tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60881081667292338442024-03-12T17:07:00.520-07:00The Architecture Centre's City Ideas StudioThe ‘City Ideas Studio’ is part of a year-long Architecture Centre programme for people from all parts of the city to come together and explore solutions for a sustainable future through exhibitions, workshops, talks and events.
Taking place between May 2015 and April 2016, visit the City Ideas Studio at the Architecture Centre, Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QALottie Storey | Oyster & Pearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15241271143427248493noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088108166729233844.post-84768565437496341742016-03-16T09:22:00.000-07:002016-03-29T02:44:00.098-07:00Keynote Lecture: City Transport 'Movers and Shakers: Who Decides how we travel?'On the 24 February the Architecture centre hosted a keynote lecture to support the launch of its most recent <a href="http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/exhibitions-city-ideas-studio-transport" target="_blank">City ideas Studio</a> residency: Transport. Guests gathered in the gallery beforehand to view and discuss the display, before heading upstairs to hear the talks and take part in the discussion.<br />
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James Durie of the <a href="http://www.businesswest.co.uk/initiative" target="_blank">West of England Initiative</a> introduced the event and its two keynote speakers. Anne O'Driscoll, Director of <a href="http://www.northbristolsuscom.org/" target="_blank">North Bristol Suscom</a>, spoke about how businesses and students are turning to more sustainable methods of travel. Jon usher, West of England Programme Manager at <a href="http://www.sustrans.org.uk/" target="_blank">Sustrans</a>, outlined the aims and the key initiatives in the recently published 'A Good transport plan for Bristol'. A lively debate ensued that raised questions with regards to the cost of travel in Bristol, obstacles on the road that effect buses and freight vehicles, a congestion charge (as part of a carrot and stick approach) as well as the subject of devolution.<br />
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<br />Architecture Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985912075213779568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088108166729233844.post-60631361405889613282016-02-17T04:13:00.000-08:002016-03-21T08:21:28.369-07:00Private View: City Ideas Studio - Transport<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Wednesday 10 February saw the official launch and private view of
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Ideas Studio</a>. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Guests viewed the display and took part in a lively discussion on ways in which we can improve public transport, active travel and make better use of our streets.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Working with our studio partner <a href="http://www.businesswest.co.uk/initiative" target="_blank">The West of England Initiative</a>, the exhibition uses the recently published Good Transport Plan for Bristol as a framework for exploring key issues, with projects including those by <a href="http://www.sustrans.org.uk/" target="_blank">Sustrans</a>, <a href="http://playingout.net/" target="_blank">Playing Out</a>, <a href="http://letswalkbedminster.co.uk/" target="_blank">Let's Walk Bedminster</a>, <a href="http://www.northbristolsuscom.org/" target="_blank">North Bristol SusCom</a> and <a href="http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/et/abe" target="_blank">UWE</a>.</span></div>
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Architecture Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985912075213779568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088108166729233844.post-58198760546408939562015-12-17T06:51:00.000-08:002016-03-21T08:22:04.301-07:00Keynote Lecture: City Energy - Solarsense and Max Fordham<div class="MsoNormal">
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Energy. With contributions from renewables consultants, <a href="http://www.solarsense-uk.com/" target="_blank">Solarsense</a>, and
engineers specialising in sustainability, <a href="http://www.maxfordham.com/" target="_blank">Max Fordham</a>, the talk addressed the
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First to talk was David Snape from
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of the broad range of solar installations they’ve completed over the years. A
particular example, which is featured in the City Ideas Studio: Energy
exhibition, is a solar power installation fitted on to the roof the science
centre, <a href="https://www.at-bristol.org.uk/" target="_blank">At-Bristol</a>, which was completed in just four weeks. He explained how
solar technology has gradually become a more viable option, for both businesses
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Next up was Richard Lowe, Investment Programme Manager at
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their current programmes. These include <a href="https://warmupbristol.co.uk/" target="_blank">‘Warm Up Bristol’</a>, a scheme designed to
ensure that Bristol’s homes are as energy efficient as they can be, by maximising the performance of the building fabric itself. He
also spoke about the <a href="http://www.bristoltemplequarter.com/blog/sustainable/heat-networks/" target="_blank">Heat Network</a> that the council is developing in the city. A
network of underground pipes supply heat to a number of buildings from a local
energy centre, which ultimately provide more efficient and lower-cost heat to
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The third speaker was David Saunders from <a href="http://www.bristolenergynetwork.org/" target="_blank">Bristol Energy Network</a>. He spoke about the role of the community in shaping and developing
sustainable resources. The Bristol Energy Network has recently launched <a href="http://www.bristolenergynetwork.org/content/energy-champions-0" target="_blank">Energy Champions</a>, which aims to offer every person in Bristol someone to turn to for energy
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The final talk was from the keynote speaker Hareth Pochee,
physicist and engineer at Max Fordham. He explained that a significant
percentage of the total of the United Kingdom’s energy demand and CO2 emissions
comes from heating buildings. He outlined the technical, economic and social
details of government proposals to reduce this percentage which include CHP (combined heat and power),
district heating, heat pumps and insulation and presented a number of
alternatives to these proposals. These included hydrogen infrastructure and
radical retrofit. In both instances deep energy saving methods are incorporated
with other architectural design features to yield additional benefits. <a href="http://www.maxfordham.com/projects/keynsham-civic-centre" target="_blank">Keynsham Civic Centre</a>, a case study featured in the current City Ideas Studio
exhibition, offers an example of where these measures have had an immensely
positive effect on the building's energy performance and the surrounding area.
