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| Designer Wayne Hemingway will be among the keynote speakers at the CSGN conference on 21 June 2016 which is being held jointly with The Glasgow School of Art |
The Glasgow School of Art will partner Central Scotland Green Network (CSGN) on a one day conference looking at the pivotal role of artists and designers in place making it was announced today, 17 March 2016. The event will take place in the Reid Auditorium on 21 June 2016.
Key note speakers at the conference include urban designer, Wayne Hemingway, international landscape architect Andrew Grant, and Copenhagen-based architect René Sommer Lindsay
The conference coincides with 2016 Degree Show and the main contractor for the Mackintosh Building starting on site.
Full text of CSGN press release below.
Further information contact:
Lesley Booth
0779 941 4474
press@gsa.ac.uk
@GSofAMedia
CSGN News Release
17 March 2016
GREEN FORUM TO
CELEBRATE YEAR OF INNOVATION,
CELEBRATE YEAR OF INNOVATION,
ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN
Glasgow is
set to host a one-day conference looking at the pivotal role of artists and
designers in creating vibrant places for people to live and enjoy.
set to host a one-day conference looking at the pivotal role of artists and
designers in creating vibrant places for people to live and enjoy.
The sixth
annual forum of the Central Scotland Green Network (CSGN) will feature
contributions from acclaimed designers, architects and artists from across the
globe including urban design champion, Wayne Hemingway, international landscape
architect, Andrew Grant, and Copenhagen-based architect, René
Sommer Lindsay. The event will mark Scotland’s Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design.
annual forum of the Central Scotland Green Network (CSGN) will feature
contributions from acclaimed designers, architects and artists from across the
globe including urban design champion, Wayne Hemingway, international landscape
architect, Andrew Grant, and Copenhagen-based architect, René
Sommer Lindsay. The event will mark Scotland’s Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design.
The
conference, held jointly with The Glasgow School of Art (GSA), will focus on
how artists, architects and designers can help communities, businesses and
educational institutions to make or regenerate liveable places.
conference, held jointly with The Glasgow School of Art (GSA), will focus on
how artists, architects and designers can help communities, businesses and
educational institutions to make or regenerate liveable places.
The event on
21 June 2016 is part of the Festival of Architecture programme which is running
throughout the year to celebrate the centenary of the Royal Incorporation of
Architects in Scotland (RIAS).
21 June 2016 is part of the Festival of Architecture programme which is running
throughout the year to celebrate the centenary of the Royal Incorporation of
Architects in Scotland (RIAS).
Inspiration will be drawn from across the globe with the
attendance of three international keynote speakers. Wayne
Hemmingway will talk about how HemingwayDesign is delivering new standards in
building communities not just houses, while Andrew Grant of Grant Associates
will look from Sheffield to Singapore as he discusses how creative communities
make special places and René Sommer Lindsay will explain how Copenhagen’s Climate Neighbourhoods are
increasing the city’s resilience to flooding.
attendance of three international keynote speakers. Wayne
Hemmingway will talk about how HemingwayDesign is delivering new standards in
building communities not just houses, while Andrew Grant of Grant Associates
will look from Sheffield to Singapore as he discusses how creative communities
make special places and René Sommer Lindsay will explain how Copenhagen’s Climate Neighbourhoods are
increasing the city’s resilience to flooding.
Projects in and around Glasgow will
also feature in the programme exploring the transformational role of art and design in the urban realm
and its contribution to place making. The Forum will also include the selection of
the winner in the CSGN Ideas Fund 2016 which will receive up to £5,000 funding.
also feature in the programme exploring the transformational role of art and design in the urban realm
and its contribution to place making. The Forum will also include the selection of
the winner in the CSGN Ideas Fund 2016 which will receive up to £5,000 funding.
In partnership with the GSA, this year’s CSGN Forum aims to engage the art
and design community by attracting an audience of public, private and third
sector professionals, community activists and students in a range of fields from
green infrastructure, greenspace, art and architecture to sustainable development,
urban regeneration, community engagement and empowerment.
and design community by attracting an audience of public, private and third
sector professionals, community activists and students in a range of fields from
green infrastructure, greenspace, art and architecture to sustainable development,
urban regeneration, community engagement and empowerment.
