Conference 8th - 9th October 2015 Llangollen Pavilion, Denbighshire Landmarks is the Design Commission for Wales autumn 2015 conference and exhibition which will explore the relationship between the natural resources of the Welsh landscape and human intervention, informing and inspiring a future for design in the landscape. The two-day Landmarks Conference, to include expert talks, interactive workshops, networking opportunities, festival lunches with great food sourced from the Welsh landscape, a film night and even a canal boat trip, will take place on 8th-9th October 2015 at Llangollen Pavilion. Aerial photographer, Alex MacLean will share images from aerial survey of Wales conducted exclusively for Landmarks. The Landmarks Exhibition will be launched at Ruthin Craft Centre on 25th September 2015, and will be open to the public until January 2016. Originated and curated by the Design Commission for Wales to be accessible to a wide audience, the exhibition will feature the work of designers and artists who will creatively and critically highlight the value of good design interventions in the Welsh landscape. A Landmarks Publication will be produced in conjunction with the conference and exhibition as a lasting reference to the complex issues and challenges of working with the Welsh landscape. It will include a series of illustrated essays by design professionals, academics and artists alongside excerpts from the exhibition.
Tickets Early bird (until 10th Sept 2015) 225 Standard 275 DCFW Commissioner, Panellist or Hatch 190 Student in full-time education 150 All tickets include: Two days of exciting, engaging talks and workshops Landmarks Film Night dinner Two lunch festivals Horse-drawn canal boat trip Copy of Landmarks publication Conference goody bag (Single-day tickets are not available) Book online at www.dcfw.org/events Sponsorship A number of attractive Landmarks sponsorship opportunities are available. See www.dcfw.org/events/ for more details. About Landmarks With its magnificent mountains, verdant valleys and characterful coastline, Wales is renowned for the beauty of its natural landscape. Yet, over centuries, it has been transformed by the designs of mankind. Farming, industry, transport, energy, wars, religion and tourism have all left their marks on the Welsh landscape in the form of field boundaries, deforestation, roads, canals, quarries, mines, power stations, factories, monuments, pylons, wind turbines and the like. In the past, people used and adapted their local surroundings out of necessity to provide food, fuel, shelter and communication. Today, our romantic attachment to the natural landscape means that we tend to focus on conservation and preservation, deeming any significant new interventions negative. The Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA) process is intended to assist decision making. But does it encourage valuable good design or restrict us to camouflage and mitigation in practice? Demands on the landscape - historic conservation, habitat enhancement, improved transport connections, renewable energy, economic farming, jobs, culture and communities, health and well-being, water management, communication infrastructure and attractive tourism - are often in conflict. There are many issues which must be considered by the designers, planners and decision-makers shaping the Welsh landscape. Through an exhibition, conference and publication, the Design Commission for Wales seeks to dig deeper into the relationship between natural resources and human intervention, informing and inspiring a future for design in our landscape.
Conference Programme 8th- 9th October 2015 at Llangollen Pavilion, Wales Thursday 8th October 10.00 Registration, Tea & Coffee, Conference Packs 11.00 Welcome & Introduction Carole-Anne Davies, Chief Executive, DCFW Main Sponsor, TBC Sarah Dickins, BBC Wales - Conference Chair 11.30 Landscape of Mankind (presentations & discussion) Calvin Jones, Professor of Economics, Cardiff University Alex MacLean, Architect/Aerial photographer, USA 12.30 Lunch Festival sponsored by xxx Local Welsh produce to eat and drink Information & exhibition stands Book & produce stalls 13.20 Workshops or Canal Trip sponsored by xxx (option 1) 15.20 Visit to LandMarks Exhibition at Ruthin Craft Centre sponsored by Manorhaus Refreshments, exhibition viewing & designer talk 17.30 Free time 18.30-22.30 Film night sponsored by xxx Welsh food and drinks Manufactured Landscapes, Ed Burtynsky & Jennifer Baichwal Sleep Furiously, Gideon Koppel
Friday 9th October 08.30 Arrive, Tea & Coffee 09.00 Thinking Large Scale (presentations & discussion) Alister Kratt, Board Director, LDA Wood and Water, recorded talk by late Dame Sylvia Crowe (recorded 1988) Christophe Girot, Professor of Landscape Architecture, ETH, Switzerland 10.00 Workshops or Canal Trip sponsored by xxx (option 2) 12.00 Lunch Festival sponsored by xxx Local Welsh produce to eat and drink Information & exhibition stands Book & produce stalls 12.50 Interpreting Landscape (presentations & discussion) Steve Messam, Artist Mary O Connor, Urban Landscape Design, WYG Wayne Forster, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University 14.10 Workshop Feedback (presentations & discussion) 14.30 Tea & Coffee 14.50 International Inspiration (presentations & discussion) Paul de Kort, Artist, Netherlands Toby Blunt, Foster + Partners Sixten Rahlff, Architect & Gisle Løkken, Architect - Norway Tourist Routes Project 16.30 Summary 16.45 Close
Venue www.llangollenpavilion.co.uk Llangollen Pavilion, Abbey Road, Llangollen, Denbighshire, LL20 8SW 01978 860111 Travel By car Parking is available on site. Use postcode LL20 8SW for satnav Public Transport Ruabon and Wrexham are the closest railway stations. A bus service operates between Ruabon, Wrexham and Llangollen www.traveline.cymru/ Taxis Llangollen Taxis 01978 861018 Premier Cars 01978 861999 Wrexham & Prestige Taxis 01978 357777 A2b Taxis, Ruabon 01978 291550 Apollo Taxis Wrexham Ltd 01978 262600 Accommodation Llangollen offers a range of accommodation Quote Landmarks Conference for hotel bookings at the following rates: The Gales of Llangollen - Single occupancy b/b 50, Double/twin b/b 60 Wild Pheasant Hotel - Single occupancy b/b 69.95 Benson s - Single occupancy b/b 35 The Royal Hotel - Single occupancy b/b 115, Double/twin b/b 130 White Waters Country Hotel - Single occupancy b/b 65.90, Double/twin b/b 71.85 Audience Landmarks is relevant to a wide audience from the public and private sectors. With the system of landscape designation in Wales currently under review, Landmarks provides a timely opportunity to debate the complex issues involved in shaping our future landscapes. Design and industry professionals, local authorities, Welsh Government, developers and other organisations with an interest in our landscape s natural resources will benefit from the conference, exhibition and publication. Contact DCFW for further details: 02920451964 amanda.spence@dcfw.org