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events 2008
arc debates! Four free public debates in march 2008 across Hull. Giving you the opportunity to inform, debate, and better understand the issues that underly the transformation of our city:
6 march 6-8pm, Guildhall, Hull
‘can sustainability be more than just skin deep?’
13 march 6-8pm, Freedom Centre, Hull
‘can we make design-led regeneration a reality?’
19 march 6-8pm, Guildhall, Hull
‘is the icon more important than the street?’
27 march 6-8pm, Freedom Centre, Hull
‘is Hull's past the key to it's future?’
Speakers from the world of architecture and regeneration will present and expand on the debate theme followed by a debate with the audience and a chance to have a say. For more information click here
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Shaping our Place - the value of pupil engagement. A FREE seminar for school decision makers (Heads, Deputies, Governors, management teams) and design teams across the Humber sub-region, Hull, 13 march 08, 10am - 4pm. For more information click here
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‘Parish Places’ - a FREE seminar for Parish Council Members - an introduction to design in context, Goole, 3 march 08, 10am -1pm and Beverley, 11 march 08, 6.30pm - 9.30pm.
Building in Context Toolkit - a training seminar for Local Authority Teams designing for the future in historic places - York, 19 march 08. 10am - 4pm.
Design Awareness for Renaissance Market Towns - a one-day training seminar aimed at the Lead Officers and Elected Members of Yorkshire’s Renaissance Market Towns - Knaresborough, 6 march 08, 10am - 4pm and Barnsley, 27 march 08, 10am - 4pm.
Interlink - a one-day site visit offering Yorkshire Lead Officers, Elected Members and Design Champions the valuable opportunity to experience the work of other national towns and cities. Birmingham, 5 march 08, 10am - 4pm.
For more information on all these events click here
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Throughout Autumn 2007, visitors to arc will be able to see the result of two collaborations with artist Theo Wickenden. The first piece is a vibrant collage of a 'Future City' created by nearly 200 children who took part in the Make your Mark project at the National Play Day event in Queens Gardens this August.
The second is a Crazy Building for which families visiting arc during Heritage Open Days (arc was open for HOD over the weekend 8/9 sept 2007) were invited to create water inspired stained glass windows.
'Future City' collage at arc
Theo Wickenden - 'crazy building' workshop
the finished 'crazy building'
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“Designing for Climate Change”
Symposium - thursday 7 June 2007
Keynote Speaker – Paul Hudson – BBC Look North Weather
“As the weatherman for BBC Look North, I have access to weather statistics that give me the proof I need to tell you that global climate change is the single biggest environmental threat facing the planet and our everyday lives in the UK today. There is much that can be done to stop catastrophic climate change, but decisive action is needed not only from governments and industry, but from every single one of us NOW.”
Aimed at the built environment professional this symposium featured key speakers talking and debating about the current state of Climate Change through statistics and forecasts. Architects and specialists presented case studies of building processes and good urban planning to demonstrate how buildings can be future proofed to mitigate the challenge of Climate Change.
The event co-incided with the Humber Environment Fair held at the Deep 2-10 June in partnership with the Environment Agency.
Speakers:
Chris Lamb, Director of arc, welcome and introduction to speakers
Paul Hudson, BBC Look North (keynote)
Sandy Patience, Site Editor, NGS Greenspec.
Audience Q+A session with the above speakers
Gerard Bareham, Bareham Architects – architects of the Waters Edge Visitor Centre, Barton upon Humber.
Helen Sargant, EDAW masterplanners
Jonathan Lindh, LEDA Architects
Paul Hudson
Paul Hudson and Chris Lamb
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“It’s the economy, stupid”
Symposium - thursday 29 March 2007
The symposium aimed to demonstrate to Hull’s key stakeholders the notion that creativity and culture are integral to all areas of economic development and regeneration.
‘It’s the economy, stupid’ explored the bond between creativity and culture and regeneration, opening up the debate about what helps to make a successful city. The symposium demonstrated the value of employing creative capital with all those interested in economic development within Hull and hosted a panel of speakers from a range of perspectives to illustrate how Hull is poised to build on an emergent creative foundation.
Speakers:
Chris Lamb, Director of arc, welcome and introductions to speakers
Chris Murray, Director of Core Cities
Gary Topp, Chief Executive of Yorkshire Culture.
Stewart McKinlay, Process Improvement Manager at Smith & Nephew.
Andrew Dixon, Chief Executive of NewcastleGateshead Initiative.
Prue Leith, Chair of the School Food Trust, restaurateur and novelist.
Alan Jackson Simpson, architect and urbanist.
Andrew Dixon
Prue Leith with audience
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