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Nottingham & Derby Society of Architects annual Awards Symposium event for providing students with a progressive springboard into industry
The NDSA is organising a workshop to help prospective candidates for the preparation for the ARB Prescribed Examination. Passing these exams at Part 1 and 2, together with passing Part 3 allows candidates who qualified overseas to register as an Architect in the UK.
We have to rebuild our cities and country so that life is barrier-free, convenient and comfortable for everyone. And when we implement it for one group of people, we can implement it for everyone.
Internationally recognized inclusion, equality and diversity strategist and former Director of Inclusion at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Marsha Ramroop will explain how society can use their skills to improve everyone's lives.
A showcase of the work of final year Architectural Design courses from the School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment.
To celebrate the upcoming reopening of Nottingham Castle, the three-day medieval weekend will showcase cave tours, a medieval encampment, have-a-go archery and a meet and greet with Robin Hood.
We welcome creative professionals, alumni and exhibiting students, together with their friends and family, to view the work before it goes on show to the public between Saturday 27 May – Friday 2 June.
Join us for a discussion about a candidate's portfolio submission for the ARB Prescribed Exam Part 1
We are pleased to welcome Peter van Assche from Bureau SLA, Netherlands, who will be presenting his work with Pretty Plastic.
We are pleased to welcome Jim Stephenson who will be presenting aspects of his work practice.
We are pleased to welcome Marsha Ramroop who will be presenting cultural intelligence in architecture.
We are returning with GCA Consulting (project engineers) for an architectural tour of the now completed Museum of Making.
We will also hear about conclusion of the Integrated Project Insurance (IPI) procurement route process as this has been one of the projects to utilise the IPI contract in the UK it will be interesting to see how and what the impact it has had on the overall construction process. Both through the benefits and challenges which arose.
Places are limited, so please book your place early.
Nottingham has transformed in the last 6 years since the launch of the Nottingham Heritage Strategy. Heritage-led regeneration has enhanced conservation areas in the city centre and many buildings have been taken off the Buildings at Risk Register. Alice Ullathorne is coming back to Nottingham for one night only to talk about the power of heritage-led regeneration, the process that architects in Nottingham can get involved and opportunities for heritage-led regeneration in the future.
Jon Millhouse is a chartered town planner, member of the Institute or Historic Building Conservation and specialist in heritage and conservation at Planning & Design Practice Ltd.
We welcome David Ames who is presenting the benefits of Garden City design in the light of COVID-19.
We welcome Tom Bennett who will be discussing Studio Barks work and focus on tackling climate change.
The profession has increasingly acknowledged the impact of construction, with terms like embodied carbon entering common parlance. For the green architecture movement, the long wilderness years seem to be drawing to a close.
We are pleased to welcome Harbinder Signh Birdi who will be presenting Hawkins Brown’s work on the Thames Tidway redevelopment.
We welcome back JHAI Building Control to deliver another CPD Seminar on Fire but this time for Domestic scale projects.
We are pleased to welcome back Evans Vettori who will be presenting their work on the new Dryden Enterprise and Innovation Centre at NTU.
The NDSA welcome Amir Sanei and Abigail Hopkins of Sanei + Hopkins Arhcitects to discuss Contour House.
The new Shopfront Design Guide for Nottingham, is the latest in the series of guides that make up the Design Quality Framework.
The NDSA welcome back Director Paul Hutt and the team from Glancy Nicholls Architects who joins us to talk about their new dementia care home, that regenerated the old Thornton's chocolate Factory in Belper, Derbyshire.
The NDSA are joined by an expert guest panel to look at the potential implications of the Government’s proposals on the built environments and it’s possible impact on the architecture profession.
Director James Dilley discusses the first phase of Nottingham Island Quarter known as The Pavilion.
Join us for a discussion around contemporary practice with Gurmeet Sian
David Reid, mechanical and electrical design engineer at Mesh Energy presents an introduction to renewables, including key renewable technologies for heating, hot water and ventilation to replace fossil fuels, along with specification and design ideas, tips for determining optimal technology site suitability and what subsidies are available.
Director and Founder of Mesh Energy Doug Johnson will speak to the NDSA, providing a practical guide on how to achieve RIBA 2030 climate challenge targets today, including real case studies and look at how they have scored against the progressive targets at the design stage.
Join us for a presentation and discussion with Holly Lewis about the orgins and ethos of their practice as well as some of their recent projects.
Lisa Raynes joins us to discuss the ins and outs of working as a franchise and the benefits this brings to both professional & personal life and the importance of branding.
