The practice was appointed by CABE and the Arts Council of England to research and prepare 10 case studies on ACE arts capital projects. These will be published in July and available on CABE’s online library. The case studies range from theatre company headquarters to artist’s studios.
The process-based case studies were researched and written by Short and Associates: Alan Short, Alistair Fair; Sebastian Macmillan (Cambridge University); and Peter Barrett (Salford University) and Adam Whiteley.
Thursday, 3 July 2008
New On-Line Publication – Client guide for Capital Arts projects
The practice was appointed by CABE and the Arts Council of England to author and manage the delivery of the new Guidance for Capital Arts projects which is to go live in July 2008.
‘An unprecedented number of building projects for the Arts have been realised in the last decade, both as refurbishments and extensions to existing buildings, and entirely new buildings. There is a growing community of current and former clients for Arts Capital Projects. Frequently this is a single one-off, never to be repeated experience. Some Arts Capital Project clients have asked “why do we seem to be reinventing the wheel for every project?”. This report is designed to capture and communicate the key points from this collective, but largely unpublished experience, and set them into the customary sequence of events in a building project.’
The guide was researched and written by Short and Associates’ team, Alan Short with Alistair Fair, Sebastian Macmillan (Sustainability), Peter Barrett (Briefing), Adrian Cave (Accessibility) and Patricia Sterry (Consultation).
‘An unprecedented number of building projects for the Arts have been realised in the last decade, both as refurbishments and extensions to existing buildings, and entirely new buildings. There is a growing community of current and former clients for Arts Capital Projects. Frequently this is a single one-off, never to be repeated experience. Some Arts Capital Project clients have asked “why do we seem to be reinventing the wheel for every project?”. This report is designed to capture and communicate the key points from this collective, but largely unpublished experience, and set them into the customary sequence of events in a building project.’
The guide was researched and written by Short and Associates’ team, Alan Short with Alistair Fair, Sebastian Macmillan (Sustainability), Peter Barrett (Briefing), Adrian Cave (Accessibility) and Patricia Sterry (Consultation).
IHEEM Conference ‘Making a Difference’
The Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management (IHEEM), Northern Ireland Branch, invited Short and Associates to speak at the Regional Conference “ Making A Difference” on the 21st /22nd May 2008. Dr Sura Al-Maiyah presented a paper titled “Sustainable Hospital Design” reporting current progress on the Institue for Health research funded project “Design Strategy for Low Energy Ventilation and Cooling of Health Buildings” for which the Principal Investigator is Professor Alan Short.
Triennial Award by the Worshipful Company of Tylers and Bricklayers
The UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies was awarded the Commendation for Brickwork 2008 at the Triennial Awards ceremony, held in the Cutlers Hall on 19th June 2008. “Overall the detailing was excellent… It was the marriage of modern environmental concerns with traditional building practices and crafts that is to be recommended.”
Local Environmental Award for the Chadwick Centre
Berkhamsted Citizens Association Urban Design Panel chose the new Design Centre for Berkhamsted Collegiate School for their 2008 Environmental Award announced at a presentation in the Town Hall on 13th March 2008.
Monday, 26 November 2007
Sustainable Hospital Design
The practice is participating in the Department of Health Estates and Facilities Research Fund Project ‘Design strategy for low energy ventilation and cooling of health buildings’ led by Prof. Alan Short at the Martin Centre, University of Cambridge. Co-researchers include NHS Senior Executive Jan Filochowski, the BP Institute at the University of Cambridge, IESD De Montfort, Tim Lewers Acoustics, Dr. Frank Mills and Paul Thomas and John Connaughton of Davis Langdon’s Research Department. Preliminary results were presented by Short at this year’s IHEEM Conference in Harrogate. Dr. Nick Brown of the Microbiology Department at Addenbrookes is consultant to the project on infection control issues and more recently Leeds University Engineering Department’s ‘Airborne pathogens research group’ has been recruited to advise the team. The group is developing generic configurations for low energy hospitals and subjecting them to rigorous analysis including capital and lifecycle costings.
Capital Arts Project Guidance
The practice has been appointed by CABE and the Arts Council of England to manage the delivery of the new Guidance for Capital Arts Projects, co-authored with Peter Barrett, Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the University of Salford, Dr. Sebastian MacMillan, of ‘Eclipse Consulting’ and Alistair Fair of Pembroke College, Cambridge.
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