Empowering Design Practices: Live
Empowering Design Practices LIVE was held at St Paul's Hammersmith on the 12th of February 2020.
The conference aimed to explore and celebrate the role of communities in shaping sustainable futures for historic places of worship. We presented the learning and resources developed through the project to support community leadership and engagement in design. The event also offered opportunities for knowledge exchange and networking between community groups, professionals and organisations that work in the fields of faith, heritage, architecture and community development and facilitated the generation of ideas and propositions for the future.
The film below, produced by Emma Crouch of isayRAAR, beautifully captures the day and they key messages that emerged.
For more details you can download the EDP Live Catalogue or read about EDP Live on our blog.
The conference aimed to explore and celebrate the role of communities in shaping sustainable futures for historic places of worship. We presented the learning and resources developed through the project to support community leadership and engagement in design. The event also offered opportunities for knowledge exchange and networking between community groups, professionals and organisations that work in the fields of faith, heritage, architecture and community development and facilitated the generation of ideas and propositions for the future.
The film below, produced by Emma Crouch of isayRAAR, beautifully captures the day and they key messages that emerged.
For more details you can download the EDP Live Catalogue or read about EDP Live on our blog.
Event Programme
9:30
10:00 - 11:00 11:00 - 11:55 12:00 - 12:15 12.15 - 13.15 13.15 - 14.15 14:15 - 15:00 15:00- 15:45 15:45 - 17:00 17:00 - 17:30 17:30 - 19:00 |
Registrations, tea and coffee
WELCOME AND PLENARY SESSION The EDP story Location: Church Chair: Theo Zamenopoulos, Open University PANEL DISCUSSION Key learning points on supporting community-led design in historic places of worship Location: Church Speakers: Katerina Alexiou, Open University; Diana Evans, Historic England; Mike Green, Community Leader, Cemetery Road Baptist Church; Adam Tyson, National Lottery Heritage Fund; Becky Payne, Historic Religious Buildings Alliance; Sophia de Sousa, The Glass-House Community Led Design; Chris Wakeling, Project Advisor. Chair: Sara Crofts, The Institute of Conservation BREAK (15 Min) PARALLEL SESSIONS OPTION 1 | Stories of community leadership in design Location: Church Speakers: Rev Caroline Dick and David Wilcox, St Michael and All Angels, Durham; Rev. Geoff Eze, All Saints, Hanley; Rev Simon Lockett, St Peter’s, Peterchurch; Adam Ysuf, ISRAAC Somali Community Association, Sheffield. Chair: Sophia de Sousa, The Glass-House Community Led Design OPTION 2 | A workshop on challenges, assets, and opportunities for sustaining historic places of worship Location: Basement Chair: Vera Hale, Open University LUNCH Historic places of worship: faith, community and design Location: Church Panel speakers: Wendy Coombey, Community Partnership and Development Officer, Church of England; Nevine Nasser, Architect and Researcher; Aidan Potter, Partner, McAlsan & Partners Architects. Chair: Sophia de Sousa, The Glass-House Community Led Design INTERACTIVE EDP Live Location: Church & Basement room Interactive exhibition and policy discussion WORKSHOP Cross Pollination Location: Church Plenary session focussed on developing ideas for future projects and actions Chairs: Theo Zamenopoulos, Open University, and Sophia de Sousa, The Glass-House Community Led Design Closing remarks Drinks reception and exhibition Welcome from Tim Blackman, Vice Chancellor, The Open University |