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As previously revealed
exclusively on edinburgharchitecture.co.uk early in 2007 Design workshops
are to be led by Archigram and AiA, as well as such influential creative
minds including Will Alsop, Christophe Egret and Odile Decq.
AiA Press Release 230407:
Edinburgh Waterfront Unplugged!
The Edinburgh Waterfront Symposium 2007 (EWS 2007) has secured a prestigious
array of A List internationally renowned guest speakers to
address a participatory programme of Lectures and Workshops as part of
Architecture Week from 16th 24th June 2007.
The aim of the event, instigated and organised by Art in Architecture
(AiA) in collaboration with Archigram, is to heighten the profile of the
current Waterfront development in Edinburgh, claimed by the City Council
to be the largest of its kind in Europe.
Can Edinburgh raise the game to match design standards of European and
international counterparts? Can Edinburghs internationally acknowledged
historic design context influence or equate in contemporary merit to meet
both the current and future requirements of a 21st Century evolving City
Development plan?
A rare opportunity exists to inspire greater aspirations for Edinburghs
New New Town and Future City, generating Big Ideas for this local Scottish
project and offering the potential to raise international awareness in
the development.
Agents Provocateurs and commentators on 1960s to present day design Archigram
have taken Edinburgh to heart following a plea made by AiA partners, Artist
Shaeron Averbuch and Urban Designer, Ross McEwan to help stimulate and
raise the level of debate in order to place the focus on the design of
quality environments for people to live enjoyably, and which meet their
present and future needs.
All interested parties are invited to participate, intellectualise, jibe,
heckle and creatively add to the Symposiums debate, directly feeding
into an array of design solution workshops for the Edinburgh Waterfront.
EWS 2007 invites critical participation from the people of Edinburgh as
well as the professional community and other stakeholders.
The success of this event will be measured by its ability to stretch creative
solutions, as evident from the design workshops led by Archigram and AiA,
as well as such influential creative minds including Will Alsop, Pete
Barbour, Studio Egret West and others.
For further information on the rapidly evolving Edinburgh Waterfront Symposium
2007 Programme visit www.ews2007.co.uk
Event: Architecture Week 2007
Edinburgh Waterfront Symposium 2007
Old Town, New Town, New NEW Town
Dates: 16 24 Jun
Venue: Ocean Point 1, Ocean Drive, Leith
Contact: Shaeron Averbuch - AiA (Art in Architecture)
Tel: 0131 555 2280
e-mail: info@artinarchitecture.co.uk
Edinburgh Waterfront Symposium - EWS 2007 Invited Speakers
Archigram Dennis Crompton, David Green, Mike Webb & Peter Cook, (Peter
Cook is short listed to design the Olympic Stadium 2012 also designed
the Kunsthalle in Gratz). All of the above mentioned members of Archigram
are independently respected design professionals. Archigram are Royal
Gold Medallists for their contribution to design. (All Confirmed)
Will Alsop Architect, SMC-Alsop, (Confirmed)
Christophe Egret Architect, Studio Egret West (also on the board
of CABE) (Confirmed)
Nigel Coates, Professor of Architecture at Royal College of Art, London
(Confirmed)
Kathryn Findlay, Professor of Architecture at Dundee University (Confirmed)
Sir Terry Farrell - Design Champion for Edinburgh (Confirmed)
Frank Gehry - Architect, famous for many buildings including the Guggenheim
in Bilbao
Tom Wright - Signature Architect, Atkins Global and responsible for the
6 star hotel in Bahrain
Pete Barber Architect, Pete Barber Architects, London (Confirmed)
Lebbeus Woods Architect, New York
Odile Decq Architect, Paris (Confirmed)
