UCE Birmingham School of Architecture Granted CABE Contract
UCE Birmingham School of Architecture has been granted a prestigious contract by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) to run the CABE Urban Design Summer School 2007.
As part of a skills programme initiated by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) (formerly the Office for the Deputy Prime Minister), and following a competitive selection process, CABE developed and delivered a trailblazing residential urban design summer school to respond to the growing need for interdisciplinary, cross-professional approaches to practice and learning in the built environment sector.
After successfully running the summer school for three years the original partnership has now ended and CABE is looking to build on their success with the 2007 school, which, if successful could see the commission of two subsequent schools for 2008 and 2009.
In December 2006, a new consortium was selected through a competitive process to build on the success of the programme. The Consortium is led by UCE Birmingham and its partners R99, Stepp Design, Rob Cowan, Gary Taylor and GAIA.
With a well-rounded approach based on core disciplines, including urban design, planning, sustainability, development, design delivery training, consultation and engagement, academia and research, the Consortium aims to take the summer schools to the next level. To develop the burgeoning summer school brand the Consortium will ensure that the programme is tailored to individuals needs and demonstrates a commitment to design quality and action planning in a fun and exciting way.
The CABE Urban Design Summer School will run from 24 th to 27 th June 2007 and will be launched by UCE Birmingham on Wednesday 7 th February at Number Three Brindleyplace, from 6.30pm – 8.00pm.
For further information please contact Noha Nasser, Course Director Urban Design on 0121 331 5315 or email noha.nasser@uce.ac.uk
For further information about architecture courses at UCE Birmingham please visit http://www.birminghamschoolofarchitecture.co.uk/ or http://www.biad.uce.ac.uk.
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