arc debates march 2008 18.00-20.00

please note the debates do not take place at the arc building but at the Guildhall and the Freedom Centre in Hull. To download directions to the Freedom Centre click here For more information on the Freedom Centre click here

For information and directions to the Guildhall click here

Speakers may be subject to change but will be updated on the website:

6 march 6-8pm, Guildhall, Hull

‘can sustainability be more than just skin deep?’

'arc believes that our new homes, schools and buildings should create truly sustainable communities for the future.'

Chair

Narendra Bajaria -

Chair, Peak District National Park Authority

Narendra Bajaria is a qualified Architect and Town Planner who was formerly Head of the Planning, Transport and Highways Department at Sheffield City Council. He has extensive experience in the public sector in developing and promoting and delivery of major urban regeneration programmes and projects.

Narendra is currently a member of a number of Boards and Panels, including the South Yorkshire Housing Association, English Heritage's Urban Panel, Yorkshire Culture and Yorkshire Artspace and the Secretary of State’s Appointee on the Peak District National Park Authority. He is shortly to become Yorkshire Forward’s Renaissance Advocate.

Speakers:

Sarah Wigglesworth - Sarah Wigglesworth Architects

Sarah Wigglesworth DipArch, MBE, set up practise in London in 1994 after working for a variety of firms in the UK and USA. She has been published and exhibitied intrernationally and has lectured worldwide. Together with Jeremy Till she is the only architect to be awarded the Fullbright Fellowship in Architecture (1991). She works towards the greater representation of women, as clients, users and architects in the shaping of the built environment. Sarah's work is acknowledged as a rising influence in British Architecture; in 2004 she was awarded an MBE for services to architecture. Sarah is Professor of Architecture at the University of Sheffield.

Peter Cartwright - Director, Cartwight Pickard Architects

Peter Cartwright BA (hons) DipArch RIBA. During his career Peter has worked with a number of internationally acclaimed architects including Daryl Jackson in Melbourne Australia, Frei Otto in Stuttgart in Germany, Skidmore Owings & Merrill in Chicago USA, and Michael Hopkins & Partners in London. He spent 8 years with Michael Hopkins & Partners where he reached Associate level and was responsible for several prestigious and award winning buildings. Peter is the Director in charge of the Northern Office and is presently in charge of projects ranging in values from £1 million up to £30 million including work in the private and public sectors.

 

13 march 6-8pm, Freedom Centre, Hull

‘can we make design-led regeneration a reality?’

'arc believes that design quality delivers more than just a better looking environment.'

Chair

Chris Lamb - Director, arc

Chris Lamb trained as an architect at the Bartlett School, University College London. He practiced as an architect for several years, working predominantly on housing and education projects. He has an MSc in Architecture, and has spent many years in post-graduate education, most recently as a design unit master in the Diploma School at the School of Architecture, Greenwich University, specialising in Urban Design. Before becoming Executive Director of arc, he founded and managed a highly respected digital media company in London.

Speakers

Gary Hornsby - Partner, SALT architects/

Bridget Hansford - Partner, SALT Architects

Bridget Hansford BA(Hons) DipArch Landscape RIBA and Gary Hornsby BA(Hons) DipArch Landscape RIBA are Partners at SALT Architects, where projects include buildings and landscapes for education, community, leisure and sport, residential, medical and Industry.

Bridget also has experience of historic and listed buildings, refurbishment, extensions and new build. She has carried out extensive research and consultancy work to encourage community and client participation in the design process including working with school children to design landscapes and playgrounds.

19 march 6-8pm, Guildhall, Hull

‘is the icon more important than the street?’

'arc believes public realm and the urban environment encourages economic growth as effectively as iconic architecture.'

Chair

Graham Roberts - Head of Public Realm, arc

Graham Roberts MA; FRSA, is a specialist consultant in the fields of public art and creative urban design.
 
He has worked in the region for over twenty years, firstly as Chief Executive of Public Arts [now BEAM] and latterly as a member of the Roberts Knight Leeds Metropolitan University consultancy team - RKL.
 
