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MADE* is the regional architecture centre in the West Midlands. To find out more about who we are and the work we undertake see our new look website www.made.org.uk In this issue |
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| Under the Influence Symposium - BOOKING NOW! | |
Under the Influence (The Power of Young People to Inform Public Space) The symposium will act as an interface for design professionals, creative practitioners and youth participation officers in examining pathways for young peoples participation and involvement in place making. The event will enable us to share practice, explore new areas for developing partnership working and identify shared learning needs for developing sustainable youth engagement in the design processes. |
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| Talking Cities - Sunand Prasad, President of the RIBA | |
The first of the MADE / BCU Urban Design Public Lecture Series 2008, Monday 18th February at 7.00pm, Town Hall, Birmingham. |
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| Model Cities | |
"An exhibition of witty and thoughtful photographs of a haunted school and fantastic future city" on display until 29th February 2008, MADE*, 122 Fazeley Street, Birmingham, B5 5RS. |
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| Design Review Brochure | |
 Design Review West Midlands is a regional service delivered by MADE* (with Urban Vision North Staffordshire covering North Staffordshire). Both services are delivered under the Designed Environment West Midlands (DEWM) strategic partnership initiative for design excellence in buildings, places and public spaces throughout the West Midlands region. Design Review is a process for analysing the design quality of regionally significant schemes, highlighting problems and opportunities that the designer may not have identified The Design Review in the West Midlands brochure is available to download from both websites; www.urbanvision.org and www.made.org.uk |
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| Design Enabling | |
MADE* is currently developing and delivering a trial enabling service within the Designed Environment West Midlands partnership. Enabling is a strategic advisory service to help organisations unblock the barriers to achieving good design in the built environment. It has been pioneered at a national level by CABE. This trial service focuses on the Black Country. We hope to be able to expand the service to other parts of the West Midlands later in 2008. David Tittle has been appointed Design Enabling Manager at MADE*. |
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| Design & Historic Environment Champions | |
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MADE* are hosting a 'Building in Context TOOLKIT training event for DHEC. The workshop will be held at The Courtyard Theatre in Hereford on Monday 17th March 2008. The workshop is targeted at Design Historic Environment Champions but can also provide an opportunity for Local Authority officers to gain more knowledge and skills to help deliver better designed, more sustainable development in and adjoining historic areas. The event is being organised by Julie Morgan (Design Review Manager) and Bianca Fowler (Design Review Co-ordinator). For more information, please contact Bianca Fowler on 0121 633 9407, or email: designreview@made.org.uk. |
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| Making Sense of Places | |
MADE* launched their new interactive website www.makingsenseofplaces.co.uk as a resource for public engagement in the planning and development of places and to encourage the public to look at their own area from a different perspective. Find out more about these and other MADE* publications |
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| Board Members | |
MADE* are currently looking to recruit new board members for further information please contact sally@made.org.uk. |
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| Promoting partners - Forthcoming Regional Events | |
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