Haresh ended by outlining the huge potential for these measures to drastically
reduce the energy demands of the UK’s buildings, as well as drastically change
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The <a href="http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/city-ideas-studio-energy" target="_blank">City Ideas Studio</a>: Energy residency
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at the <a href="http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/Ideas-Studio">City
Ideas Studio</a>. Opened and introduced by Assistant Mayor for Place, Councillor Simon Cook, guests gathered to discuss and find out about how we can
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work and projects from our studio partner <a href="http://www.solarsense-uk.com/" target="_blank">Solarsense</a>, with local energy
projects by <a href="https://warmupbristol.co.uk/article/show-home" target="_blank">Bristol City Council</a>, <a href="http://www.bristolenergynetwork.org/" target="_blank">Bristol Energy Network</a>, <a href="http://www.cse.org.uk/" target="_blank">Centre for Sustainable Energy</a>, <a href="http://www.greenregister.org.uk/" target="_blank">The GreenRegister</a>, <a href="http://www.maxfordham.com/" target="_blank">Max Fordham</a> and others, as well as provocations by staff and students from the <a href="http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/et/abe">UWE Department of Architecture and the
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Futures Festival in November. The symposium brought together people from
different backgrounds to share thoughts and experiences contributing to the
beginnings of a vision for Bristol’s future as a more child friendly city. Adults
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Architecture Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985912075213779568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088108166729233844.post-38405501218859121762015-11-11T04:33:00.000-08:002015-11-11T04:33:56.866-08:00My Green City outreach workshops at Bristol Family Arts FestivalAs part of the 2015 <a href="http://bristolfamilyartsfestival.blogspot.co.uk/">Bristol Family Arts Festival</a> the Architecture Centre, <a href="http://www.watershed.co.uk/">Watershed</a> and <a href="http://www.childrensscrapstore.co.uk/">Children's Scrapstore</a> hosted two creative family outreach workshops at <a href="https://www2.bristol.gov.uk/LibraryViewer?XSL=library&LibraryId=1135">Junction 3 Library</a>, Easton and <a href="http://www.lwfarm.org.uk/">Lawrence Weston Community Farm</a>. Families were asked to help populate a green city full of eco-friendly buildings, green transport and sustainable energy solutions. Some great creations were made!<br />
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Learn more about projects around Bristol that are helping the city be more green at our <a href="http://architecturecentre.co.uk/Ideas-Studio">City Ideas Studio</a><br />
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Architecture Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985912075213779568noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088108166729233844.post-36163373753495660452015-11-06T03:58:00.002-08:002015-11-11T04:33:30.549-08:00Shoe boxes and shipping containers! Make your own snug homeThe City Ideas Studio was taken over for our Snug Homes family workshop last Friday (30 October), as part of the <a href="http://bristolfamilyartsfestival.blogspot.co.uk/">Bristol Family Arts Festival</a> and <a href="http://www.artweekender.com/">Art Weekender</a>.<br />
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Families were asked to model their own eco-friendly snug home. A really small house, still containing all the essentials that a house should have. It was a busy and creative afternoon of designing and making, take a look at some of the great creations that were made...<br />
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We are a few weeks into our third <a href="http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/Ideas-Studio">City Ideas Studio residency</a>, <a href="http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/city-idea-studio-resources">Resources</a>, where we are addressing the question: <i>How can we make more of the things we have? </i>Visit the gallery 11-5 Wednesday-Friday and 12-5 Saturday-Sunday to explore all aspects of resourcefulness.<br />
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The exhibition explores not only how best to use finite resources such as building<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.burohappold.com/">BuroHappold Engineering</a>'s range of global and local resourceful initiatives</li>
<li>Our touch screen where you can learn about our previous exhibitions, projects and organisations that are exploring solutions for a sustainable future, we’re gradually adding all our City Ideas Studio content onto the touch screen so have a read up on our previous residencies.</li>
<li>Watch videos and read up on local resourceful projects including: <a href="http://www.bristolgreendoors.org/">Bristol Green Doors</a>, <a href="http://www.bristolreuse.com/">Bristol ReUse Network</a> and <a href="http://ecomotive.org/wp/snug-homes-project/">Ecomotive SNUG Homes</a></li>
<li>Take part in our SNUG Homes family activity - can you design a 'snug' home (a compact and environmentally friendly house)</li>
<li>Add your comments and ideas to our map on resourceful projects in Bristol</li>
<li>View <a href="http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/et/abe">UWE Department of Architecture and the Built Environment</a>'s installation, that offers a thought-provoking response to the exhibition theme</li>
<li>Learn about Bower Ashton Woodyard and Round Wood Design and try out the wood furniture</li>
<li>Visit our foyer to learn about the Architecture Centre's Shape My City <a href="http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/Shape-My-City-Live-Build">#livebuild</a> sustainable building project</li>
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Visit the City Ideas Studio resources exhibition after hours in our special <a href="http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/city-ideas-studio-twilight-opening">twilight opening</a> on 30 October, part of <a href="http://www.artweekender.com/">Art Weekender: Bristol & Bath</a></div>
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Architecture Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985912075213779568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088108166729233844.post-35962688524076666562015-10-06T04:18:00.000-07:002015-10-06T07:50:35.948-07:00Snug Homes: Family ActivityVisit our <a href="http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/Ideas-Studio">City Ideas Studio</a> <a href="http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/city-idea-studio-resources">Resources</a> residency to get involved in our family activity. Our gallery is open 11-5 Wednesday-Friday and 12-5 Saturday-Sunday.<br />