Keith Geddes, Chair of the CSGN, said: “In the year of
Innovation, Architecture and Design, the CSGN Forum will shine a spotlight on
the value of art and design to the environment, people and the economy. We are honoured to be working in partnership
with The Glasgow School of Art and I’m sure the line-up of keynote speakers
from across the globe will inspire delegates to embrace creativity in green
thinking.”
Innovation, Architecture and Design, the CSGN Forum will shine a spotlight on
the value of art and design to the environment, people and the economy. We are honoured to be working in partnership
with The Glasgow School of Art and I’m sure the line-up of keynote speakers
from across the globe will inspire delegates to embrace creativity in green
thinking.”
The GSA is
internationally recognised as one of Europe’s leading schools of studio-based
learning and research.
internationally recognised as one of Europe’s leading schools of studio-based
learning and research.
Professor Brian
Evans, Head of Urbanism at GSA, said: “As a society we face big challenges in
climate change and wellness. Greening our world helps enormously. If we face up
to the challenges with designed intent and if we do it well, we can make our
world safer, healthier and more beautiful – that is what we will be talking
about at the event.”
Evans, Head of Urbanism at GSA, said: “As a society we face big challenges in
climate change and wellness. Greening our world helps enormously. If we face up
to the challenges with designed intent and if we do it well, we can make our
world safer, healthier and more beautiful – that is what we will be talking
about at the event.”
Following the Forum there will be a reception launching Growing Awareness, a new book edited by
Professor Brian Evans, which captures the vision and learning from speakers at
previous CSGN events over the past five years, including Jonathon Porritt CBE, Peter Head CBE,
Sir Harry Burns and Tom Armour of Arup from the UK, as well as international
contributions such as New York’s High Line, the greening of the Ruhr in Germany
and Seoul’s Cheonggyecheon River Restoration project.
Professor Brian Evans, which captures the vision and learning from speakers at
previous CSGN events over the past five years, including Jonathon Porritt CBE, Peter Head CBE,
Sir Harry Burns and Tom Armour of Arup from the UK, as well as international
contributions such as New York’s High Line, the greening of the Ruhr in Germany
and Seoul’s Cheonggyecheon River Restoration project.
As Europe’s largest greenspace initiative, the CSGN is working
to transform the central belt into a place where the environment adds value to
the economy and where people’s lives are enriched by its quality. Stretching
from Ayrshire, Inverclyde and Dunbartonshire in the west, to Fife and Lothians
in the east, the CSGN encompasses 19 local authorities across 10,000 sq km and
has the potential to benefit 3.5million people, equating to 70 per cent of
Scotland’s population.
to transform the central belt into a place where the environment adds value to
the economy and where people’s lives are enriched by its quality. Stretching
from Ayrshire, Inverclyde and Dunbartonshire in the west, to Fife and Lothians
in the east, the CSGN encompasses 19 local authorities across 10,000 sq km and
has the potential to benefit 3.5million people, equating to 70 per cent of
Scotland’s population.
For further information and to sign up to the Central
Scotland Green Network Forum 2016 visit www.centralscotlandgreennetwork.org/forum
Scotland Green Network Forum 2016 visit www.centralscotlandgreennetwork.org/forum
Ends
Issued by The BIG
Partnership on behalf of the Central Scotland Green Network.
Partnership on behalf of the Central Scotland Green Network.
For further information
about CSGN, please contact Kay McCarthy or Roanna Katz on 0141 333 9585 / kay.mccarthy@bigpartnership.co.uk /
roanna.katz@bigpartnership.co.uk
about CSGN, please contact Kay McCarthy or Roanna Katz on 0141 333 9585 / kay.mccarthy@bigpartnership.co.uk /
roanna.katz@bigpartnership.co.uk
Notes to Editors
The Central Scotland Green Network
The Central Scotland Green
Network (CSGN) is one of 14 national developments for Scotland created in the
Scottish Government’s third National Planning Framework. The initiative is designated a national
priority.