Christian Welzbacher Architectural Journalist for A10 will talk
about Berlin & Hamburg and run a Workshop (www.a10.eu) (Confirmed)
Kas Oosterhuis Architect, Netherlands (Confirmed)
Raoul Bunschoten Architect, Netherlands (Confirmed)
Steven Holl Architect, New York
Michael Spens (Confirmed)
Per Kartvedt Architect, Oslo
Colin Ardley Architect, UK
Claudia Taborda Landscape Architect, Grenoble, France
Adriaan Geuze Landscape Architect, West 8, Rotterdam, Netherlands
(Thames Barrier Park)
Riccardo Marini Architect, City of Edinburgh Design Leader (Confirmed)
Peter Wilson Architect, UK
Elco Hoofman Landscape Architect, Gros Max, UK
Mark Dorrian Senior Lecturer in Architecture, Edinburgh University
Karen Forbes Head of School in Painting at Edinburgh College of
Art
Kevin McCloud Architectural Presenter, UK
Alain de Botton Writer
Woolfgang Sonne Architect, University of Strathclyde
Gordon Benson Architect, Benson and Forsyth
Doug Celland Architect, Aire Design, UK
Roger Zogolavitch Architect, CZWJ, (Barcelona)
Peter Calthorpe Architect
David McKay MBM Architects, Barcelona
Bernadetta Tagliabue Architect, Barcelona
Development:
Sir Stuart Lipton UK
Ken Shuttleworth Architect, Make, UK
Charles Hammond Forth Ports
Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh Lothian
City of Edinburgh Council
Robert Adam (Confirmed)
Andrew Burrell Architect, BUREDI, UK
Ian Wall BUREDI, UK
Masterplanning:
Ken Shuttleworth Architect, Make, UK
Tony Kettle - RMJM
Robert Adam (Confirmed)
Page and Park
Lewellyn Davis
Art Commissioning and Artists:
Wiard Sterk - Executive Director, Public Art Wales (formerly Director
CBAT the Cardiff Bay Arts & Regeneration Agency) (18 Jun 11am Talk)
(Confirmed)
Emma Geliot - Arts Council of Wales and previously of Artworks Wales.Cwaith
Cymru (19 Jun 11am Talk) (Confirmed)
Matthew Lennon the Public Arts Officer for Newcastle
Anna Pepperall Arts Commissioner for Gateshead and involved with the commissioning
of Anthoney Gormley's Angel of the North.
Herve Bechy - Director of Art Public
Gordon Young Artist, UK
Bruce McLean Artist, UK
Ilona LÈn·rd Artist, Netherlands (Confirmed)
Richard Harris Artist, Wales
George Wylie Artist, UK
Karen Forbes Head of School in Painting at Edinburgh College of
Art
Richard Demarco Artist, The Demarco European Art Foundation, UK
(Confirmed)
Charles Quick Artist and Reader in Art in Public Places, University
of Central Lancashire
Alfredo Jaar Artist, New York
Housing Specialists
Adam Sampson Chief Executive Shelter
Archie Stoddart Director of Shelter Scotland
Significant Others
Donald Anderson, Head of Leisure and Recreation City of Edinburgh Council
Keith Anderson, Waterfront Development Manager, City of Edinburgh Council
Gerry Gramms, Glasgow City Council
Ian Gilzean, Scottish Executive, Architecture Policy Unit
Raymond Young, Chair of A+DS (Architecture and Design Scotland)
Nick Barley, Director of The Lighthouse, Centre for Architecture, Design
and the city, Glasgow.
Lord Provost, City of Edinburgh Council
George Newhouse, Mayor of Waverley Council, New South Wales, Australia
Environment
Scottish Natural Heritage
Politians
MSP Mark Lazarowicz (pending elections 3rd May)
MSP Rhona Brankin (pending elections 3rd May)
MSP Sarah Boyack (pending elections 3rd May)
Press & Media
George Kerevan Journalist, Scotsman (Confirmed)
Brian Ferguson Evening News
Leith Gazette
Paul Finch Architectural Journalist
Hans Ibeling Publisher, A10 magazine
Dejan Sudjic Architectural Critic
Historic
Cockburn Society
Historic Scotland
National Trust for Scotland
Economist
Evan Davis BBC's Economics Editor
For more information on the evolving Edinburgh Waterfront Symposium programme
refer to www.ews2007.co.uk
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At the moment AiA are unable to have the event listed as part of Architecture
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