Communicating and negotiating design issues

Over the years, design has picked up its own language. Jargon and other phrases are often used without people really understanding what is being said. This workshop will demystify design terms and help give you the confidence to understand, describe and explain design issues in a clear and responsible way. During the afternoon, you will spend time learning negotiation theory, techniques and best practice.

Date: 17 May 2010
Time: 2pm – 5pm
Location:Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8AA

Topics to be covered

  • Gambits and Strategies for communicating and negotiating using real life examples
  • Issues such as personal responsibility, vigilance when interrogating drawings and reports, design knowledge and consistency of approach
  • Pre-application consultation
  • Design amendments and agreements
  • Case Study of a suburban housing site with proposal

Presenters

Michael Howe(Mæ LLp Architects)

Michael is an architect and partner at Mæ LLP Architects. Michael has been responsible for the design and realisation of the projects undertaken by Mæ. These include off-site manufactured projects, such as the mobile m-house, through to public projects, such as burial ground design with Chapel and Mausoleum spaces. In practice he has worked for Matthew Lloyd Architects, Zaha Hadid, Patel Taylor Architects.

Julie Greer (Greer Pritchard Consultancy)

Julie Greer was Principle Design Advisor for the Olympic Delivery Authority where she led on a number of projects most notably: the Wayfinding and Lighting Strategies; Stratford City; and the Legacy Masterplan Framework. For six years Julie led the Design Team at Southwark and quickly established a reputation for raising the ‘design bar’ and delivering quality: establishing London’s first design review panel and led on major regeneration developments, including the Elephant and Castle, Canada Water Masterplan, the London Bridge Quarter (Shard), Bankside and Tate Modern; successfully giving evidence at major public inquires, including advocating for the Shard.

Julie is Director of Greer Pritchard, a design-led planning consultancy that advises on planning applications, conservation areas and listed buildings. Her regeneration experience has recently led to being nominated to the Commission for a Sustainable London 2012. Julie is originally from Toronto and is passionate about making community-based places that are inclusive, accessible and sustainable.