We want:
- to open the National Park for great design - interior and exterior
- our staff and members to have great discussions with people about any new development and its design
- architects, designers and planning consultants to feel inspired by us and others to create the best in the Northwest, right here in the National Park
"We don’t want design guidelines for the Lake District National Park. We want freedom of thinking. We want design intelligence."
Steve Ratcliffe, Director of Planning and Partnerships at the Lake District National Park Authority
How?
The 12 month Design Programme, funded by ourselves and Northwest Development Agency, will help us get to this position. It brings together our staff, members, specialists from other organisations, architects and consultants. Each event in the programme will create opportunities to learn new things, debate and discuss. There will be seminars, site visits in the National Park and across the country. To avoid duplication with other things going on we link to other activities taking place in the region or nationally with a design theme.
Design Programme Calendar
Dates and locations may be subject to change.
2009
Art in the Park, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Bretton near Wakefield
14 October 2009
Food for Thought - forthcoming sessions:
Monday 12 October – 12.30 -1.15 pm
Exemplary Design in Sustainable Transport – how far are we prepared to go? – Bob O’Neil, O’Neil and Petrie Architects in LDNPA Boardroom, Murley Moss, Kendal
Monday 16 November – 12.30-1.15pm
title to be confirmed - in LDNPA Boardroom, Murley Moss, Kendal
Monday 14 December – 12.30-1.15pm
title to be confirmed - in LDNPA Boardroom, Murley Moss, Kendal
Monday 18 January 2010 – 12.30-1.15pm
title to be confirmed - in LDNPA Boardroom, Murley Moss, Kendal
Thursday 21 January 2010 - from 6.30pm
The 'I' Word Dinner Debate - at the Merewood Country Hotel, Windermere
Is the use of the word ‘iconic’ legitimate in describing the architectural aspirations of the Lake District National Park? Two leading national architects will speak for and against this motion. Further details to be announced.
Monday 15 February 2010 – 12.30-1.15pm
title to be confirmed - in LDNPA Boardroom, Murley Moss, Kendal
Monday 15 March 2010 – 12.30-1.15pm
Contemporary Design in a Historic Setting - Geoff Alsop – BFAW
Claife Room at Lake District Visitor Centre at Brockhole
23 and 24 November
Windermere Waterfront Design Review Panel - venue to be confirmed
23 and 24 November
The 'I' Word evening dinner debate at the Low Wood Hotel, Windermere
The use of the word ‘iconic’ is legitimate in describing the architectural aspirations of the Lake District National Park. Two leading national architects will speak for and against this motion. Further details to be announced.
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