Irena Bauman has had papers on The Rim Study (Leeds) and Market Towns For The 21st Century accepted for the following conferences:

Governing For Sustainability: Exploring innovations in environmental & urban futures, Royal Geographical Society June 2008

Council for European Urbanism Conference: Climate Change and Urban Design Oslo, Norway, 14-16 September 2008

The Sustainable City 2008, Wessex of Technology 5th international Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability. 24th -26th of September 2008, Greece

The Rim Study Project Profile

Read Irena Bauman’s regular column on architectural ethical dilemmas in Building Design Magazine.

BD Online – Dear Irena

Irena Bauman will present Tower Works project at: ‘Building Beyond the Regs’ in ‘Towards Zero’ on the 27th February 2008 at 1.00pm. She will also take part in the discussion: Can we become Greener by design?’ at 12.20

ESRC-CABE Manchester Seminar – 18th January 2008 

Irena Bauman will be responding to papers by Phil Crabtree Chief Planner in Leeds and Dr.Rachel Unsworth on the subject of evaluation of urban renaissance

in Leeds. For booking information download the Pdf below:

The book by Bauman Lyons Architects is close to publication and is expected to be on the shelves at the end of March 2008.

“How to be a Happy Architect” explores the work of Leeds-based Bauman Lyons Architects in the context of ways of ‘being’ within the profession.”

Bauman Lyons has been appointed to the design team panel with four other architectural practices to deliver managed workspace programme of buildings for Sheffield City Council. The next stage involves mini design competitions to determine the appointment of individual architects to each project.

On 29 March 2008 at 8pm, the Earth will be turning off its lights for an hour in the name of fighting global warming. So far, as well as Sydney, there’ll also be Chicago, Tel Aviv, Manila, Copenhagen, Melbourne, Brisbane and Toronto all turning off their lights for an hour in the name of fighting global warming.

Sign up and join the movement

Bauman Lyons wishes all our friends a Happy New Year. 

The Digital Media Centre has opened. It is one of the first Remaking Barnsley projects realised, where the eventual aim is to create the ideal 21st Century Market Town – a modern community that provides employment, culture, the arts, accommodation, leisure, retail and a place to relax, all focused in its town centre. The building has been featured in BD magazine.

BD Online

Susanne Welcker has given birth to a baby boy in Berlin on 2nd of December named Luis.

Irena Bauman & storey teller Pat Gilbey will be presenting the lecture “Thinking of Sustainable futures”  5.30pm Tuesday 6th November 2007; Richard Roberts Building, Brooke Hill.  

BLA – Girls have just returned from a great office trip to Alicante.

We have been short listed with Igloo for one of the biggest regeneration projects in Hull of the famous Fruit Market Area. Our team also includes Surface Architects as the masterplanners, Sarah Wigglesworth Architects and Hodson Architects. The proposed masterplan intends to create a lively creative quarter for Hull. 

Bauman Lyons are pleased to confirm that Beth Riley (from Sheffield University School of Architecture)and Matthew Slinn (from Cardiff University School of Architecture)have joined the as Part 1 Students. We also welcome Graphic designer Stephen Wikeley, Architect Tim Wenham, and Nicola Hopkinson as the Financial administrator.

BLA – Boys have just returned from a great office trip to the Isle of Skye, Scotland.        

Green Lane Primary School is fast approaching its first academic term of occupancy, and will have its grand opening plus Special Guest on the 16th November 2007.

The first draft has been issued to the publishers and the anticipated publication date is Spring 2008.

Arc Light is nearly half way through its construction phase. The project will open in early summer 2008.

Arc Light project profile

BLA are still harvesting a successful crop of fruit, flower and vegetables form their temporary car park plot awaiting next phase of the office development – photo of the pumpkin. 

Irena Bauman will present a lecture ‘Thinking of Sustainable Future’ at Sheffield University for the Sustainability Forum on the 6th of November 2007.The venue will be Lecture Theatre 1 of the Sir Henry Stephenson Building, Mapping Street, Sheffield.