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| Issue 02 April 2008 |
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 website www.made.org.uk alternatively view this newsletter in your browser. In this issue
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| Board members sought | |
MADE is currently seeking to recruit new board members with experience in: Applications to be received by 9th April |
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| Head of Cultural Programmes Vacancy | |
MADE is now recruiting for the post of Head of Cultural Programmes. Starting salary £28-32K. For full details of this post including an application pack please email sally@made.org.uk |
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| 2008 Urban Design Public Lecture Series | |
Wednesday 9 April at 7.30pm in Birmingham's award-winning Town Hall MADE* in partnership with Birmingham School of Architecture presents: Tickets are only £5. Pre-book via The Box Office on http://www.thsh.co.uk/events or by phone on 0121 780 3333. Tickets can also be bought at the door. |
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| Youth Engagement Symposium a success! | |
On Wednesday 19th March 2008, MADE held a symposium entitled “Under the Influence” (The power of young people to inform public space). The symposium, which is part of MADE’s Creative Communities programme attracted 70 delegates from a range of professions as well as speakers from national agencies such as Bill Badham from the National Youth Agency and Joost Beunderman from DEMOS. The day also included a timely presentation from Wanda Brown from DCSF regarding the play pathfinders and international inspiration from Pihla Meskanen, director of ARKKI, school of architecture for children and youth in Helsinki, Finland. A summary of the day’s proceedings will be available on our website shortly, if you would like to be informed when this is online please contact steph@made.org.uk Read the article from the Birmingham Post |
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| Urban Explorers at the Education Show | |
Since September 2007 botanical heritage consultant Pam Smith and Gary Evans, Chandos year 4 part time teacher have been working with MADE to further develop, pilot and evaluate the Urban Explorers initiative. A resource pack has been developed and piloted which builds on the activities carried out with Chandos School in 2007. Gary Evans and Pam Smith were invited by Creative Partnerships to speak about the Urban Explorers initiative at the annual Education Show at the NEC in February 2008, attended by teachers and education professionals and suppliers etc. The session was well received and provided an opportunity to gain feedback on using the designed and built environment as an educational resource. Fill out "Built Environment in Education Questionnaire" Please return completed questionnaires to steph@made.org.uk |
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| Design Enabling update | |
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Our design enabling service is now up and running with MADE’s panel of Enablers providing advice and support to design decision makers in Dudley, Tipton, Walsall and West Bromwich. The enablers are working with park restoration and town centre and estate regeneration projects. Advice focuses, not just on design issues, but also procurement, planning policy, project management; anything that helps us achieve better places. We want to hear from you. If your work means that you make decisions about the design of the built environment, in planning, regeneration, housing or private practice, let us know what you think are the barriers to achieving better places and what support services would help you overcome them. Contact David Tittle, Design Enabling Manager on 0121 633 9403 or email david@made.org.uk Read more about our design enabling service |
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| Design & Historic Environment Champions Event | |
 Delegates from design, planning, Elected Members, highways, and design & historic environment champions attended from authorities across the West Midlands region, on Monday 17th March 2008 at the Courtyard Theatre in Hereford. Learning objectives of the day were addressed by initial informative presentations of principles, practice and case studies in the morning, leading into participative site visits, analysis and group workshops in the afternoon. Special guests included; Jonathan Bretherton, Chief Executive of the Edgar Street Grid Herefordshire Ltd, Nigel Barker, English Heritage who is the national lead for Building in Context. Angus Jamieson, of Jamieson Associates, a local Architect with an established reputation. |
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| Design Review West Midlands Stakeholders event | |
 On Monday 31st March 2008 the inaugural DRWM service users’ event was held at Baskerville House, Centenary Square This event was to celebrate the first year of this regional Design Review service and take the opportunity for feedback from a wide variety of parties engaged within the process. A structured debate highlighted some relevant key issues to continue to develop Design Review West Midlands, and strengthen our existing linkages with partners in the region. This intelligence will be collated and relevant improvements implemented. Delegates included a diverse mix of local authority officers, consultants and Panel Members. The keynote speaker was Ken Shuttleworth giving a presentation on The Cube, coming soon to Birmingham. |
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| DEWM Network Event | |
8th May 2008, 10am to 1pm, Pride in Camp Hill, Nuneaton. This free half day event will include presentations from the delivery team, the Princes Foundation and the development partners Lovell Homes. The event will also feature a coach tour of the site and a networking lunch. To attend or for more information please contact Matt Poole on 0121 202 3260 or matthew.poole@regenwm.org. Find out more about the DEWM Network and the next event |
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| Helsinki Delegation | |
MADE is pleased to announce that the next delegation will be to Helsinki, Finland. To register your interest and find out more please email sally@made.org.uk. |
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| Promoting partners | |
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