Learning Places Scotland Conference | Exhibition | Awards’ Post

Our Policy Lead, Stephen Caulfield, was in Glasgow yesterday for #LearningPlacesScotland 2024. This conference and exhibition brings together learners, educators, designers, consultants, and manufacturers for discussion and collaboration on how we deliver high-quality learning spaces for all.   Though there is much work still to be done, we are encouraged by the growing recognition of the role that school and college estate design has on the experiences of people with Additional Support Needs (ASN) - and how trends towards expansive, open-plan (and noisy) spaces is negatively impacting the experiences of people with differences in sensory profile and social communication.

How are we building (or renovating) the next generation of schools to meet health, resilience and climate targets? Here’s a FREE online symposium designed to offer answers and demonstrate solutions… Sign up below (and share with your local school boards or design decisionmakers.)

Join us in #Sheffield on the 14th–15th June 2024 for our next Challenging Practice seminar! This seminar is focusing on the theme of inclusion and exclusion in space. It is a key component of our flagship independent-learning programme, Challenging Practice: Essentials for the Social Production of Habitat. Benefits of Participation: - Learn about our Inclusion by Design programme. - Develop an understanding of inclusion and exclusion within the built environment, and how these relate to intersecting social identities. - Gain knowledge of diverse approaches, methods, and tools to address social exclusion in space. - Reflect on the implications of prioritising lived experiences in built environment practice. - Network with professionals and students who share a common interest in issues of inclusion and exclusion within the built environment.  - Benefit from the guidance and expertise of experienced ASF-UK facilitators. - Receive a Challenging Practice Stage A certificate upon successful completion of the seminar. - Gain priority access to the next Challenging Practice Stage B workshop. Find more info and book here: https://lnkd.in/ewp82JTA #architecture #urbanplanning #urbandesign #urbanpractice #cpd #inclusionbydesign

Blaklash are looking forward to delivering an event that speaks to the inequity of climate impacts, the responsibility of the built environment in addressing these issues, and the demand for social justice in the face of climate change. Currently around the world, First Nations communities are experiencing the devastating impacts of climate change harder than any other group. Islands that hold song and story through time are sinking, grand plains of grass and migration are disappearing, and the disparity of self-determination in facing climate change in our communities are amplifying the many preventable issues to the loss of life and knowledge. To speak of climate change is to speak to the challenges our people face today. We endeavour for this conference to be a catalyst to demand ownership of the responsibility we all hold. may words drive action, not just aspiration. #climatechange #alwayswasalwayswillbe #architecture #landscapearchitecture #socialjustice

🎤 Panel Alert! 🤔What do politics have to do with architecture? 🤔Why are designers, builders, innovators, & creative thinkers needed in our political landscape? 🤔Although the concept of a citizen architect resonates with our passions, how can we get involved? 📌Find out the answers to these questions and more at during ARCHITECT AS ADVOCATE: National, State & Local Efforts that are Influencing the Industry. 📹Check out this video of panelist WINSTON THORNE 2024 AIA California President, who will be sharing more of his thoughts on advocacy during the discussion, the kick-off to our first AIA-LB/SB Design Community Symposium and Exhibit. 🧠Moderated by AIA-LB/SB Director Lance Collins this panel will demonstrate how practicing architects are engaging in political and regulatory landscapes at the local, regional, and state levels. Discover how civic engagement can lead to positive business development and enhance the reputation of your practice by being directly involved in government, regulatory bodies, and other civic groups. 🌟🌟🌟Kimberly N. Dowdell, AIA, NOMAC 2024 President will be among the panelists. 📅 Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024 🕕 Time: 5 pm 📍 Location: Expo Arts Center, Large Theater, 4321 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach, CA 🕓 The Design Community Symposium and Exhibit runs from 4 to 9 p.m. and will include 30-minute educational sessions & trade showcase with 40+ vendors. Come early to explore the exhibit and network with peers. Then grab a seat and settle in for an illuminating chat. 🔍For more details and to grab your tickets, visit our event page! 🎫 https://lnkd.in/grhFmKpu Kimberly Dowdell The American Institute of Architects (AIA) #aia #aialbsb #AIASymposium #Architecture #DesignExhibit #AIAEvent #ProfessionalDevelopment #Networking #architect #architectureanddesign #architecturelovers #architecturestudent

ARCHITEKTUR MACHT SCHULE! Our September/October newsletter focuses on how school buildings are always a reflection of societal development. We need spaces that promote social skills, encourage independence, and help children and young people find orientation in a rapidly changing world. In short, educational institutions today see themselves as "spaces for teams". A well-structured spatial framework where individuals collaborate in various configurations, along with areas for retreat to foster individual concentration or relaxation. These educational buildings and their outdoor spaces are places of encounter where children and young people can grow together, develop a sense of community, unleash creativity, and practice democracy. Some of our new school buildings illustrate what this can look like in practice. Read the newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/de-Sahad Image: Kurt Hoerbst, Rudolf Steiner Schule, Vienna #dietrichuntertrifaller #dtflr #architecture #architektur #europeanarchitecture #sustainablearchitecture #nachhaltigkeit #sustainability #nachhaltigearchitektur #educationalarchitecture #bildungsarchitektur #education #bildung #school #schule #futuregeneration #sustainablefuture #nachhaltigezukunft #publicarchitecture #öffentlichearchitektur

Useful doesn't need to be ugly. The New European Bauhaus' leitmotiv is "Beautiful, Sustainable, Together". What could this look like in real life? The New European Bauhaus is a policy and funding initiative that was established to translate the European Green Deal into tangible change on the ground and ensure that the green transformation is people-centric, putting #societal needs first. The broad objective of the New European Bauhaus is to revitalise European #neighbourhoods with design for sustainability and inclusion. The purpose of this consultation is to understand the concrete needs on the ground and to gather the most cutting-edge ideas required to transform the built environment. More information below ⬇️

🔵 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬! 🔵 The 𝐍𝐄𝐁 (New European Bauhaus) 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 is a strategic initiative aimed at revitalising European neighbourhoods through sustainable, inclusive and aesthetic design. It integrates various EU funding instruments to support the full cycle of implementation of an innovative solution from research to deployment.  The Facility consists of two main components: 1) a 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (R&I) component focused on fundamental research and testing (funded under Horizon Europe), and 2) a roll-out component for 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 (delivered through investments across different EU programmes). The aim of the NEB Facility is to strengthen 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 and enhance 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, provide 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, and explore new business models aligned with the NEB values in the 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫. Sounds interesting? Share your thoughts on the above topics by 𝟏𝟕 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 to define the NEB Facility 2025-2027!  You can find more details on the initiative in the NEB Facility Scoping document via the link in the original post.

Digital Skills are high on our agenda. So we're thrilled to have the support of Adventa... ➡️ Watch this space for future collabs 🙌🏽 #FutureOfUs #digitalskills #greentech #metaverse

As timber construction makes its way from the margins to the mainstream of construction activity it could be that proof that timber hospitals have shorter occupancy levels is the turbo booster we need for a dramatic, rather than the current steady, increase in the use of timber in construction. Shorter occupancy linked to the health benefits of timber buildings would save large sums of (often public) money. Add in wooden schools and universities with higher educational results and wooden offices with higher productivity and we could see the order books for timber builds explode upwards.