Programme & presentations

Please find below links to the school presentations. In cases where there are image copyright or intellectual property issues we have either substituted a handout or have not included the presentation. 
 

Day one

14.30   Welcome and introductions

14.45   Icebreaker exercise

15.15   Presentation: what is good urban design? by Rob Cowan

17.00   Refreshments

17.15   CIty walk activity - our understandings of cities

18.00   Evening break

19.00   Keynote speaker: Carsten Sperling on sustainable urbanism

19.45   Speaker: Sherrif of Newcastle, Cllr. Michael Cookson

19.55   Speaker: Jonathan Davis, Director of knowledge and skills

20.00   Opening dinner

21.45   The urban design game: Rob Cowan

 

Day two

09.00   Site visit briefing

09.30   Site visits

11.30   Refreshments

11.45   Hot tips and tricks:

• Urban structure - Scott Adams
• Types of drawing - Joe Holyoak
• Ecominimalism - Howard Liddell
• Malmo and the public realm - Eva Dalman
• Streets and movement - Noha Nasser
• Site assessment - Dan Roberts
• Concept development - David Chapman
• Walkable and safe - Cynthia Games

12.45   Lunch

13.45   Analysis of the site

14.15   The narrative of the place - a story from the future of the site

14.30   Discussion of site concept then drawing of the site concept

15.30   Refreshments

15.45   Feedback on big project work

16.00   Speaker: Ricardo Marini, Design leader, Edinburgh City Council

16.45   Group work on layouts

17.45   Rob's reflections

18.00   The toolshop - exploring tools for urban design

• Key principles in urban design - Sandy Halliday
• Engaged or pretty vacant - Cynthia Games
• Building futures game - Callum Lee
• Manual for streets - Liz Hoehnke (file too large, apply here for a CD version)

20.45   Go to the boat

21.15   Boat trip down the River Tyne

 

Day three

09.00   Written feedback on detailed design work

09.30   Speaker: Tilm Latz, Latz and Partners

10.15   Hot tips and tricks:

• Car parking - Rob Cowan
• Sustainability and urban form - Howard Liddell
• Sensory qualities of place - Sandy Halliday
• Public and private space - Joe Holyoak
• Streetscapes - Noha Nasser

11.15   Refreshments

11.30   Detailed design group work

12.30   Design review panels for detailed design work

13.00   Lunch

14.00   Fresh air and photos

14.30   Detailed design group work

15.30   Break

15.45   Detailed group work

16.30   Presentations of final designs

17.15   Speaker: Chris Brown, Igloo

18.00   Break (and exhibition of other groups' work)

19.00   Rob's reflections

19.30   Site visit to The Staiths

20.30   Picnic in Saltwell Park

22.00   First coach to venue

22.30   Last coach to venue

 

Day four

09.00   Feedback on detailed designs

09.45   Anatomy of a development - The Staiths:

• Ronnie Baird, George Wimpey City
• Neil Frier, Gateshead Council
• Andrew Hickie, Gateshead Council
• Roger Maier, IDP
• Steve Mayes, Resident

10.30   Buzz groups develop questions

10.45   Break

11.00   Panel question time - The Staiths

12.00   Action planning - what happens next?

13.00   Lunch

14.00   Strictly urban design - the finals (see the winning design)

15.00   Close