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Your challenge is to design a 'snug' home, a compact, environmentally friendly house that is small in size but still has everything you need. Learn about <a href="http://ecomotive.org/wp/snug-homes-project/">Ecomotive SNUG homes</a> in our exhibition, take inspiration from the sheets on our activity table and get designing.<br />
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A snug home is important because the UK needs more affordable homes (smaller houses are usually cheaper), space in the cities is limited and expensive (future homes need to take up less space), small homes generally have a smaller carbon footprint and due to climate change rising sea levels we may have less land to build houses on.<br />
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Learn more about Ecomotive SNUG homes <a href="http://ecomotive.org/wp/snug-homes-project/">here</a> and at our Resources residency.<br />
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Architecture Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985912075213779568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088108166729233844.post-62380969167602993322015-10-02T04:10:00.000-07:002015-10-02T06:47:11.181-07:00City Ideas Studio: Resources - the private viewWednesday 30 October saw the official launch and private view of our <a href="http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/city-idea-studio-resources">Resources</a> residency at the <a href="http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/Ideas-Studio">City Ideas Studio</a>. A great turn out gathered to learn all about how we can be more resourceful, showcasing projects and ideas from our thematic partner <a href="http://www.burohappold.com/">BuroHappold Engineering</a> and local resource projects such as <a href="http://www.bristolreuse.com/">Bristol ReUse Network</a>, <a href="http://ecomotive.org/wp/snug-homes-project/">Ecomotive SNUG Homes</a>, <a href="http://www.bristolgreendoors.org/">Bristol Green Doors</a>, <a href="http://www.bower-ashton.co.uk/woodyard.htm">Bower Ashton Woodyard</a> and responses by staff and students from the <a href="http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/et/abe">UWE Department of Architecture and the Built Environment</a>.<br />
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Architecture Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985912075213779568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088108166729233844.post-87426637567524903202015-10-02T03:30:00.000-07:002015-10-08T02:56:21.317-07:00City Resources: BuroHappold EngineeringLast week saw the launch of our Resources residency at the <a href="http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/Ideas-Studio">City Ideas Studio</a>. The Architecture Centre welcomed Gavin Thompson from <a href="http://www.burohappold.com/">BuroHappold Engineering</a> to lead the <a href="http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/city-resources-burohappold">City Resources</a> talk. Sharing ideas around resourcefulness when designing and delivering projects, drawing upon a range of local and global initiatives and discussing how cities of the future can make the most of their resources.<br />
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<li>Achieving standard of living at density will be key</li>
<li>Managing demand is important</li>
<li>Behaviours are as important as good systems and infrastructure</li>
<li>Engagement is key and date provides a useful way in</li>
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Architecture Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985912075213779568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088108166729233844.post-18108966947077603462015-09-23T08:14:00.002-07:002015-10-02T01:41:56.947-07:00How can we make the most of our resources? City Ideas Studio continues with third theme<h3 style="background-color: white; color: rgb(96, 96, 96) !important; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: -0.5px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
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<strong>Working with thematic partner, BuroHappold Engineering, <em>Resources</em> explores how cities can become more resourceful - through use of materials and energy, but also people power, motivation and intent<br /><br />Projects from Bristol Green Doors, Ecomotive, Bristol ReUse Network and Bower Ashton Woodyard will be on display</strong><br />
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<em>WISE building, Centre for Alternative Technology, Wales.<br />Low energy building materials were used for this large scale educational building.<br />Image © Timothy Soar</em><br />
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<span style="line-height: 1.6em;">In May 2015, the Architecture Centre launched its </span><strong style="line-height: 1.6em;">City Ideas Studio</strong><span style="line-height: 1.6em;">, a year-long programme of exhibitions and events exploring the Bristol 2015 European Green Capital themes of Food, Nature, Transport, Resources and Energy and how they relate to the built environment.</span></div>
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After hugely successful programmes looking at Food and Nature in the city, the focus now is <strong>Resources</strong>, with a range of projects and organisations taking residence in the gallery to answer the question, <em>How can we make the most of our resources?</em><br />
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<span style="line-height: 1.6em;">Cities express the collective resourcefulness of humankind. Not only built to serve our practical needs, the buildings and places of each new generation express society’s changing ambitions and priorities. With finite economic and material reserves, <strong>City Ideas Studio </strong>explores how being European Green Capital could help influence what Bristol builds and how we build it, and how can the city harness the resourcefulness of all those who live and work here.</span></div>
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In putting together the <em>Resources</em> residency, the Architecture Centre is proud to host the internationally renowned engineering consultancy BuroHappold Engineering, who from their head office in Bath are able to consider resourcefulness in both a local and global context.<br />
