Date
16 September 2009
Time
9am-6.15pm
Location
Upton urban extension, Northampton
Organisers
RegenWM
Target audience
Housing and design related professionals from across the West Midlands and all sectors. People working in housing growth areas may also find the visit interesting and useful.
The event itself
At Upton, an extension project is underway to extend Northampton in a way that demonstrates best practice in sustainable urban growth. This day will give you the chance to see design codes working in practice and how a high quality public realm can be achieved on a big project and still stick to design code principles. Several members of the design team will guide you around the development and explain some of the issues faced and the conditions which are leading to successful outcomes.
The day itself will showcase different ways of thinking about the delivery of high quality places through architecture and design. The programme for the day is;
- Coach leaves Millennium Point, Birmingham at 9.00am
- Refreshments and introductory presentation – Rosanna Law, EDAW
- Extensive site tour of Upton urban extension
- Buffet lunch
- Focus on sustainable homes at Upton – Metropolitan Housing Partnership’s six homes, built to level 6 of the Code for Sustainable Homes.
- Refreshments and keynote speaker
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Coach arrives back in Birmingham for approx 6.15pm
How do you attend this event
To book your place on this exciting design visit please use the online booking facitlity on the RegenWM website. The visit will cost £60 plus VAT per person and they have just 20 places available so early booking is advisable.
Contact information
Please contact Sian Every at RegenWM on 0121 202 3260 or email sian.every@regenwm.org if you would like more information about the event or any other design visits in the upcoming months.
