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FLEXIBLE WAY TO GAIN CONTINUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT with the CPD Online Academy
We listened to companies when they said they were interested in our continual professional development (CPD) courses but staff couldn't attend a particular date or couldn't take time off work due to work commitments.
We then created the CPD Online Academy which is a truly flexible way of learning allowing the delegate to watch a course with accompanying notes any time of the day, anywhere in the world.
Of course the online courses will not replace traditional classroom learning and we will continue to offer a variety of seminars on campus.
The courses are competitively priced and we have 10 courses currently on offer including various health and safety courses, planning construction projects, NEC3, RICS New Rules of Measurement to...
THE WHITE HOUSE, CRAIGMILLAR
Smith Scott Mullan Associates, working for PARC Craigmillar Ltd, have now completed their restoration of The White House. This art deco listed Roadhouse is a key building in the regeneration of Craigmillar, in the south east of Edinburgh. Built in 1936 the building was near derelict when works started on its conservation in 2010. Funding from Historic Scotland, The Scottish Government’s Town Centre Regeneration Fund and PARC have made the extensive works possible.
The works have encompassed a full restoration of the shell and interior of the building. Externally the original render was repaired, but items such as the roofs and windows are new using traditional materials. Internally casts were taken of items such as cornicing and...
Saltire Awards Announce New Innovation Award… and welcome Malcolm Fraser to 2011 Annual Chair
Scotland’s oldest design awards scheme - The Saltire Society Housing Design Awards - has launched its 2011 Call for Entries with the announcement of a brand new, Scottish Govt-backed ‘Innovation in Housing’ Award, and the news that Malcolm Fraser, one of Scotland’s best known and most outspoken architects, will become only its second ever Annual Chair.
After one of the most successful years in the awards’ history in 2010, the Saltire Society’s standard bearer for Housing Design, Master-Planning and Place-making is going from strength to strength, receiving a ringing endorsement from the Scottish Govt.
Alex Neil MSP, Scottish Minister for Housing and Communities, has decided to...
GETTING THE BIG PICTURE RIGHT
CABE Guide to Large Scale Urban Design
How do we deal with economic, social and environmental challenges that affect the lives of people over large areas and cannot be solved through local action?
'Getting the Big Picture Right ' outlines a new approach to large scale urban design that allows people to shape the places they live or work in, and improve their distinctiveness and quality.
It will help those organisations and partnerships – often with a mix of public and private partners – tasked with working with local people to prioritise actions and investment.
This guide is supported by a step-by-step guide to the large scale urban design process. To access it, click here
SIMPLER AND BETTER
CABE call for minimum design standard for housing
Is it too much to believe that all new homes can be good enough everywhere? Why has this proved so difficult in the past and what can we do to change it. The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) argues for the use of a minimum design standard, giving consumers a guarantee of homes and neighbourhoods that are consistently well designed.It calls for a simpler set of housing standards and the reformulation of planning gain as a community equity share.
For more information, click here
EAA Liaison Meetings with City of Edinburgh Council Planning Department
The EAA and CEC Planning are meeting on a regular basis to discuss the operation of the planning process in Edinburgh. This is an opportunity for members to bring causes of concern to the attention of CEC and for this constructive dialogue to help encourage best practice by CEC, applicants and their agents.
Topics of discussion have so far included the following:
• The need for a better understanding of new processes following the introduction of the Town and Country Planning Regulations 2009. CEC delivered two CPD events, to capacity audiences, explaining the new procedures and timescales for applications. The EAA has agreed to reciprocate and deliver some CPD to CEC about the process from the perspective of...
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Events
EAA and other events...
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After Dark Debate Series
Urban Room
The Council's City Design Leader, Riccardo Marini will be hosting a series of 'after dark debates' in the Urban Room based on guest speakers telling us their 'Edinburgh Story'. Each speaker will show the impact that 'place' has on their work, buildings and spaces and how place has been influential in their thinking.
City Architects' Basketball Club
Edinburgh City Architects' basketball club is looking for a few new recruits for a regular Monday evening session.
This takes place from 6.30-8pm at St Thomas of Aquins school, Chalmers Street.
Subs £6. Mixed session. All welcome.
Please contact Gordon Duffy for more...
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