracts
2. Internal management

TICKETS

Guided Walking Tour

Join one of Letchworth’s Town Historians on a pleasant stroll through some of the highlights of the first Garden City’s history. Our gentle walking route is punctuated with stops where we can dig deeper into the history of certain buildings.

Starting at the Tourist Information Centre, on Station Road, this tour takes in Parks and Gardens, Cheap Cottages, hidden gems and the Spirella Building (where there are WCs) and ends up at The International Garden Cities Exhibition, where you can enjoy free hot drinks and discover more about the history of Letchworth, Ebenezer Howard, and the Garden City Movement – and its legacy across the world.

The walking tour should take approximately 2.5 hours.
You can park for FREE every weekend at The Spirella Building, just a short walk from the town centre:

There is a small amount of walking on grass/uneven ground – you should wear sensible footwear if possible.

Includes FREE FairTrade tea & coffee at the Exhibition at the end of the tour.

Register your free ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/guided-walking-tour-letchworth-garden-citys-historic-highlights-september-tickets-34688076972?aff=es2

This seminar will look at the importance of understanding the public contracts framework and levels of an engagement. Competition principles, what they are and why, and the regulatory and legislative context will be explored.

The seminar will provide delegates with an update on competition reforms of the Directives, the principles and contributories, as well as efficiency and effectiveness, SME access and levelling the playing field.

The RIBA Ten Principles for Procuring Better Outcomes will be detailed, including advice on encouraging consortia bid from smaller practices, tips on consultant capability assessment, and selection of suitable building contracts.

Competitive bidding and the bid itself will be explored, including do’s and don’ts on practices strengths and weaknesses, content and tone of responses to a tender invite, and identifying pass/fail areas, as well as understanding learning opportunities from the tender evaluation stage and feedback.

The seminar will cover:

• Background and context
• The new regulatory environment
• Pre market engagement
• RIBA Ten Principles for Procuring Better Outcomes
• Competitive bidding
• Understanding a competition, the notice and brief

The final part of the seminar will look at the future of procurement. The question of how change in procurement culture with better competitive processes and practices can be embedded, will be addressed by the speaker and delegates.

Speaker: Walter Menteth, Walter Menteth Architects
With over 30 years’ experience in practice, Walter is director of Walter Menteth Architects, RIBA National Councillor, and a part-time senior lecturer. Between 2011 -2013, he was Chair of the RIBA Procurement Reform Group. He is director of Project Compass CIC, a UK procurement intelligence service for clients and architects, providing free and easy access to procurement notices, guidance on the regulations and procedures for procurement, along with real time market research and analysis. He is author of Project Compass Report on Garden Bridge Procurement, and co-author of Public Construction Procurement Trends 2009-2014.

Core Curriculum topics
1. Compliance
2. Procurement and contracts 

TICKETS

This seminar starts by presenting primary fire legislation applicable to residential design and the accompanying national guidance documents. It explains the first principles of residential fire safety design, and uses a number of case studies to highlight evolving trends. It will be useful to architects and their design teams when designing fire safety into single dwelling houses or purpose built blocks of flats.

Our speaker will bring to bear his experience in crafting fire strategies for new developments and fire risk assessing purpose built blocks from the 1960s, where we have learnt lessons from the past.

Ben Bradford BSc MSc MBA CEng FCIBSE FRICS PCABE FIFireE
Ben is the proud founder of BB7, an outstanding fire, security and continuity consulting firm. The firm advises architects and design teams but also building owners and operators. They imagine new ways to mitigate risk within the built environment. Under Ben’s stewardship the firm has national coverage via five offices, and has/is working on some truly iconic buildings.  Ben holds dual professional qualifications as a Chartered Engineer and Chartered Surveyor. In 2016 IFSEC Global recognised Ben as ‘The Most Influential Person in Fire’.

Ben authored PAS 7: 2013 – Fire Risk Management Systems Specification on behalf of British Standards Institution and the plan is to move this to BS 8777.  He’s written a number of publications and recently sat on the revision of BS 9999 committee. Ben is heavily involved with the London Branch of Institution of Fire Engineers as their Marketing and Events Chair.

On 13 May 2016 Ben was inaugurated at the House of Lords, London as The President of the Chartered Association of Building Engineers.

How to book
Course booking form, and further details on the course content and structure can be found on the flyer and booking form or by emailing Adam Turner.

Core Curriculum topics: 1. Compliance 2. Designing and building it 

TICKETS

The best way to learn about Passivhaus is from first-hand experience. Every November Passivhaus buildings nationwide open their doors to the public to share their experiences and facilitate the learning of Passivhaus benefits. This is the 14th consecutive International Passivhaus Open Day event held in November the Passivhaus Institute and its affiliates.

All participating projects and viewing details as well as guided tours will be published on the Passivhaus Database as of 1 September 2017. All UK participants will feature on the Passivhaus Trust website shortly after the 1st September.

Should you have any further questions regarding registration, please feel free to contact iPHA at info@passivehouse-international.org.

Guided Walking Tour

Join one of Letchworth’s Town Historians on a pleasant stroll through some of the highlights of the first Garden City’s history. Our gentle walking route is punctuated with stops where we can dig deeper into the history of certain buildings.

