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DAY ONE: THURSDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2019
New Gorbals Housing Association, 200 Crown Street, Glasgow, G5 9AY
New Gorbals Housing Association, 200 Crown Street, Glasgow, G5 9AY
09:00
Registration
LEARNING FROM GLASGOW:
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
10:00
Opening the Conference
Professor Brian Evans, Glasgow City Urbanist, Head of Urbanism, The Mackintosh School of Architecture, Director of Glasgow Urban Laboratory
Professor Brian Evans, Glasgow City Urbanist, Head of Urbanism, The Mackintosh School of Architecture, Director of Glasgow Urban Laboratory
Welcome and Introduction by the Leader of the Council
Cllr Susan Aitken, Leader of the Council, Glasgow City Council
Cllr Susan Aitken, Leader of the Council, Glasgow City Council
Chair & Introduction to Glasgow The City
Colin Edgar, Head of Communication and Strategic Partnerships, Glasgow City Council
Colin Edgar, Head of Communication and Strategic Partnerships, Glasgow City Council
Panel 1: Housing and Living: The Context
The Geneva Charter & a UN Perspective
Daniela Grabmüllerová, Vice-Chair, UNECE Committee on Housing & Land Management
Daniela Grabmüllerová, Vice-Chair, UNECE Committee on Housing & Land Management
The Professionalisation of Housing & Community Controlled Housing
James Strang, President, The Chartered Institute of Housing & Chief Executive, Parkhead Housing Association
James Strang, President, The Chartered Institute of Housing & Chief Executive, Parkhead Housing Association
Demographic Demands on Housing
Fanchea Kelly, Chief Executive, Blackwood Housing Association
Fanchea Kelly, Chief Executive, Blackwood Housing Association
11:25
BREAK
12:00
Housing: A Metropolitan Market
Joyce White OBE, Chief Executive of West Dunbartonshire Council and Chair of Glasgow City Region Housing Portfolio
Joyce White OBE, Chief Executive of West Dunbartonshire Council and Chair of Glasgow City Region Housing Portfolio
Glasgow: Britain’s Housing Incubator
Patrick Flynn, Head of Housing Services, Glasgow City Council
Patrick Flynn, Head of Housing Services, Glasgow City Council
Discussion on the Glasgow Declaration
Dr Elena Szolgayová, Chair, UNECE Committee on Housing & Land Management
Chaired by Professor Brian Evans
Dr Elena Szolgayová, Chair, UNECE Committee on Housing & Land Management
Chaired by Professor Brian Evans
13:00
LUNCH
SEEING IS BELIEVING
14:00
Introduction from the Chair
Professor Brian Evans
Professor Brian Evans
Introduction to the Gorbals – Community Controlled Housing
Fraser Stewart, Director, New Gorbals Housing Association
Fraser Stewart, Director, New Gorbals Housing Association
Tour Briefing
Patrick Flynn, Head of Housing Services, Glasgow City Council
Patrick Flynn, Head of Housing Services, Glasgow City Council
Choice of Bus Tour, Walking Tour or Workshop
- Bus tour of social housing developments
The bus tour will present significant housing-led transformation projects across the city with many examples of traditional Glasgow tenements along the way. Whilst mixed-tenure communities are evident in St Andrews Drive, Laurieston TRA, Dalmarnock & Anderston; strategic regeneration will be on show at different stages at the former British Linen Bank building, London Road & Gallowgate TRA. Three of the sites are designated Transformational Regeneration Area’s (TRA’s). Laurieston TRA represents the largest provision of housing in the programme with over 1,000 new homes, whilst Sighthill is the largest urban regeneration project in the UK outside of London. - Walking tour of the Gorbals
The tour of Gorbals will be a flat and easy 2km walk covering all of the 2000+ new build homes completed by New Gorbals Housing Association and the private sector since 1994. It will thread through four urban strategy area initiatives that combine together and link with the four concentrations of 2,000 modernised homes from the 1960s. The tour will pass many of the 15 significant public artworks, 5 notable listed buildings and the several public space projects that bring drama, coherence, and a sense of identity to the whole of the Gorbals. - Workshop: Building the Evidence
17:30
Civic Reception at City Chambers
- Hosted by The Lord Provost, Eva Bolander, Glasgow City Council
- Response by Dr Elena Szolgayová, Chair, UNECE Committee on Housing & Land Management
DAY TWO: FRIDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2019
Hamish Wood Building, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, G4 0BA
Hamish Wood Building, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, G4 0BA
09:00
Registration
CITY LIVING
10:00
Welcome by the Chair
Professor Brian Evans, Glasgow City Urbanist, Head of Urbanism, The Mackintosh School of Architecture, Director of Glasgow Urban Laboratory
Professor Brian Evans, Glasgow City Urbanist, Head of Urbanism, The Mackintosh School of Architecture, Director of Glasgow Urban Laboratory
The Geneva Charter & a UN Perspective
Dr Elena Szolgayová, Chair, UNECE Committee on Housing & Land Management
Dr Elena Szolgayová, Chair, UNECE Committee on Housing & Land Management
Shaping Futures: Changing the Housing Story
Professor Duncan Maclennan, Public Policy, University of Glasgow
Professor Duncan Maclennan, Public Policy, University of Glasgow
Housing in the USA and UK: Reflections on Boston and Glasgow
Professor Jim Stockard, Harvard University, Graduate School of Design
Professor Jim Stockard, Harvard University, Graduate School of Design
Q&A
11:15
BREAK
Introduction from the Chair
Kevin Murray, Director, Kevin Murray Associates
Kevin Murray, Director, Kevin Murray Associates
Designing the Liveable City: Aarhus
Stephen Willacy, City Architect, Aarhus, Denmark
Stephen Willacy, City Architect, Aarhus, Denmark
Panel 2: Living Well in the City
The Art of Living
Katie Duffy, Senior Projects and Programmes Manager – Arts and Music, Glasgow Life
Katie Duffy, Senior Projects and Programmes Manager – Arts and Music, Glasgow Life
The Living Environment
Max Hislop, Glasgow & Clyde Valley Green Network Patnership
Max Hislop, Glasgow & Clyde Valley Green Network Patnership
Healthy Living
Etive Currie, Co-Designer of the Place Standard Tool, Glasgow City Council
Etive Currie, Co-Designer of the Place Standard Tool, Glasgow City Council
Sustainable Living
Giorgia Tzar, International Passive House Association
Giorgia Tzar, International Passive House Association
Launch of the Glasgow Place Commission
Professor Brian Evans
Professor Brian Evans
GLASGOW: THE LIVED CITY
The Edible City
Pam Warhurst CBE, Incredible Edible
Pam Warhurst CBE, Incredible Edible
Building the Urbanism Network in Scotland
Tony Reddy, Incoming Chair, The Academy of Urbanism
Tony Reddy, Incoming Chair, The Academy of Urbanism
Panel 3: Community Futures
Living in the Neighbourhood I Helped Design
Lisa Scott, Young Resident and Member of Design Team for Commonwealth Village
Lisa Scott, Young Resident and Member of Design Team for Commonwealth Village
Introduction from the Chair
Professor Brian Evans
Professor Brian Evans
Resolving and Moving Forward the Glasgow Declaration
Dr Elena Szolgayová, Chair, UNECE Committee on Housing & Land Management
Dr Elena Szolgayová, Chair, UNECE Committee on Housing & Land Management
Closing Comments and Thanks
Professor Brian Evans
Professor Brian Evans
16:00
CLOSE
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