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Tuesday, 29th April 2008

08:30	Registration and refreshments

09:20	Opening address from the Chair Paul Finch, Editor The Architectural Review

09:30	KEYNOTE Creating great architecture to create a great city The story so far – celebrating the successes and highlighting future challenges and opportunities What preparations have been made for the year ahead? Outlining future plans for Liverpool and the North West Brian Hatton, Lecturer LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY

10:00	Commercial development – the key to the long-term prosperity of Liverpool Attracting big business – transforming Liverpool into an international commercial destination How developers and architects can work together to promote the growth of small and medium local start ups? Predicting the effect Liverpool’s status as the City of Culture for 2008 will have on promoting commercial growth and the resulting future opportunities for developers and designers What are the potential funding opportunities available for those looking to get involved with Liverpool’s regeneration? Simon Humphreys, Development Director URBAN SPLASH

10:30	Question and answer session

10:40	Morning refreshments

11:05	Turning Liverpool’s public spaces into places Looking at the need to improve some of Liverpool’s public spaces Best practice in creating safe, enjoyable and inspiring public spaces Choosing high quality and durable materials – what works where? Analysing the effect that good urban design features have on a city’s character: Attractive public lighting Street furniture Public art Beatrice Fraenkel, Chair RENEW NORTHWEST and City of Liverpool Urban Design Champion

11:35	Regenerating the inner core of Liverpool Ensuring that traditionally deprived areas of the city are not left out of the regeneration boom The Pathfinder initiative and what this means for architects Designing good quality family housing – the architects’ role in bringing about urban renewal in the North West Highlighting the tension between the financial incentives to construct flats and the need for affordable family housing Pauline Davis, Managing Director NEWHEARTLANDS PATHFINDER

12:05	Infrastructure expansion – a catalyst for urban regeneration The importance of renewed infrastructure to stimulate the wider construction industry Attracting visitors and businesses to the city through improved connectivity Expanding the airport and motorways What do architects have to bear in mind when working on new transport interchanges? Designing for increasing transport densities Making use of the traditionally overlooked waterways Extending the berthing facilities What else is in the pipeline? Roger Milburn, Director ARUP Phil Halewood, Associate Director ARUP

12:35	Question and answer session

12:45	Lunch

13:45	Assessing Liverpool’s planning regulations and their effect on the work of architects Examining the impact of the recent planning reforms within Liverpool What do architects need to consider when working within Liverpool’s planning system? How easy is it to now secure permission for tall buildings? Nigel Lee, Head of Planning LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL

14:15	King’s Dock Development – the arena and convention centre Overcoming the challenge of making a large structure fit into a coherent urban landscape What is the expected impact of the arena on local regeneration? Chris Wilkinson, Director WILKINSON EYRE

14:45	Question and answer session

14:55	Afternoon refreshments

15:20	CASE STUDY Redesigning the Bluecoat building What are the unique challenges facing architects working with the re-use of an existing historic building? Achieving a balance between the old and the new Addressing conservation legislation issues Assessing the role the building will play in helping to stimulate Liverpool’s regeneration Theo van de Beek, Associate Director BIQ ARCHITECTEN

15:50	CASE STUDY Mixed-use led regeneration – Mann Island The challenge of designing for “the most important undeveloped waterfront site in Western Europe” Re-connecting the city with its waterfront How did the site’s physical location and proximity to the Three Graces affect the design? Utilizing mixed-use as a catalyst for urban renewal – getting the balance of uses right Matt Brook, Director BROADWAY MALYAN

16:20	CASE STUDY “Liverpool One – the largest city centre retail led construction site in Europe”. A lesson in retail-led regeneration Forecasting the effect that developments in the centre will have on the peripheries Lessons learned for future developments in Liverpool Remaining work to be done – future opportunities for architects and engineers Rod Holmes, Project Director GROSVENOR

16:50	PANEL DISCUSSION Modern Design in an Historic City How can architects create innovative designs while preserving Liverpool’s heritage? Designing buildings that make reference to their historic surroundings Looking to the rich tradition of modernist high rise architecture that has arisen from the North West Henry Owen-John, Planning & Development Regional Director ENGLISH HERITAGE Beatrice Fraenkel, Chair RENEW NORTHWEST and City of Liverpool Urban Design Champion John Stonard, CABE Programme Manager DESIGN LIVERPOOL

17:20	Closing remarks from the Chair and end of conference

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