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Event / Towards a Regional Urbanism
June 19, 2015 @ 08:30 - 17:30 BST
A joint event with the RIAI in Kilkenny, the Academy’s 2008 Great Town, to learn about urban sustainability from a local, national and international perspective.
| 08.30 | Registration |
| 09.00 | Welcome and Introduction to the Colloquium Space, Place, Life Steven Bee AoU, Chairman, The Academy of Urbanism |
| 9.15 | Welcome to Kilkenny John Mulholland, Acting County Manager, Kilkenny County Council |
SESSION ONE: KILKENNY & THE CREATIVE CITY
SETTING THE CONTEXT
Facilitated by James Pike AoU, O’Mahony Pike Architects
| 9.30 | Planning in Kilkenny Denis Malone, Senior Executive Planner, Kilkenny County Council |
| 9.50 | Strategies for Development of Historic Sites: Abbey Creative Quarter, Kilkenny Tony Reddy AoU, Director, The Academy of Urbanism |
| 10.10 | The Creative Local Economy Paul Young, Managing Director, Cartoon Saloon |
| 10.30 | Questions and Discussion |
| 11.00 | Coffee Break |
SESSION TWO: NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
URBAN FUTURES – CHALLENGES & INITIATIVES
Facilitated by Noel Brady AoU, NJBA A+U
| 11.20 | Creating Regenerative Cities & Towns Martin Colreavy AoU Department of the Environment Chairman, RIAI UDC |
| 11.40 | New Initiatives to Regenerate our Towns and Cities Joe Crockett, Former Kilkenny County Manager |
| 12.00 | Protecting and Conserving our Urban Fabric Niall McCullough, McCullough Mulvin Architects |
| 12.20 | Learning from Westport Simon Wall, Mayor County Council |
| 12.40 | Questions and Discussion |
| 12.45: | Lunch |
SESSION THREE: LEARNING EXCHANGE
Facilitated by Philip Jackson AoU, Scott Tallon Walker Architects
| 14.00 | Four parallel workshops looking at different themes & issues for Irish Cities & Towns: 1. Improving liveability in our Cities & Town Centre Ali Grehan AoU, City Architect, Dublin City Council 2. Movement to, through and in Places Tiago Oliveira AoU, Arup 3. Civic Stewardship/Public Participation Arthur Acheson AoU, Ministerial Advisory Group (MAG) 4. Digital Urbanism – Smart City Tim Stonor AoU, Director, The Academy of Urbanism |
SESSION FOUR: LEARNING FROM EUROPE
Chaired by Kevin Murray AoU, Director, The Academy of Urbanism
| 16.20 | Learning from Freiburg Professor Wulf Daseking AoU, Former Chief Planning Officer, City of Freiburg, Honorary Academician |
| 17.00 | Discussion and summary |
| 17.30 | Colloquium Close |