Current Participation Projects
Sharing Spaces – Creating New Public Spaces in Walker
Walker, Tyne & Wear
July 2008
Northern Architecture in partnership with Walker Regeneration Team (with funding from Bridging Newcastle Gateshead)
Northern Architecture has been working with Walker Riverside Regeneration to develop opportunities for Walker’s residents to be involved in and influence the design of their public spaces. The “Sharing Spaces” project is a starting point for the discussion of ideas and a way of drawing other residents into the process. The recommendations that come from the residents will be fed into the public art strategy for Walker and also used to inform the brief for the developer.
Urban Translation
Newcastle upon Tyne
October 2007
Urban Translation is a new, alternative tour of the city of Newcastle developed for Design Event in October 07. Held as a live event for the festival it explored some of the urban and architectural design decisions, thwarted visions and juxtapositions that form part of the city’s shape and character.
Residents from Teams
Gateshead Community Urban Design Workshops
Gateshead
September - October 2007
Northern Architecture were pleased to be invited by Planning Aid North to help deliver urban design workshops for residents in Bensham, Teams and Felling on behalf of Gateshead Council.
We were asked to devise short activities that brought to life some of the design principles behind the creation of good quality public space; the design of buildings and the creation of places with character and that are sensitive to their surrounding urban character.
HOME
Publication available
HOME has been concluded with the production of a new publication that summarises the key outcomes of the project.
Last year Northern Architecture set up the HOME project in partnership with Newcastle’s Elders Council and Quality of Life Partnership. It set out to learn more about the views and requirements of older people in relation to their homes.
Architecture Week 2007 review
The North East
15-24 June 2007
Read the review of Architecture Week 2007 for the North East region.
Results of our Brain Candy survey 2007
Surveyed throughout the North East
Part of Architecture Week 2007
Brain Candy was a two-part survey held in the North East of England by Northern Architecture.
Question 1: In order to lower your carbon footprint, would you prefer to move to an eco-friendly, sustainable home or to revamp your existing home with all the new energy saving technology? Feel free to say why!
Question 2: In the next twelve months, what one thing are you going to do to reduce the carbon footprint of your home?
