'Looking East for fluid ideas' was a series of events held in October 2010, comprising of a 'knowledge exchange' for professionals, and a public exhibition held at Arc.

" a real eye-opener for me onto the decisions, discussions and opportunities that are made, surround and exist in the world of architecture and cityscaping. Absolutely fascinating "

Dennis Low

The three-day knowledge-sharing event, held from 5 - 7 October 2010, encompassed:

• Living with water seminar 1 - Design and flood-risk management
• Living with water seminar 2 - Sustainable architectural and public realm solutions
• Urban tour
• Design charette*
• Networking evenings held at the Arc building and another local venue

*The 'design charette' aimed to:

• Use a local case study to explore and present design principles and best practice on housing and flooding.
• Come up with a menu of design principles and best practice. A set of parameters for developing an area which will inform and help with the development of the Area Action Plan/s (AAP) and will inform further regeneration strategies
• To establish benchmarks for good design
• Create a platform and opportunities for information sharing
• Demonstrate good practice and peer review
• Provide skills training for design champions                   

The public exhibition ran from 27 September - 15 October 2010 at the Arc building.   

Comprehensive information on the events and the exhibition, including interactive presentations from the various speakers, can be found on our 'fluid ideas' blog.

More information, including photographs and feedback, will be posted here soon.