Convention 2015

“ Big Moves / Local Agendas ”

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Introduction

ProgrammeAll events take place at the Malmaison Dundee, 4 Whitehall Crescent Dundee dd1 4ay

09:00 Registration/Tea&Coffee09:30 RIAS AGM

Morning Chaired by Iain Connelly PRIAS

10:00 President’s Welcome10:05 Christine Palmer RIAS10:15 Mike Galloway, Dundee City Council10:45 Tom Connolly FRIAS, Elder & Cannon

Architects11:15 Tea/Coffee&BiscuitsBreak11:45 Professor Ashaf Salama, University of

Strathclyde12:15 Maja Egge Sipus, MAD Architecture,

Oslo12:55 Lunch

Afternoon Chaired by Willie Watt PRIAS

14:10 Jane Duncan, Jane Duncan Architects (RIBAPresidentElect)

14:40 Christopher Perry, Mecanoo15:10 Comfort Break (water available outside conference

room)15:20 George Fergusson PPRIBA Hon FRIAS,

Mayor of Bristol16:00 Reinier de Graaf, OMA16:40 Thank you from the President

The traditional Friday evening dinner is an opportunity to relax, kick back and enjoy the company of your fellow delegates and the Convention speakers.

19:30 Drinks20:00 Dinner01:00 Close

17:15-18:30One of our Convention sponsors, Sturrocks Joinery, is delighted to extend a warm invitation to delegates for a short drinks reception and tour of their production facilities, just outside Dundee.SturrocksJoineryisafifthgenerationfamily business based in Angus and is widely regarded as the premier manufacturer and installer of bespoke architectural timber components in Scotland.

A free coach service will collect delegates and will leave from outside the Malmaison Hotel at 17.15 and return to the hotel in nice time for the evening’s proceedings.

Co-hosted by RIAS President, Iain Connelly and incoming President, Willie Watt, the RIAS Convention,thesinglemostsignificanteventin the Incorporation’s annual calendar, is also one of the largest architectural conferences in Europe. The Convention is peripatetic, travelling round each of the Incorporation’s six Chapters in turn. This year’s event takes place in the UNESCO City of Design, Dundee, within the territory covered by the Dundee Institute of Architects.

Our day and a half of discussion, debate, fellowship and celebration features an inspiring range of speakers, local and international.

On both Convention days we assemble in the Malmaison Dundee, which overlooks the masterplanned new Dundee Waterfront (currently a landscape with rich potential following the demolition of the Hilton Hotel, the former municipal leisure centre/swimming baths andcounciloffices).OurFridayspeakersincludeinspiring voices from Oslo, Amsterdam, Bristol and, of course, Dundee.

On Saturday morning our line-up promises tobeplentiful,diverseanduplifting,includingsome of the world’s highest end luxury retail design, the architecture of sound and visions of imaginary futures, including a foretaste of 2016’s

Festival of Architecture.

The RIAS is grateful for the generous sponsorship from Gartcarron Fire Engineering, Gilgen Door Systems UK, Senior Architectural Systems and Sturrocks Joinery which enables us to deliver our usual highly competitive prices. Sturrocks Joineryhasalsokindlyofferedafreedrinksreception and tour of their production facilities prior to Friday evening’s festivities.

Friday 15th May Saturday 16th May

Chaired by Neil Baxter Hon FRIAS

09:45 Registration/Tea&Coffee10:00 President’s Welcome10:15 Sebastien Jouan, Theatre Projects

Consultants 10:45 Eric Carlson, Carbondale, Paris11:15 Professor Joe Goldblatt, Queen

Margaret University11:45 Clive Gillman, Dundee Contemporary

Arts12:15 David Reat, University of Strathclyde12:45 Karen Anderson, Anderson Bell +

Christie/Chair of A+DS13:15 Closing Remarks Soup and Sandwich lunch

Local AgendasBig Moves

Speakers Dinner

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Drinks Reception and Tour

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Chris PerryMecanooSince joining Mecanoo, Christopher Perry has been project managing the design of the new Headquarters for the European Investment Bank in Luxembourg. Prior to joining Mecanoo Christopher worked with a variety of multidisciplinary practices including Buro Happold and CH2M HILL.

Christopher has worked in many countries, including the UK, Australia, Denmark, Ireland, Libya, the USA and the Netherlands.

Reinier de GraafOMAReinier de Graaf is a partner at the OfficeforMetropolitanArchitecture(OMA),headingtheworkofitsthinktank AMO, leading various projects to demonstrate the wider relevance of architectural thinking beyond building.

De Graaf teaches at UPenn and has also been involved in the founding and curriculum development of The Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design.

Tom Connolly FRIASElder and Cannon ArchitectsAlongside Tom Elder and Dick Cannon, Tom completed the original team at Glasgow based Elder & Cannon Architects. His contribution has helped deliver numerous awards at both local and national levels.

The practice’s work has sought over time to understand the natural qualities and particularity of the rich Scottish landscape, climate, built form and typologies.

Christine Palmer RIASChristine J Palmer Chartered ArchitectChristine has been a sole practitioner since 2007, having previously worked for a housing association and in private practice. Her work includes domestic extensions and alterations, new build houses and small scale conversions and commercial projects. Christine was appointed President of Dundee Institute of Architects in March 2015.