He is Head of Public Realm at arc, the architecture centre for Hull and the Humber region. He also advises Kent County Council on public art and urban design issues. He is a founding Director and a past Chairman of Concourse, the Leeds architecture centre.

Speakers:

Richard Scott - Director, Surface Architects

Richard Scott BA(Hons) Dip Arch RIBA, studied at SCI-Arc in LA and The Bartlett with Peter Cook, gaining distinction in Diploma. His work has been exhibited in LA, New York and London. With Andrew Zago he built a studio for Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University in 1994. He then worked for Will Alsop, whilst lecturing and teaching at the Bartlett, AA, RCA, Cornell and SCI-Arc. In 1999 Richard founded Surface, now a leading young practice, coming 3rd in the Young Architect of the Year Award 2004 & 2005. Recent projects have received critical acclaim, with RIBA Award winning ‘Lock-keeper's Graduate Centre’ in London, short-listed for the Stephen Lawrence Award 2006. Surface are part of Igloo Regeneration - the selected development partner working on the plans for the Fruit Market area in Hull.

Tom Lonsdale - Director, Camlin Lonsdale Landscape Architects

Tom Lonsdale MLI; Dip LA; DA trained as a landscape architect and has occupied the senior professional ranks of that profession for 30 years, including serving as Chief Landscape Architect with Manchester City Council, and has also diversified into urban design, masterplanning and urban regeneration. This breadth of experience has resulted in him becoming a regular choice of CABE and other agencies for design review, strategic enabling and mentoring. He is an active educationalist, regular speaker at conferences and design competition judge, in the UK and abroad, and contributes heavily to community regeneration in his home town.

 

27 march 6-8pm, Freedom Centre, Hull

‘is Hull's past the key to it's future?’

'arc believes that building development within historic frameworks can connect the past and the future.'

Chair

John Haymes - Development Director, Hull Citybuild

John Haymes, a Chartered Surveyor, leads a team of development and planning professionals at Citybuild and is responsible for the development and delivery of the physical regeneration initiatives within the City. Previously John was the Head of Property and Head of the Humber office at Yorkshire Forward.

Speakers:

Irena Bauman - Bauman Lyons Architects

Irena Bauman BA, BArch, RIBA, is one of the two founding members of Bauman Lyons Architects Ltd. She has extensive experience leading complex projects and large regeneration teams. She is a qualified project manager and has overall responsibility for the creative direction of the office. Her work has been widely published and received architectural awards. She has led a number of collaborative projects with artists, writers, photographers and sound artists. Recent Projects include Bridlington Promenade for which they received a RIBA award, Morpeth Riverside Development and Flaxengate Media Workspace in Lincoln. Amongst other things Irena is CABE Champion for HMR and Growth Areas, a member of Yorkshire Forward Urban Renaissance Panel and Chair of Regions Committee for CABE.

Michael Gwilliam - Planning Consultant

Michael Gwillliam MRTPI, HON.RICS, is the recently retired, former director of planning and transport at the South East Regional Assembly and Director of the Civic Trust. Currently member of the South East Design Panel and the policy council of the TCPA he has extensive design experience from Civic Trust annual awards and adviser to government in the establishment of CABE and the Urban Renaissance White paper. In 1990 Michael was responsible for establishing the now very successful Marston Vale Community Forest. He has recently been extensively involved in TCPA work on climate change.

 

All debates are free. To book email: hannah@arc-online.co.uk

Debates will start at 6pm so please arrive a little earlier.

 

architect talks 2006-7

quotes:

“Patrick Richard reminded me of why I wanted to become an architect”

“I’ve been interested before, but inspired tonight by Simon Hudspith.”

“I thoroughly enjoyed and was inspired by Will Alsop, which I am sure many, if not all of the audience were too.”

From March 2006 to May 2007, arc hosted a series of architect led evening lectures aimed at engaging the public and built environment professionals in quality architecture and built environment.