Network (CSGN) is one of 14 national developments for Scotland created in the
Scottish Government’s third National Planning Framework. The initiative is designated a national
priority.
With an all-encompassing remit, far beyond
just a ‘green initiative’, the CSGN aims to improve the social, physical,
cultural and environmental health and well-being of Central Scotland, as well
as assisting the area to meet the challenge of climate change.
just a ‘green initiative’, the CSGN aims to improve the social, physical,
cultural and environmental health and well-being of Central Scotland, as well
as assisting the area to meet the challenge of climate change.
Oversight of the CSGN initiative is provided
by the CSGN Programme Committee (CSGN PC) within the Scottish Government. The CSGN PC works to ensure progress is in
line with Ministers’ ambitions, as expressed through the CSGN Vision, the
National Planning Framework and other relevant plans, policies and strategies. For further information please visit www.centralscotlandgreennetwork.org
by the CSGN Programme Committee (CSGN PC) within the Scottish Government. The CSGN PC works to ensure progress is in
line with Ministers’ ambitions, as expressed through the CSGN Vision, the
National Planning Framework and other relevant plans, policies and strategies. For further information please visit www.centralscotlandgreennetwork.org
The
Central Scotland Green Network Trust devotes all of its resources to driving
forward delivery of the CSGN with a wide range of stakeholders including local
authorities, regional partnerships, landowners, environmental groups and local
communities, in order to help realise the CSGN vision. For further information please visit www.csgnt.org.uk/
Central Scotland Green Network Trust devotes all of its resources to driving
forward delivery of the CSGN with a wide range of stakeholders including local
authorities, regional partnerships, landowners, environmental groups and local
communities, in order to help realise the CSGN vision. For further information please visit www.csgnt.org.uk/
The Glasgow School of Art
The Glasgow School
of Art is one the top 10 art schools in the world (QS World Subject Rankings
2015) with campuses in Glasgow, Singapore and the Scottish Highlands and
Islands. It was founded in 1845 as one of the first Government Schools of
Design, as a centre of creativity promoting good design for the manufacturing
industries of Glasgow. However, the School’s lineage can be traced to
1753, when Robert Foulis established a school of art and design in Glasgow,
described as “the single most influential factor in the development of
eighteenth-century Scottish Art”. Today, The Glasgow School of Art (GSA)
is internationally recognised as one of Europe’s leading university-level
institutions for the visual creative disciplines with over 2200 students representing
over 75 countries. Our staff form one of the UK’s largest concentrations
of academic staff in the visual creative disciplines with over 60% engaged in
research which is world-leading or internationally recognised (REF 2014).
of Art is one the top 10 art schools in the world (QS World Subject Rankings
2015) with campuses in Glasgow, Singapore and the Scottish Highlands and
Islands. It was founded in 1845 as one of the first Government Schools of
Design, as a centre of creativity promoting good design for the manufacturing
industries of Glasgow. However, the School’s lineage can be traced to
1753, when Robert Foulis established a school of art and design in Glasgow,
described as “the single most influential factor in the development of
eighteenth-century Scottish Art”. Today, The Glasgow School of Art (GSA)
is internationally recognised as one of Europe’s leading university-level
institutions for the visual creative disciplines with over 2200 students representing
over 75 countries. Our staff form one of the UK’s largest concentrations
of academic staff in the visual creative disciplines with over 60% engaged in
research which is world-leading or internationally recognised (REF 2014).
Our studio-based
approach to research and teaching brings disciplines together to explore
problems in new ways to find new innovative solutions. The studio creates
the environment for inter-disciplinarity, peer learning, critical enquiry,
experimentation and prototyping, helping to addressing many of the grand
challenges confronting society and contemporary business.
approach to research and teaching brings disciplines together to explore
problems in new ways to find new innovative solutions. The studio creates
the environment for inter-disciplinarity, peer learning, critical enquiry,
experimentation and prototyping, helping to addressing many of the grand
challenges confronting society and contemporary business.