Characterisation
making sense of place
A review of past, present and future trends in understanding and responding to the character of diverse areas
Circomedia, Portland Square, Bristol BS2 8SJ
20th September 2013 9.30am - 4.30pm
DAY PROGRAMME
Chair
TimeTimeTi
Title
Speaker
Maureen Pierce
IHBC Chair
09.30-10.00
Arrival Tea/Coffee
10.00
Welcome
IHBC South-West Chair
10.05-10.10
Introduction to the building
Philip Hughes, Philip Hughes Architects
10.10-10.15
Circus performance
10.15-10.30
Characterisation – what has it done for us?
Peter Herring, Head of Assessment, English Heritage
10.30-10.50
Know Your Place – A City Design Group initiative in Bristol
Peter Insole, BCC
10.50-11.00
St Barnabus Primary School – working with schools
Alison Camp, St Barnabus Primary School
11.00-11.30
The practical use of characterisation in Bristol and other places
Richard Guise, Context4D
11.30-11.45
Questions and Discussion
11.45-12.15
Farmstead characterisation
Bob Edwards, Forum Heritage Services
12.15-12.45
Military Sites
Jeremy Lake, English Heritage
12.45-13.15
Questions and Discussion
13.15-14.00
Lunch
13.25-13.30
Circus performance
Ian Lund
IHBC Past Chair
2.00-2.30
Inside out - some case histories
Jo Cox, Keystone Historic Buildings Consultant
2.30-3.00
Characterisation of Welsh Towns
Anna Lerman,
Welsh Civic Society
3.00-3.20
Tea
3.20-3.50
The impact of strategic development on the setting of historic sites and how this influences planning decisions
Lyndis Cole,
Land Use Consultants
3.50-4.20
An Asset in Regeneration: Realising the value of historic character
Judith Alfrey,
Pennaeth Adfywio a Chadwraeth Head of Regeneration and Conservation
Cadw
4.20-4.35
Questions and Discussion
4.35-4.45
Summary and conclusions