Our aim was to invite architects who have worked in the Yorkshire region, therefore making their work more accessible to our audience and saw 12 architects coming to Hull for the arc talks programme.

In June 2007 arc hosted the 12 exhibition - a celebration of the end of the first highly successful year of the arc talks programme and also a celebration of all the wonderful architecture to be seen in the region

Architects:

Peter Clegg - Feilden Clegg Bradley Architects LLP. May 2006

Peter is a Senior Partner with Feilden Clegg Bradley and has more than 25 years' experience in low energy architecture. He was partner in charge of the new visitor centre and gallery for Yorkshire Sculpture Park and his practice won Architect of Year in Building Design’s Architects of the Year Awards 2004. 

In 1995 the architects were appointed as masterplanning architects for a new visitor centre and indoor gallery space. This masterplanning work involved discussions with sculptors of international significance and the new Visitor Centre now provides Yorkshire Sculpture Park with a landmark building marking the entrance to the park.

Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, Wakefield

Sarah Wigglesworth - Sarah Wigglesworth Architects. May 2006

Sarah Wigglesworth is Principal Architect at Sarah Wigglesworth Architects in London and Professor of Architecture at the University of Sheffield.  Her recent work includes designs for numerous Building Schools for the Future projects including the 2005 RIBA award winning Mossbrook School in Sheffield. They have been appointed architects for the Riverside area of the major Castleford regeneration project which is being filmed for Channel 4 and in 1998 the Sunday Times ‘Hot 100’ poll named Sarah as one of three British architects most likely to make an impact in their field within the next ten years.

Mossbrook is a school for special needs children, mostly autistic. It was designed around the needs of the children, but is nevertheless adaptable. It deploys an interesting range of robust materials in an imaginative way, paying particular attention to the importance of light, sound, smell and touch.

Mossbrook School, Bochum Parkway, Norton, Sheffield

Niall McLaughlin - Niall McLaughlin Architects. June 2006

Having established his own practice in 1990 Niall received the title Young Architect of the Year in 1998 and was included in the publication ‘40 architects under 40’ in 2000 as one of the next generation of designers predicted to be highly influential in shaping our architectural future. Niall McLaughlin Architects have been responsible for projects as diverse as the Bandstand for De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea and low cost housing for the Peabody Trust through to arc’s new home here in Hull.

Niall McLaughlin's stunning new building for arc is an innovative structure of modular construction, is a nod to Hull's caravan fabrication industry, can be dissembled and moved elsewhere using its integral wheels. The building also reflects arc's commitment to the advocacy of sustainable building methods, in its widespread use of photovoltaic panels, wind turbines and renewables.

arc, Blanket Row, Hull

Irena Bauman - Bauman Lyons Architects. August 2006

Irena Bauman is the co-founder of Bauman Lyons Architects; a Leeds based practice established in 1992. She is a Cabe commissioner and Chair of the Regions Committee. The practice is committed to experimenting with new design processes and has completed six schemes in collaboration with artists, writers, photographers and graphic designers. Their recent work includes the award winning Bridlington Harbour and South Promenade. They were also involved in the small structures event in Leeds which took place across the region over architecture week 2006.

The refurbishment of the Promenade was one of the earliest projects supported by Arts Lottery Funding and is a collaboration between the architects and artist Bruce McLean. All design decisions were governed by the desire to enhance nature while adding to it such elements as repetition and rhythm that are distinctly man made.

Bridlington Promenade, Bridlington

Patrick Richard - Stanton Williams Architects. September 2006

Patrick Richard, Director at Stanton Williams Architects launched Heritage Open Days 2006 in Hull. The practice has a reputation for putting the user’s experience of space, light and materials at the forefront of their agenda, something which projects such as their award winning visitor centre at English Heritage’s Whitby Abbey, demonstrate so well.

The centre has successfully incorporated high quality contemporary design, engineering and style into its historic frame. Blocked windows in the north and west walls have been opened to give views over the Abbey and the town below. To the south a new glass and timber curtain completes the damaged original elevation of the Banqueting House.

