"Lifetime homes", "flexible homes", "smart homes", "£60k homes", "eco homes", "flat-pack homes", "off-site homes", "kit homes", "carbon-neutral homes", "sustainable homes", "micro homes", "high-density homes", "quality homes". There is no shortage of ideas and research initiatives for improving our housing stock. Certainly the density of new housing has been rising and space standards appear to be going down. But how much do we really know about the quality and quantity of space in new homes? How do people use their homes and what do they think about them? How much space do people need? How do our homes compare with those abroad? How, if at all, does housing affect our quality of life? If standards of private space are going down, does public open space compensate? What is the relationship between homes, housing, neighbourhoods and communities?
These are some of the issues that will be addressed in the RIBA Research Symposium. A range of presentations will describe current challenges in housing research, the questions being asked, and the state of the evidence base. The symposium will provide an opportunity to hear at first hand from those responsible for housing research, and will include studies of social, technical, economic and environmental issues. The symposium will address how housing research fits into the wider policy debate and impacts on health and well-being. In addition, leading designers will present case studies featuring recent projects.
Overall, the symposium will bring together designers, housing providers, clients, researchers and policy makers to discuss new housing developments and emerging quality standards. Between them, they will provide a state-of-the-art overview of what we know about space in the home.
Programme
09:30: Registration
10:00: Welcome and Introduction (Jack Pringle, RIBA Immediate Past President, Pringle Brandon)
Morning Sessions (Chair: Paul Morrell, Davies Langdon)
10:10: Session 1: Keynote
"From SUB.urbia to SUPER.urbia" (Alejandro Aravena, Elemental - Chile)
10:30: Session 2: The Issues of Space
“Housing Space Standards - A National Perspective” (Simon Nicol, BRE Housing)
Andrew Drury, HATC Ltd
11:10: Coffee
11:25: Session 3: Case Studies
Walter Menteth, Walter Menteth Architects - Stephen Proctor, Proctor and Matthews Architects
12:05: Questions - Morning Sessions
12:20: Lunch
Afternoon Sessions (Chair: Dickon Robinson, Building Futures)
13:10: Session 4: Types of Space
“Soft Space” (Jeremy Till, University of Sheffield)
“Cutting the Cloth” (Fiona McLachlan, University of Edinburgh)
13:50: Session 5: Policy
“Density, Housing Mix and Space Standards of New Housing Development in London” (Duncan Bowie, London Metropolitan University Andrew Ogorzalek, PCKO Architects)
Dominic Church, CABE
14:50: Coffee
15:10: Session 6: Homes, Housing, Neighbourhoods and Communities
Yolande Barnes, Savills Research
“Space in the Home” (David Levitt, Levitt Bernstein Associates)
15:50: Questions - Afternoon Sessions
16:05: Plenary Session
Chair: June Barnes, East Thames Housing Group, to comment and facilitate:
Sian Berry, The Green Party
Steve Carr, English Partnerships
Richard Hill, Housing Corporation
Dickon Robinson, Building Futures
16:55: Closing Remarks
Sebastian Macmillan, Chair RIBA R&D Committee
17:00: Drinks
Fees
Non-RIBA Members: 99 Pounds
RIBA Members: 78 Pounds
Students: 26 Pounds
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