Catch up with Irena’s talk from TEDx Bradford earlier this year. Irena spoke about how emerging technologies can enable socially useful production and collaborative ways of place making. Find out more about the Built InCommon network and MassBespoke – the innovative off-site construction system that Irena, Bauman Lyons and architect Matthew Murphy are developing to enable neighourhoods to self-build their own community-led housing.

http://www.massbespoke.com/#Homepage

https://twitter.com/BuiltIncommon

Congratulations to Kirkstall Valley Development Trust!

Subject to due diligence, Homes England have awarded £200k for a social housing feasibility study at Abbey Mills, a Grade II Listed set of buildings on the River Aire in Kirkstall, Leeds.

Over the next few months we will be bringing local people together who are interested in living there, to shape the plans, developing design options and testing the viability of the scheme.

It was a pleasure to see the work of the 120 students who make up SAUL. Great model making, drawing and engagement with identity of place. Also exceptional facilities in the FabLab which enables the making.

We are working in a collaborative team of Client, consultants, main contractor and subcontractors under the Integrated Projects Insurance (IPI) contract to deliver the £ 17 million Museum of Making in Derby.

IPI offers a transformational way of procuring capital projects and provides much to reflect on the changing role of the construction industry. With a year still to go the First Purpose Build Factory in the World has been gutted back to its original shell and is ready to receive its new functions.

Architectural photography by Nick Dearden. @nick.dearden 

We are delighted to be working with the inspiring South Square Centre, Thorton on the Stage 1 HLF project to improve the premises.

South Square is a collection of  Grade II Listed 19th Century workers cottages and was renovated as a community arts centre in 1982. The Centre houses artists studios, as well as a gallery, community spaces, archives for the Thornton Antiquarian Society, fine art framers, a bar and a cafe. Find out more about South Square here: http://southsquarecentre.co.uk/

We are working towards submitting the application for Planning Permission and Listed Buildings Consent in June 2019.

Irena participated in a round the table conversation reviewing students work in an alternative environment to the traditional crit.

All students reviewed said they preferred it to the pin-up crit. The ongoing research in the alternative pedagogies was supported by four lectures in one week. Find out more about the lecture series on this link: http://www.dit.ie/architecture/newsevents/newseventsarticles/headline173089en.html

We are thrilled to be supporting Hull Minster on phase three of the transformation of the Minster.

The works build on the successful phase two scheme, completed in 2017, which involved reordering and opening up the Nave of the Grade 1 Listed building.

Phase three will involve the construction of a new extension, adjoining the Minster and facing on to Trinity Square, to house a visitor and heritage centre with exhibition spaces, a café and other facilities.

We are very proud to have been part of TEDx Bradford on 16th January this year. Irena spoke about how emerging technologies can enable socially useful production and collaborative ways of place making. Find out more about the Built InCommon network and MassBespoke – the innovative off-site construction system that Irena, Bauman Lyons and architect Matthew Murphy are developing to enable neighourhoods to self-build their own community-led housing.

http://www.massbespoke.com/#Homepage

https://twitter.com/BuiltIncommon

A great series of  5 x 15 minute programmes on how we can all make small changes in our everyday lives to help bring about a big transformation towards de-growth and decarbonised society. The ideas include food, water, fashion, transport and use of space.

Have a listen to Irena’s suggestions on how to declutter and how to live with less space  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0001w3q

Oher programmes:

Using less water: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0001vl0

The wasteful fashion industry: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0001v7f

The shift toward electric cars: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0001tz9

Eating less meat: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0001t9w

Irena joined in a day of discussions concerning the question of how to Stay Human in the modern fluid society.

You can see her presentation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJcJnQ9hUCI

And all the other presentations here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2uLkJDxHkM

Irena will be presenting some reflections at this event on the experience of writing through her talk ‘ Conversations About Management in Liquid Modern Times with Zygmunt Bauman.’ The event is hosted by  the Bauman Institute & CentreCATH with support of LAHRI at the University of Leeds on 16-17th January 2019.

Find out more about the event at https://essl.leeds.ac.uk/sociology/events/event/834/thinking-in-dark-times-assessing-the-legacy-of-zygmunt-bauman
Tickets can booked via https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/thinking-in-dark-times-assessing-the-legacies-of-zygmunt-bauman-tickets-53091738820?aff=erelexpmlt

Irena will be presenting at Radically Social TEDx Bradford speaking about the potential offered by digital construction systems such as MassBespoke to enable community led building and ownership of the tools.  There are very few tickets left – get yours here tedxbradford.com/events/tedxbradford-2019-radically-social and find out more about the speakers on this link:  tedxbradford.com/speakers

A big thank you to all the wonderful people who we have worked with and for in 2018!

With the condition of Uncertainty regarded by many as The New Normal we continue to be inspired by the constant of human kindness and creativity.

We look forward to more of both in 2019 and wish you all a cracking break!

A big thank you to Leeds Society of Architects and all the attending guests for helping us to raise £1222 for Architecture Sans Frontieres.  Your generosity is much appreciated and will go towards the core costs of delivering the impressive programme by ASF-UK. Find out more at http://www.asf-uk.org/

DOGA (Norwegian Design and Architecture Centre) hosts Norway’s most important and prestigious annual event on design, architecture and urbanism. The aim of ‘Stay Human’ is to shed light on the visions, innovations, directions and opportunities where design, architecture and urbanism plays a key role in business and societal development and value creation. The focus is inspiration – through speakers who talk to both mind and heart. Irena will be speaking on small changes with big impacts.

Read more at: https://doga.no/kalender/dagen/

Twenty- five years ago in October 1994, 150 architects guests and exhibitors gathered in the Metropole Hotel, Llandrindod Wells for the inaugural, not yet Royal, Society of Architects in Wales Annual Conference and Exhibition. The conference posed the question: Architects Leaders or Follower?

It would be fascinating to see how much the architectural profession has changed in the quarter of century since then.

Irena will be considering how can we hold on to ethics in architectural practice.

‘Value’ (noun) :The worth of something compared to the price paid or asked for it.

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Bauman Lyons are delighted to be awarded the contract to develop a Railway Heritage Quarter in Darlington in celebration of 200 year anniversary of the first steam engine. We will be working with Accend, Fore Consultants, SLC Rail, Bernard William Associates, Tourism UK, Build Heritage and Camlin Lonsdale Landscape Architects.