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The season will begin with a keynote provocation from BuroHappold Engineering’s Gavin Thompson, who will set out how <em>‘the relationship between us and the resources we consume to live our lives grows ever more important. As urbanisation increases the density of our cities global resources are becoming increasingly stressed. Understanding that integration lies at the heart of low resource city living, we believe that creative approaches to how we moderate our dependence on resources can also enhance our quality of life.’</em><br />
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<strong>THE EXHIBITION</strong><br />
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<em>City Ideas Studio: Resources</em> aims to answer the following three questions:<br />
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<strong>How can people make the most of their resources?</strong><br />
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With examples from UWE, Building Schools for the Future programme and more, <em>City Ideas Studio: Resources</em> explores how people's use of buildings and cities, plus involving them in the design process, is key to appropriately managing resource use. This knowledge can prolong the life of a building, make it more fit for purpose, and improve productivity and wellbeing.<br />
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<strong>How can designers make the most of material resources in buildings?</strong><br />
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There are many ways designers can make the most of material resources in buildings, including adaptive reuse of existing buildings, designing buildings that are modular, standardised, and prefabricated, and using low impact materials that are renewable, reusable, recyclable and that allow buildings to breathe naturally. Case studies featured in the exhibition include Lakeshore, Bristol; The Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford upon Avon; and the Centre for Alternative Technology, Wales.</div>
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<strong>How can Bristol make the most of its resources?</strong><br />
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Encouraging resourcefulness in Bristol involves minimising resource extraction, energy and water consumption, waste generation, and sustaining natural resources. In response to urban growth and climate change, Bristol needs to adapt and evolve rapidly. Research has been done to test and measure the city’s resilience in key areas to help future holistic planning.</div>
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To supplement this core thematic information, three anchor residents from the Green Capital 2015 strategic fund will be featured:<br />
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<a href="http://www.bristolgreendoors.org/" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><strong>Bristol Green Doors</strong></a><br />
The Route to Retrofit project encourages and enables domestic/DIY retrofitting, Bristol Green Doors supports green refurbishment on a local level.<br />
<a href="http://ecomotive.org/wp/snug-homes-project/" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><strong>Ecomotive's SNUG Homes</strong></a><br />
Harnessing the creative energy of Bristol residents and businesses, Ecomotive's SNUG Homes is a project that aims to transform the way we use land and build homes across Bristol.<br />
<a href="http://www.bristolreuse.com/#!whoweare/crrl" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><strong>Bristol ReUse Network</strong></a><br />
Focussing on re-use and recycling to minimise waste, Bristol ReUse Network is group of organisations committed to reusing 'waste' materials in Bristol.<br />
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<em>Members of Bristol ReUse Network<br />Image courtesy Bristol ReUse Network</em><br />
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UWE academics and architecture students also contribute to the debate by sharing research from their own projects, as well as illustrating data from each of the Green Capital themes across a series of five city maps throughout the year.<br />
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<strong>EVENTS</strong></div>
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The season of <strong>City Ideas Studio events</strong> continue with <a href="http://architecturecentre.co.uk/city-resources-burohappold" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">a talk on Thursday 24 September from practitioners from BuroHappold Engineering</a>, who share ideas around resourcefulness when designing and delivering projects, drawing upon a range of local and global initatives including the award-winning Wadi Hanifah waterway in Saudi Arabia. Adding to the discussion will be representatives from resourceful local projects including Jackson Moulding from Ecomotive and Jessica Hodge from Bristol ReUse Network.<br />
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<em>Wadi Hanifah waterway, Saudi Arabia.<br />Image © Aga Khan Award for Architecture / Arriyadh Development Authority</em><br />
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<strong>CASE STUDIES</strong><br />
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Exhibition visitors can access a range of case studies and information on all aspects of sustainable place-making thanks to a digital touchscreen (produced by Bristol-based app developers Calvium). The touchscreen features content from recent Architecture Centre exhibitions and will be added to throughout the year as the City Ideas Studio progresses, meaning content from the previous two exhibitions (Food and Nature) remain available to view during the course of the year's activities.<br />
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<strong>LEARNING</strong><br />
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The Centre’s learning programme extends the City Ideas Studio outside of the Architecture Centre to include children and young people. The <a href="http://architecturecentre.co.uk/Shape-My-City-Live-Build" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><strong>Shape My</strong> <strong>City</strong></a> youth programme for 15-19 year olds offers girls and young people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds valuable insight into architecture and sustainability careers through monthly workshops with professionals. During the <em>City Ideas Studio: Resources</em>exhibition, <a href="http://architecturecentre.co.uk/shape-my-city-livebuild-exhibition" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">the front of the gallery</a> will highlight the activities of the Shape My City #livebuild project and <a href="http://shapemycity.blogspot.co.uk/" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">blog</a>.<br />