Eric Carlson CARBONDALEBorn and educated in the US, Eric moved to Paris in 1991, initially as co-founder of Louis Vuitton’s architecture department. One of the world’s premier experts in luxury retail architecture, Eric has created outlets for exclusive luxury brands, includingLVMH,Tiffany,TagHeuerand BMW. His work includes stores, museums, residential building, private homes, restaurants and art installations.

Karen Anderson FRIAS Anderson Bell + ChristieA founding partner of Anderson Bell Christie, Karen is serving her second term as Chair of Architecture and Design Scotland. She is past Convenor of the Saltire Housing Awards Panel.

Karenhassignificantexperiencein regeneration, masterplanning and design guidance and has worked in many urban regeneration areas and sensitive rural environments. She is a skilled communicator.

Seb Jouan Theatre ProjectsSeb is a design-led acoustician with a wealth of experience in the acoustic design of performing arts venues, museums, galleries and music schools. Currently based in Paris, he leads the new acoustic team for Theatre Projects working on worldwide performing art centres.

Seb has been a tutor for the Bartlett and served on the board of directors of Theatre - Cryptic in Glasgow.

Speakers

Joe Goldblatt Queen Margaret UniversityJoe Goldblatt is executive director of the International Centre for the Study of Planned Events at QMU, Edinburgh.Hewrotethefirsttextbook on events management and has produced hundreds of events, including for two U.S. Presidents. He has researched and taught for, among others, the World Bank, EventScotland and universities throughout the world including China, Columbia, Japan and Russia.

House extension, Kinmonth© Arran Aird

Dolby Theatre (formerly Kodak Theatre)© Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Library of Birmingham© Harry Cock

Laurieston Transformational Area, Glasgow© Andrew Lee

G-Star Raw HQ, Amsterdam© G-Star Raw

The Shields Centre, Glasgow© Keith Hunter

360-: Watch Museum© J Cohrssen

Clive GillmanDundee Contemporary ArtsSince 2004, Clive has been Director of Dundee Contemporary Arts, Scotland’s largest contemporary arts/media centre, leading an acclaimed programme of contemporary art, cinema, research, production and education. DCA’s critically lauded work is combined with a deep engagement with both the city and national cultural policy.Inmid-March2015,Clive’sappointment as Director of Creative Industries for Creative Scotland was announced.

George Ferguson CBE PPRIBA Hon FRIASMayor of BristolGeorge founded the UK wide architects group, Acanthus, in 1986 and was also a founder of the Academy of Urbanism.

George’s practice, Ferguson Mann, developed through the 80’s. In the 90’s he developed the ‘Tobacco Factory’, a model for culture led regeneration. He is an architect, restaurateur, brewer, theatre proprietor and since 2012, thefirstelectedMayorofBristol.

Mike Galloway OBEDundee City CouncilMike’sfirstjobwasontheMerchantCity and Glasgow Cathedral projects. Following periods in London and Manchester, he returned to Glasgow as Director of the ground breaking Crown Street Gorbals regeneration project.

Since 1999 Mike has been Director of City Development for the Council, responsible for the remarkable £1billion redevelopment of the city’s waterfront, centred on Kengo Kuma’s V&A Dundee.

Maja Egge Sipus MAD Arkitekter OsloMaja Egge Sipus studied at The Mackintosh School of Architecture and started her career at Sutherland Hussey Architects in Edinburgh. In 2008, she returned to Oslo. Since 2011 she has worked for MAD Oslo on a portfolio that includes major retail, residential, cultural and educational projects, as well as urban planning.

Professor Ashraf M. Salama University of StrathclydeProfessor Ashraf M. Salama is Professor and Head of Architecture at the University of Strathclyde. He was the Founding Head of the School of Architecture at Qatar University(2009-14),ReaderatQueens University Belfast, and has held academic and professional positions in four continents. He has published nine books and over 150 articles and chapters in the international press.

Jane Duncan RIBA President ElectJane Duncan ArchitectsTrained at the Bartlett UCL, Jane set up in practice almost immediatelyafterqualifying.JaneDuncan Architects undertakes high-end residential, sports and leisure, commercial and community projects. Jane is a local community champion, mentors and gives careers guidance to local school pupils and will become the 75th President of the RIBA on 1st September 2015.

Townhouses, Shoreman by SeaVisual © V Real

Gull over Bristol Harbour© George Ferguson

Aerial image of DundeeImage courtesy of Dundee City Council Dundee Contemporary Arts

David ReatUniversity of Strathclyde / The BartlettDavid Reat teaches at both Strathclyde and The Bartlett. In 2013 he received the RIAS Design Tutor of the Year award. David has worked with James Stirling & Michael Wilford and EMBT/RMJM, amongst others.

He has spent the last 3 years researching architectural pedagogy in Latin America. He is currently curating ‘Adventures in Space’, part of the 2016 Festival.

Bogota© David Charles Reat

Nydalen© MAD Arkitekter COBE Luxigon

Demystifying Doha cover© Professor Ashraf M. Salama courtesy of Ashgate Publishing Ltd.

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