place identity dwelling 2

AGENDA

9:00 Registration and Coffee

9:30 Introduction to the Day and the Team – Reflection on Symposium 1 - Refining the research problem - Prof. Graeme Hutton

10:00 ‘How the Market Works’ – Matthew Benson, Rettie & Co

10:45 Housing Exemplar 1 ‘Good Design vs Economic Viability’ - Roger Bainbridge, McTaggart & Mickel

11:15 Tea / Coffee Break

11:45 Housing Exemplar 2 ‘Am Horn’ Weimar - Lars-Christian Uhlig

12:15 ‘Communities, Places and the Governance of Land’ – Andy Wightman

13:00 Buffet Lunch

14:00 Break Out groups – ‘Imagining the possible’

What kinds of procurement model can accommodate values inherent to well designed places for stable communities - resilient settlements which are affordable, long life, loose fit & low energy?

15.15 Refreshment Break

15:30 Collective discussion & conclusions - Prioritising ideas

15.50 Wrap-up and Thanks

16.00 Next Steps

AIM

…to raise the ambition and future direction of suburban housing provision in Scotland…this programme will:

AIM

…to raise the ambition and future direction of suburban housing provision in Scotland…this programme will:

• examine the relationship between architectural design and volume house-building

AIM

…to raise the ambition and future direction of suburban housing provision in Scotland…this programme will:

• examine the relationship between architectural design and volume house-building

• examine the potential use of design principles which identify common place-specific and environmentally-responsible criteria

AIM

…to raise the ambition and future direction of suburban housing provision in Scotland…this programme will:

• examine the relationship between architectural design and volume house-building

• examine the potential use of design principles which identify common place-specific and environmentally-responsible criteria

• determine new mechanisms for ensuring the integration and longevity of design quality in the procurement of volume house-building

AIM

…to raise the ambition and future direction of suburban housing provision in Scotland… this programme has:

examined the relationship between architectural design and other values and volume house-building… concluding:

• multiple functions & values: a complex domain• housing research requires a transdisciplinary approach• qualitative approaches are very rare

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Table I: (LAND)

1. Land and spaces in-between: how land use is responding to what’s happening in the UK in terms of land reform?

2. New models: Finding new ways of approaching the development of land and creating new models.3. Landscaping: making landscaped spaces which are beautiful to be in.

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Table II: (PROCESS)

1. Value of relationships: relationship between the designers, developer and policy makers.

2. The importance of iteration: (taking something and making it better through a structured process): housing problem can be made better not only through incremental improvements but also through iteration of scenarios. Different concepts can be tested effectively by looking at alternative scenarios.

3. Wholism: The importance of masterplanning and how parts such as density, different age groups and different classes relate back to the whole (masterplan).

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Table III: (HISTORY)

1. Linking commercial value with learning from history: Learning from history being that adaptability, popularity and longevity of certain belongings.

2. Developers broadening their spectrum of values: Tenures and terraces were enduring housing models that were developer led without architects. Moreover, the best housing projects were in very strong urban context with already established rules as opposed to Greenfield and suburban development.

3. The importance of authority of the city: The ‘gatekeeper’ of the city is important in terms of commissions, encouragements and building permissions.