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Check our <a href="http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">website</a> and <a href="http://www.cityideasstudio.blogspot.co.uk/" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">blog</a> for updates, and follow <a href="http://twitter.com/archcentre" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">@ArchCentre</a> #CityIdeasStudio.<br />
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<strong>Funders and sponsors</strong><br />
The City Ideas Studio is part-funded by a Bristol 2015 Strategic Grant and is sponsored by <a href="http://alecfrench.co.uk/" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Alec French Architects</a>, <a href="http://www.amalgam-models.co.uk/" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Amalgam</a>, <a href="http://www.bartonwillmore.co.uk/" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Barton Willmore</a>, <a href="http://www.bdp.com/" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">BDP</a>, <a href="http://www.burohappold.com/" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">BuroHappold Engineering</a>, <a href="http://risestructures.com/" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">RISE Structures</a>, <a href="http://www.solarsense-uk.com/" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Solarsense</a> and <a href="http://www.businesswest.co.uk/initiative" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">West of England Initiative</a>, with additional support for <em>City Ideas Studio: Resources</em> from <a href="http://www.fm-architects.co.uk/" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Ferguson Mann Architects</a>. The City Ideas Studio touchscreen is supported by <a href="http://www.autodesk.co.uk/" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Autodesk</a>, <a href="http://fcbstudios.com/" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios</a>, <a href="http://www.maxfordham.com/" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Max Fordham</a> and <a href="http://www.bristol.gov.uk/page/planning-and-building-regulations/urban-design-and-city-design-group#jump-link-1" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Bristol City Council Design Group</a>.<br />
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<strong>About <a href="http://www.bristol2015.co.uk/" style="color: #6dc6dd; font-weight: normal; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Bristol 2015</a></strong><br />
Bristol 2015 Ltd is a company limited by guarantee which was established by Bristol City Council to lead the delivery of the European Green Capital year. Bristol 2015 Ltd has an independent Board that is responsible for the governance and direction of the company.<br />
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The European Green Capital Award was launched in 2010 by the European Commission to promote and reward the efforts of cities and their local authorities to improve the environment. All recipients of the award have a consistent record of achieving high environmental standards; are committed to on-going and ambitious goals for further environmental improvement and sustainable development; and can act as role models to inspire other cities and promote best practices to all other European cities. Past winners include Stockholm, Hamburg, Nantes and Copenhagen.<br />
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Bristol 2015 has attracted £7m of funding from central government and is also supported by the wider business community including First Group, KPMG and Skanska. Arts Council England is providing support to a wide range of arts and cultural projects during the year through their Exceptional Programme. </div>
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We were pleased to hear that <a href="https://www.at-bristol.org.uk/">At-Bristol</a> have welcomed some new residents to their green roof - in the form of a hive of European Honey bees or ‘Apis mellifera'.<br />
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Supported by a grant-making trust, At-Bristol have been working closely with BeeBristol, to get things ready for the bees, who moved in to their new penthouse hive recently.<br />
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The bees will be able to gather pollen from At-Bristol’s wildflower rooftop garden, as well as neighbouring green spaces such as Brandon Hill and At-Bristol’s own community gardens out on Millennium Square, and will hopefully be able to produce their first honey this year.<br />
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The hive will be tended by BeeBristol beekeepers in the first 12 months, as well as 2 newly appointed in-house beekeepers from <a href="https://www.at-bristol.org.uk/">At-Bristol</a>, who will be trained by BeeBristol and will eventually take over looking after the hive themselves. The new urban bee hive will be used both as a learning tool for both school and general visitors, as well possibly providing honey for At-Bristol’s café and shop.<br />
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A webcam will be installed by the hive to broadcast images of the bees live to the Greenhouse in the <a href="https://www.at-bristol.org.uk/Food.html">At-Bristol Food! exhibition</a>, as well as on the Big Screen on Millennium Square. </div>
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We are very pleased to hear the bees are settling in nicely and think they may be what are pollinating our wildflowers in our hexagonal planters.</div>
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Visit our <a href="http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/city-ideas-nature">Nature</a> residency before the 13th September to learn more about <a href="http://www.beebristol.org/">BeeBristol</a> and other great projects helping Bristol become a nature-rich landscape.<br />
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We will be launching our third City Ideas Studio residency, <a href="http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/city-idea-studio-resources">Resources</a>, on the 23rd of September.<br />
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We are now over half way through our second <a href="http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/Ideas-Studio" target="_blank">City Ideas Studio</a> residency, <a href="http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/city-ideas-nature" target="_blank">Nature</a>. We've had many visitors enjoy our exhibition so far, learning all about projects helping Bristol and the surrounding area become a nature-rich landscape and how we can all get involved. It's been a busy time so far in the gallery, with it being the summer holidays, on one Wednesday we welcomed 70 families and 150 children into our gallery!<br />
