NORFOLK ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTS

REPORT OF MEETING ON MONDAY 9TH JUNE 2008

 

1.    PRESENT

There were ten members present

 

2.    REGIONAL COUNCIL

Mike Innes will attend the next meeting on 12th June.

 

3.    CPD

The Low Carbon Architecture event has been postponed until October as it was not possible to organise everything in time to publicise the event widely.

 

4.    WEDNESDAY ARCHITECTS FORUM

 

These will take place on the first Wednesday of each month at the Maddermarket Theatre.

 

October

Fantasy Architecture

Chris Heuvel

November

Landscape – joint event with ILA

Gillian McArthur

December

Green Houses

Paul Lucas

January

NO FORUM

 

February

Listing or Learning

Mike Innes

March

Theatre Architecture

Jon Greenfield

April

Greening the Office

David Ford

May

Planning – Targets etc

John Clarke

June

Computers and the Architect

Philip Durban

 

 

5.    ARCHITECTURE WEEK

An exhibition of Architects work is now planned for a week in November to coincide with the Norwich Lecture and the time of year when students are considering their options.  Practices will be invited to submit two boards – one built and one conceptual. 

 

6.    EDUCATION

Gary Pearce will put together some ideas for an educational pack and a sub-committee will then be formed to take this forward.

 

7.    NORWICH LECTURE

The date for this is Thursday 13th November.

 

8.    PRACTICE LEAFLET

Eastern Region is to be asked whether there is funding available for an A4 poster to display in Planning departments, libraries etc.

 

 

 

 

9.    QUALITY PANEL

Charles Emberson has attending his first meeting and will meet with John Clarke and Mike Innes to decide how best he can represent the NAA.

 

10. EDP ARTICLE

The right platform for an NAA column is still actively being sought.

 

11. DATE OF NEXT MEETING

Monday 7th July at the offices of LSI Architects LLP.