Whitby Abbey Visitor Centre, Whitby

Simon Hudspith - Panter Hudspith Architects. September 2006

Simon set up London based practice Panter Hudspith Architects with Mark Panter in 1988. He has a vast experience of complex mixed-use developments in historic towns such as Princesshay in Exeter and has worked extensively across the region on projects such as City Screen in York, Electric Press in Leeds and the 2006 RIBA Award winning ‘The Collection’ in Lincoln.

1-5 Davygate is a 4,500 square metre retail development in the centre of York. The new scheme provides three floors of retail space across the entire footprint. The main limestone clad elevation follows the gentle curve of the street. Panter Hudspith's involvement extended to the design of individual shop fronts ensuring a consistent treatment to the whole facade.

1-5 Davygate, York

John Pringle - Pringle Richards Sharratt Architects. November 2006

John Pringle is a co-founder and Director of Pringle Richards Sharratt Architects, having formed the practice in 1996 with Penny Richards and Ian Sharratt. Prior to this John was a partner at Michael Hopkins and Partners where his projects included Westminster Underground Station and Portcullis House. Pringle Richards Sharratt’s projects include the RIBA Award winning Millennium Galleries and Winter Garden in Sheffield and they have recently been appointed to design the new history centre in Hull.

The glazed Winter Garden completes a series of covered public spaces in the middle of Sheffield.  It forms a focal point linking the Civic, Arts and University quarters of the city. It is a spectacular glazed space, 22 metres wide and 22 metres high and is an important amenity for the public in the town centre forming a covered public garden.

Winter Garden, Surrey Street, Sheffield

Will Alsop - SMC Alsop. January 2007

Will Alsop is one of Britain’s most high profile architects. His best known schemes include the 2000 Stirling Prize winning Peckham Library and Media Centre, the 2004 RIBA International Award winning Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto and innovative and radical masterplans for cities including Barnsley and Bradford.
His way of working is unorthodox with his book Supercity being particularly controversial. It has been the subject of a Channel 4 television documentary and an exhibition at Urbis in Manchester. This book describes his vision of a ‘Supercity', a futuristic conurbation stretching along the M62 corridor, from Liverpool to Hull.

Supercity is a vision of a northern England in which people could live in Hull, commute to Liverpool, shop in Leeds and go out in Manchester in one day. In Barnsley, the vertical "village" known as The Stack is a place where 5,000 people can live, work, worship and play - offering a twist on the skyscraper solution to population increase.

Will Alsop has also designed a new building for Beam in Wakefield, currently based at The Orangery. The designs are a mix of sensitive restoration and forward-looking vision. They include a glazed rear ground-floor extension and an angled aerial pavilion floating high above the original buildings.

Ted Cullinan - Edward Cullinan Architects. February 2007

Ted Cullinan founded Edward Cullinan Architects in 1965 and was awarded a CBE for Services to Architecture in 1987. The practice are responsible for the multi-award winning Downland Gridshell in Sussex as featured on a special edition 50p stamp in 2006, and Fountains Abbey Visitor Centre near Ripon.

In 1987 the National Trust commissioned Edward Cullinan Architects to design a visitor centre for Fountains Abbey. Arranged around a courtyard, the building frames a view towards the Abbey while the open courtyard is sheltered by massive dry-stone walls and steep roof planes constructed from recycled Yorkshire stone that link it into the landscape.

Fountains Abbey, Fountains, Ripon

Susan Le Good - Allford Hal Monaghan Morris Architects. March 2007

Susan has been Associate Director at AHMM since 2005 and is the longest running member of staff, having joined the team as a student in 1995. She is a key designer with AHMM and has an unparalleled level of experience within the practice in the design and construction of educational buildings. The firm is recognised as being one of the UK's leading younger architectural practices and are responsible for the striking RIBA Award winning Walsall Bus Station as well as Crown Street Buildings in Leeds which received a 2006 Housing Design Award as well as being shortlisted for the RIBA White Rose Award.