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There are plenty of things to explore and get involved with at our Nature residency including:<br />
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<li>Explore our touch screen, organised into the five European Green Capital themes. Learn about our previous exhibitions, projects and organisations that are exploring solutions for a sustainable future, we’re gradually adding all our City Ideas Studio content onto the touch screen so have a read up on our previous residencies.</li>
<li>Share what’s happening in your local area on our map, or share your ideas on what we can do to support a nature-rich landscape on a comment disc.</li>
<li>Learn about <a href="http://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/" target="_blank">Avon Wildlife Trust</a>’s <a href="http://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/mywildcity" target="_blank">#MyWildCity</a> project, view the <a href="http://www.bristolparkhive.com/" target="_blank">Parkhive</a> app on our tablet and see <a href="https://ideas.lego.com/projects/16897" target="_blank">Tom Poulsom</a>, professional LEGO artist's nature creations that are on display.</li>
<li>Look closely at our Insect Hotel and see what insects you can see living in the cracks and crevices.</li>
<li>Join in on our family activity and design your own wild pavilion, with the chance to be entered into our competition to win two <a href="http://www.greenpoemsforablueplanet.com/" target="_blank">green poetry books</a> by Martin Kiszko, illustrated by Nick Park.</li>
<li>Read <a href="http://www.grant-associates.uk.com/" target="_blank">Andrew Grant</a>’s keynote provocation Human:Nature and learn more about ecological and sustainable landscape design.</li>
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Some comments we’ve received on our Nature residency so far include:<br />
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<li><i>Fantastic making table! Grandchildren (five and three) loved it. Inspirational, quality displays with so much to learn and do. Helping older generation inspire children. Thank you so much!</i></li>
<li><i>This was very informative!</i></li>
<li><i>Loving it! I love all this stuff and the knitted animals!</i></li>
<li><i>This is amazing! Inspiring and educational. I'm going to make a nature hotel in Glagow now!</i></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/meet-bristol-parkhive" target="_blank">Meet Bristol Parkhive</a> – Saturday 12 September 13:00-16:00</li>
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Visit our Nature residency before the 13th September. We will be launching our third City Ideas Studio residency, <a href="http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/city-idea-studio-resources" target="_blank">Resources</a>, on the 23rd of September.<br />
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Taking inspiration from the drawings and ideas on display by Andrew Grant and the A3 image montage sheets on our activity table, your challenge is to design your own nature inspired pavilion. Think about how your pavilion can include nature, how it can be 'wild', the size, shape and use of your pavilion. Create some design drawings of your pavilion or a model with the materials provided.<br />
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There's also an opportunity to enter our My Wild Pavilion competition here at the gallery by <b>Sunday 13 September</b> to be in with a chance of winning two fantastic green poetry books - Green Poems for a Blue Planet and Verse of the Earth, written by Martin Kiszko and illustrated by Aardman Animation's Nick Park. One copy is signed by the author and the illustrator. The competition is open to under 16s. Please give your entry to a member of staff and provide contact details to be entered into the competition.</div>
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You can also enter your pavilion design to the national Build Your Own Pavilion competition by uploading to: <a href="http://www.buildyourownpavilion.serpentinegalleries.org/">www.buildyourownpavilion.serpentinegalleries.org</a> if you are aged 8-14.<br />
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Visit our Nature residency before the 13th September. We will be launching our third City Ideas Studio residency, <a href="http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/city-idea-studio-resources" target="_blank">Resources</a>, on the 23rd of September.<br />
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Architecture Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985912075213779568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088108166729233844.post-7544001536604984542015-08-19T07:51:00.002-07:002015-08-19T07:57:45.816-07:00EVENT POSTPONED! Urban Wanderings: Wildlife Friendly - Horfield Common<b>PLEASE NOTE: THIS WALK HAS BEEN POSTPONED. NEW DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY!</b><br />
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Our planned <a href="http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/urban-wanderings-wildlife-friendly" target="_blank">Urban Wandering: Wildlife Friendly - Horfield Common</a> guided walk was set to happen this evening, however due to the very wet weather we have decided to reschedule this guided walk and will hope for better weather next time. The walk will be relisted as a new event on our <a href="http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/" target="_blank">website</a> shortly.<br />
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Architecture Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985912075213779568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088108166729233844.post-19561697641749545922015-08-13T06:23:00.001-07:002015-08-19T03:33:57.564-07:00Event Reminder: Urban Wanderings - Wildlife Friendly: Horfield Common<b>Guided walk: Wednesday 19 August, 18:00, £6/£4</b><br />
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Don't miss our next <a href="http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/urban-wanderings-wildlife-friendly" target="_blank">Urban Wandering</a> walk, find out how people are supporting a nature-rich landscape at the community-driven green space Horfield Common. This circular guided walk will be led by Matt Collis from <a href="http://avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/" target="_blank">Avon Wildlife Trust</a> and Sam Thomson from <a href="http://bristol%20parkhive/" target="_blank">Bristol Parkhive</a>, <a href="http://people.uwe.ac.uk/Pages/person.aspx?accountname=campus\s6-thomson" target="_blank">UWE</a>, <a href="http://www.bristolparksforum.org.uk/" target="_blank">Bristol Parks Forum</a> and <a href="http://friendsofhorfieldcommon.weebly.com/" target="_blank">Friends of Horfield Common</a>.<br />