Starting at the Tourist Information Centre, on Station Road, this tour takes in Parks and Gardens, Cheap Cottages, hidden gems and the Spirella Building (where there are WCs) and ends up at The International Garden Cities Exhibition, where you can enjoy free hot drinks and discover more about the history of Letchworth, Ebenezer Howard, and the Garden City Movement – and its legacy across the world.

The walking tour should take approximately 2.5 hours.
You can park for FREE every weekend at The Spirella Building, just a short walk from the town centre:

There is a small amount of walking on grass/uneven ground – you should wear sensible footwear if possible.

Includes FREE FairTrade tea & coffee at the Exhibition at the end of the tour.

Register your free ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/guided-walking-tour-letchworth-garden-citys-historic-highlights-november-tickets-34688185296?aff=es2

Osmosis have confirmed that the next Eco Connect event will take place at The King’s Centre, Oxford on 22^nd November 2017. Eco Connect South East will focus on how to improve the quality of domestic newbuild and retrofit in the Thames Valley and surrounding counties. It is delivered in partnership with the AECB and key local authorities in the region. Members wishing to exhibit should contact james@osmosisconsult.com. Osmosis welcome your thoughts and ideas – contact them on 01785 711 574.

Eco Connect Wales was held in June and received great feedback – read all about it here.

In a matter of months, the government has disbanded the Zero Carbon Hub, withdrawn the Code for Sustainable Homes, abandoned the zero carbon target for new homes by 2016, postponed the revisions to Part L and by all accounts, effectively scrapped the 2019 zero carbon target for non-domestic buildings. But one thing has not gone away: Climate Change. If anything, the need to design low impact, resilient buildings is even greater as carbon emissions continue to increase globally.

Rather than dwelling on these gloomy facts, this presentation will illustrate the exciting opportunities in designing new future proofed low impact homes that are also well-designed.

Using the RIBA Plan of Work as a structure, the seminar will cover client briefing through design development to completion and post occupation. At each stage there will be analysis of what an architect can do to improve the environmental impact of the building and minimize the performance gap. There will also be an overview of assessment standards such as passive house and LEED and other aspects of sustainable buildings such as the life cycle and specification of building materials, thermal comfort, ventilation and overheating will also be covered.

In a breakout session, delegates will be presented with some information to assess according to their sustainable benefits, followed by an open debate on the realities of achieving truly sustainable homes.

Speaker: Lucy Pedler, The Green Register
Lucy has over 30 years of professional expertise in sustainable building practices and has worked as a Product Specialist and Seminar Coordinator at the UK’s first Ecological Building Centre for five years. Lucy set up The Green Register (TGR) in 2000 to raise awareness of sustainable built environment. TGR is a nation-wide, not-for-profit organisation promoting sustainable building practices to all disciplines of the construction industry. In 1999, Lucy started her own sustainable architecture practice designing low impact buildings and in 2005, Lucy and Paul McWilliams started develeco Ltd, transforming older properties into sustainable, beautiful buildings fit for 21st century living.

Core Curriculum topics
1. Climate
2. Designing and building it

TICKETS

Drawing on lessons learned from recent high-profile fires, this one day seminar from the SPAB will look at all aspects of fire prevention and management in historic buildings, as well as approaches to reconstruction when the worst happens.

Morning sessions from expert speakers will include understanding the main causes of fire in historic buildings, what detection and suppression systems best suit them, how to balance fire prevention systems with original building fabric, and an overview of new research. The afternoon will consider immediate responses to fire, and debate the SPAB approach to dealing with the aftermath of a fire in a historic building. This will be followed by case studies illustrating different approaches to rebuilding, before a final discussion opened out to the audience.

FEE: £110 (Early Bird rate until Friday 3 November 2017)

The fee includes lunch and refreshments. Please see our Terms and Conditions before booking for details of cancellations, refunds and transfers.

TARGET AUDIENCE: managers and staff of period properties; building conservation professionals; construction professionals; students; home owners.

BOOK ONLINE by clicking on the ‘Add to basket’ button in the upper right corner of your screen: http://www.spab.org.uk/spab-events-awards/events/

Alternatively, download the BOOKING FORM to be completed and returned with payment to: SPAB, 37 Spital Square, London, E1 6DY.

When booking online, please provide the full delegate name. Please also let us know if the delegate has any special dietary or access requirements.

If you have any questions about this course, or any of the Society’s events, please contact the Education and Training team on 020 7377 1644 or education@spab.org.uk

Guided Walking Tour

Join one of Letchworth’s Town Historians on a pleasant stroll through some of the highlights of the first Garden City’s history. Our gentle walking route is punctuated with stops where we can dig deeper into the history of certain buildings.

Starting at the Tourist Information Centre, on Station Road, this tour takes in Parks and Gardens, Cheap Cottages, hidden gems and the Spirella Building (where there are WCs) and ends up at The International Garden Cities Exhibition, where you can enjoy free hot drinks and discover more about the history of Letchworth, Ebenezer Howard, and the Garden City Movement – and its legacy across the world.

The walking tour should take approximately 2.5 hours.
You can park for FREE every weekend at The Spirella Building, just a short walk from the town centre:

There is a small amount of walking on grass/uneven ground – you should wear sensible footwear if possible.

Includes FREE FairTrade tea & coffee at the Exhibition at the end of the tour.

Register your free ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/guided-walking-tour-letchworth-garden-citys-historic-highlights-november-tickets-34688185296?aff=es2