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World Architecture Congress: Conference - Day Two


08:00

Coffee 

   

08:45

Chairman's Opening Remarks: 
Dr Suha Ozkan, President, World Architecture Community Geneva and Istanbul

   
Urban Regeneration And Revitilisation - The Next Phase
   

09:00

UK Case Study - Lessons Learnt From An Established Market 
An opportunity to hear a success story of regeneration from a UK project looking at the topography and cultural considerations and practical advice on overcoming design challenges

Bill Dunster, Principal, ZED Factory, UK

 

09:50

Chinese Case Study - Lessons Learnt From An Emerging Market 
An insider’s analysis of a successful move away from repetitive solutions and an example of positive trends and reflections on the role of ‘the industrial zone’ - is it the way forward in regeneration?

Gregory Yager, Vice President, RTKL, China

   

10:35

Networking And Refreshment Break 

   
Masdar Showcase - Masterplan To Result
  A Unique Opportunity To Capture An Inside View Of The World’s First Zero-Waste, Zero-Carbon City Using Renewable Energy From The Team Who Have Designed And Will Build It

11:15

Masdar Master Plan And Design Brief - The View From The Inside, The Ideal And The Approach 

Gordon Falconer, Real Estate Manager, Masdar, UAE

   

12:00

What The Client Wants And What The Client Gets - The Objectives And The Resolutions Which Will Make It One And The Same

Khaled Awad, Director Property Development Unit, Masdar, UAE

   

12:30

Challenges And Solutions - The Groundbreaking Elements Of The Project Including The Sustainable Infrastructure Strategy And Renewable Energy Design

Gerard Evenden, Senior Partner, Foster + Partners, UK

   

12:50

Masdar Headquarters - Setting The Project Benchmark

Adrian Smith, Partner, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, USA

   

13:15

Masdar Project Q&A

   

13:30

Lunch For Delegates And Speakers

   
6 Design Innovations In 60 Minutes
 

14:30

Hear from a panel of three expert speakers as they each present on design innovations and ideas for their applications, followed by an opportunity to ask questions

  • Brand, Identity And Light - creative lighting design can make a significant difference
  • Shadow Play - innovative use of light and shade to create dramatic and powerful environments
  • Visual Value - innovative lighting can bring a far greater visual return to a project – more than ten times the investment
    Jonathan Speirs, Partner, Speirs & Major Associates, UK
  • Coastal Conundrum - solutions to the unique problems of coastal projects with case studies
    Executive Presentation, Waterfront Nakheel, UAE
  • Smart Building Innovations - what’s new?
  • Sun And Wind Techniques - harnessing the elements
    Guy Perry, President, IN-VI Investment Environments + Vision, USA
   

15:30

6 Design Innovations Panel Q&A Session

   

15:45

Networking And Refreshment Break

   
6 Design Issues In 60 Minutes
 

16:10

Hear from a panel of three expert speakers as they each present on practical design challenges and their practical solutions, followed by an opportunity to ask questions

  • Avoiding The Climate ‘Tipping Point’ By Design
  • Affordable Architecture - processes and materials to meet the growing demand
    David Baggs, Technical Director, Ecospecifier International, Australia
  • Typical Problems In Landscaping In Hot And Harsh Environments
  • How Can Landscape Schemes Be Sustainable In An Arid Climate?
    John Wigham, Cracknell Landscape Architects, UK and UAE
  • Transport Pressures In Central Business Districts - relieving them by new land use strategies. Istanbul case study
  • Achieving Sustainability In Urban Structures
    Dr Suha Ozkan, President, World Architecture Commnunity Geneva and Istanbul

17:10

6 Design Issues Panel Q&A Session

   

17:25

Chairman's Summary Of Day Two

   

17:30

Close of Congress

 

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