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These groups are all working to improve Horfield Common. From encouraging wildlife, growing food, improving sports facilities to opening a café, come and hear stories about the variety of initiatives planned and in place to look after and encourage use of this green space.<br />
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The walk will last up to 90 minutes. The walk passes over some uneven ground. Please wear suitable footwear and clothing.<br />
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The walk will start from the Café on the Common, by the Ardagh pavilion, please check you know how to get there before travelling.<br />
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More information about using public transport to reach Horfield Common can be found at Traveline Southwest. Please consult a map before travelling to ensure you know where the meeting place is on the Common.<br />
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This event is part of the <a href="http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/Ideas-Studio" target="_blank">City Ideas Studio</a> programme focussing on <a href="http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/city-ideas-nature" target="_blank">Nature</a>, which features projects including <a href="http://www.bristolparkhive.com/" target="_blank">Bristol Parkhive</a> and Avon Wildlife Trust's <a href="http://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/mywildcity" target="_blank">#MyWildCity</a> project.<br />
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Architecture Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985912075213779568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088108166729233844.post-18178324376397670962015-06-23T09:38:00.002-07:002015-08-19T01:45:36.752-07:00Architecture for a Green Capital: Beyond the environmental handbook<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last week, Peter Clegg, founding partner of FCB Studios and part of the design team behind the new Bristol Arena, gave his keynote lecture - Architecture for a Green Capital: Beyond the environmental handbook.<br />
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This event was part of Bristol's <a href="http://www.biggreenweek.com/" target="_blank">Big Green Week</a>, with hexagonal planters made by Bee Bristol, one of which is now outside the front door of the Architecture Centre. Bee Bristol will be featured in the Nature element of the studio too.<br />
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Lottie Storey | Oyster & Pearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15241271143427248493noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088108166729233844.post-22699239577651974772015-06-23T08:28:00.002-07:002015-08-05T09:07:53.683-07:00Event: Urban Wanderings - Green Routes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last week saw Green Routes, an Urban Wandering walk, wend its way from Brunel's Mile to Temple Meads. Led by urban design and conservation specialist Alastair Brook, the walk touched on the five Bristol Green Capital themes (Food, Nature, Resources, Energy and Transport) to explore ideas and projects en route that are working to make Bristol a happier, healthier, better connected and more resourceful city.<br />
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Lottie Storey | Oyster & Pearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15241271143427248493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088108166729233844.post-33719947830219970272015-06-23T07:17:00.001-07:002015-06-23T07:17:10.494-07:00Knitiffi: Makers of the knitted fruit and veg in the City Ideas Studio<br />
Want to know more about the knitted fruit and veg that features in the City Ideas Studio: Food?<br />
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Read about the latest Knitiffi projects on their <a href="http://knitiffi.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">blog</a>, and look out for their yarn insects in the next element of the City Ideas Studio - <a href="http://architecturecentre.co.uk/city-ideas-nature" target="_blank">Nature </a>(15 July - September 2015).Lottie Storey | Oyster & Pearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15241271143427248493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088108166729233844.post-90066740224631176462015-06-09T06:57:00.002-07:002015-08-19T03:33:48.938-07:00Event Reminder: Urban Wanderings - Green Routes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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talking about that project, food sovereignty and their <a href="http://cityideasstudio.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/join-grow-bristol-on-thursday-11-june.html" target="_blank">Urban Growing Trail</a> which runs from Millennium Square to Bristol Temple Meads. </span></div>
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Lottie Storey | Oyster & Pearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15241271143427248493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088108166729233844.post-60020409909991415232015-06-09T04:14:00.002-07:002015-06-09T04:14:31.283-07:00Join Grow Bristol on Thursday 11 June for the launch of the Urban Growing Trail<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Incredible Edible Bristol, Grow Bristol and Bee The Change are collaborating on an exciting project that is bringing food growing to the centre of the city. You will see a trail of food growing spaces springing up as you walk from Platform 3 at Temple Meads past the council offices at 100 Temple Street and along Redcliffe Way to Millennium Square. Its aim is to inspire and educate – showing that food growing can be, and is, relevant in the urban landscape, as well as to provide free food for people and pollinators. Take a look at the most recent #UrbanFoodTrail Map above (which will be updated as more gardens appear) and <a href="http://ediblebristol.org.uk/urban-food-growing-trail-a-bristol-2015-project/" target="_blank">find out what’s planted where and when to harvest</a>.<br />