The winning design for a triangular site in Leeds includes 57 apartments set over 4 floors built over a podium of commercial space at ground floor with basements. The brickwork façade is punctuated with colour around the window reveals from cobalt blue, through acid green to bright yellow on the third elevation
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Crown Street Buildings, Cloth Hall Street, Leeds

Steven Clarke - Hopkins Architects. April 2007

Hopkins Architects is a prestigious practice established in 1978. Recent project work includes new mixed-use regeneration projects, the Manchester City Art Gallery, a master plan for Hull City Centre, and the award winning Utopia at Broughton Hall near Skipton. Steven joined Hopkins Architects in 2004 becoming a Project Architect in 2005 and has been predominantly working on the Luton Innovation Centre project (11.7 million) due for completion this month. More recently Steven has been involved in a hotel/mix use scheme in Douglas Town Isle of Man, competition winning entry in January 2006 and Cyprus Cultural Centre, competition winning entry in March 2007.

Utopia is a pavilion located within the previously derelict walled garden of Grade I listed Broughton Hall and is used for community events and as a café for occupiers of the business park. It is a spare, beautifully-detailed building in frameless glass and timber cladding, its roof supported by laminated timber columns.

Broughton Hall, Skipton

Stafford Critchlow - Wilkinson Eyre Architects. May 2007

Stafford Critchlow is Director at Wilkinson Eyre Architects, having joined the practice in 1992. Wilkinson Eyre Architects are a high profile national and international award winning practice with an impressive portfolio of completed schemes including the stunning ‘blinking eye’ Millennium Bridge in Gateshead as well the 2001 Stirling prize winning Magna in Rotherham.

Once the largest steelworks in Europe, at 350m long and 35m tall, this landmark building has been transformed through re-use of original elements and the addition of themed pavilions into the cathedral-like interior. Magna has transformed a decaying site of industrial heritage into a world-class science adventure centre and visitor attraction.

Magna, Sheffield Road, Rotherham

artists in conversation

presenting creativity in the public realm. In 2007 arc hosted a series of talks offering the opportunity to hear from professional artists who have been enlivening the public realm in new and innovative ways.

artists in conversation | Nayan Kulkarni and Neville Gabie

Feb 2007

Nayan Kulkarni is an artist with a keen interest in the role of art in transforming the public realm. He works internationally, in a range of media, exploring notions of time, space and perception. He is currently working on new light based public works in Newcastle, Gateshead, Birmingham and Ashford in Kent.

artists in conversation | Richard Wentworth and John Maine

March 2007

Since the 1970s Richard Wentworth has emerged as one of the key figures transforming the way we think about what qualifies as art. Wentworth finds his materials in the everyday world of things and thoughts. He quotes "I find cigarette packets folded up under table legs more monumental than a Henry Moore. Five reasons, Firstly the scale. Secondly the fingertip manipulation. Thirdly the modesty of both gesture and material. Fourthly it's absurdity amd fifth, the fact that it works."

artists in conversation | Claire Morgan and Richard Wilson

April 2007

Claire Morgan’s work creates powerful sensory experiences for the people who view it. She uses small, seemingly insignificant objects in huge quantities that then become parts of much larger suspended sculptural forms. In 2004 Claire was awarded the Royal British Society of Sculptors Annual Bursary and Roy Noakes Awards. She is currently working on temporary and permanent public commissions and is developing installations to be shown in dedicated gallery spaces both nationally and internationally.

Richard Wilson is one of Britain’s most renowned sculptors. His interventions in architectural space draw heavily for their inspiration from the worlds of engineering and construction. The artist has represented Britain in the Venice Biennale and was nominated for the Turner Prize on two occasions. The installation 20:50, a sea of reflective sump oil permanently installed in the Saatchi Collection, was described as one of the masterpieces of the modern age‚ by the art critic Andrew Graham Dixon in the BBC television series The History of British Art.