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On Saturday 23 May the Architecture Centre held a fun and creative drop-in workshop where families were asked to ponder how cities of the future will feed themselves, as part of the Architecture Centre’s <a href="http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/city-ideas-food" target="_blank">City Ideas Studio food</a> season. Models of possible designs for a future city were built; demonstrating various ways cities of the future could feed themselves sustainably, using buildings and spaces to maximise the amount of food it grows. This is important because as the population of the world increases and more people in cities (some in Megacities of 10 million+ people), transport and space will be limited and expensive, we will need to grow more food and more in our cities to decrease transport costs.<br />
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You can download a copy of the <b>Feeding the Future City Family Activity</b> <a href="http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/assets/files/education/family_activity_v2.pdf" target="_blank">here</a> and the <b>Image Montage</b> sheet <a href="http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/assets/files/education/My%20Green%20City%20Design%20Competition%20for%20Schools_A3%20image%20montage%20sheets.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<br />Architecture Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985912075213779568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088108166729233844.post-37774818342649578252015-05-26T08:13:00.000-07:002015-06-09T03:32:46.942-07:00Your Green Future event at University of the West of England<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On the 19 and 20 May the Architecture Centre took <a href="http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/city-ideas-food" target="_blank">the City Ideas Studio food</a> theme on tour - taking part in the <a href="http://yourgreenfuture.org.uk/events/west-england-2015" target="_blank"><i>Your Green Future 2015</i></a> event held at the <a href="http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/et/abe" target="_blank">University of the West of England</a>. Over 300 secondary school students signed up to work alongside over 40 businesses in a range of interactive workshops. Your Green Future recognises that a low carbon economy and new environmental technologies are key growth sectors for the region. The event aimed to actively engage young people in thinking about an environmentally friendly and sustainable future city.</div>
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The Architecture Centre’s workshop Your Green City focused on the theme of food, asking the big question ‘How will cities feed themselves in the future?’ We asked the students to think about how our cities will need to be designed differently as the population of the world increases and most people will be living in cities (many in Megacities of 10 million+ people). Space and land will be limited and expensive, costs of transporting food will increase, it is time to think about how we can utilise any space we can find to grow our food more locally, helping to meet the predicted 70% increase in global food production in a sustainable and creative way.<br />
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Groups of 35-40 students were split into teams of 6/7. Architects from <a href="http://www.white-design.com/" target="_blank">White Design</a>, <a href="http://noma-uk.com/" target="_blank">Noma Architects</a>, <a href="http://www.burohappold.com/" target="_blank">Buro Happold</a>, <a href="http://www.askewarchitects.co.uk/" target="_blank">Askew Architects</a> and <a href="http://www.skanska.co.uk/" target="_blank">Skanska</a> as well as two current <a href="http://courses.uwe.ac.uk/KK14/" target="_blank">UWE Architecture and Planning</a> students worked with the student teams as mentors. The groups were asked to take on the role of architect, landscape architect or master planner and develop 2D and 3D design ideas for a future city, thinking about how public spaces could be used to grow food, (eg. roundabouts, graveyards, roadside verges). Students could also think about designing vertical farms, indoor growing spaces on a domestic and industrial scale and altering buildings so they can grow as much food as possible (using wall and roof spaces).<br />
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After a kickstarter presentation the students had to develop their own designs, first drawing 2D plans and then constructing 3D models. At the end of each workshop students shared their ideas with the rest of the group, highlighting the key design solutions to the challenge ‘how will cities feed themselves in the future’. With the support of their professional mentors, the students came up with some innovative ideas, including:<br />
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<li>A tiered cake-stand inspired tall building for growing vegetables (with light loving plants such tomatoes/strawberries grown nearest the top)</li>
<li>Turning disused mines into underground mushroom farms</li>
<li>Boat farms to utilise space on water which could also transport food to where it was needed whilst growing it</li>
<li>Using wind turbines to create energy to pump rainwater around buildings to water food crops growing on walls and roofs </li>
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Students and teachers who were inspired by the workshop were encouraged to:<br />
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<li>enter the Architecture Centre’s <a href="http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/my_green_city_design_competition" target="_blank">My Green City Design Challenge</a> for Schools</li>
<li>attend the Architecture Centre’s free <a href="http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/Feeding-the-Future-City-family-event" target="_blank">Feeding the Future City</a> Family event</li>
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<b>#YourGreenFuture #mygreencity</b><br />
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<br />Architecture Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985912075213779568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088108166729233844.post-56523621399867308442015-05-26T02:50:00.001-07:002015-05-26T02:54:20.335-07:00City Ideas Studio: Food - the private viewWant to see what makes Bristol a green capital, bursting with eco ideas? Hundreds of interested people who came along to the launch of the City Ideas Studio earlier this month did too. Exploring food solutions for a sustainable future, the <a href="http://architecturecentre.co.uk/Ideas-Studio" target="_blank">Food</a> exhibition is on until 5 July.<br />
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Special thanks to catering partner, <a href="http://www.source-food.co.uk/" target="_blank">Source Food Hall & Cafe</a>.<br />
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