UK-China Industrial Heritage Re-use and Regeneration Forum and Exhibition
UK-China Industrial Heritage Re-use and Regeneration Forum and Exhibition
Forum: 29 April 2015 at 9:30 am - 6:00 pm
Exhibition: 27April to 9th May 2015
Location: Building Centre, 26 Store Street, London WC1E 7BT
Website: http://www.chinadesigncentre.com
China Design Centre and China Building Centre Academy in Beijing have joined forces to deliver a one day UK-China forum on Industrial Heritage Re-use and Regeneration. Chinese thought leaders and decision makers from development companies, urban planning, architecture and academia will join some of the UKs leading experts on industrial regeneration to share unique insights and knowledge on projects such as Kings Cross and Battersea Power Station in London and Xian in China.
An exhibition showcasing regeneration projects in the UK and China will take place at the China Design Centre gallery from the 27th April to the 9th May. Entry to the exhibition is free.
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UK Speakers:
Steven Bee, Chairman of The Academy of Urbanism, Former Director of English Heritage
John Thompson, Honorary Present of The Academy of Urbanism, Chairman John Thompson & Partners
Peter Runacres, Project Director, Argent Development Company
Jason Syrett, Director, Allies and Morrisons
John McAslan (CBE), Executive Chairman, or Katherine Watt, Senior Architect, John McAslan +Partners
Barry Sellers, Principal Planner, Wandsworth council
Eric Holding, Director, John Thompson & Partners
Alex Michaelis and Tim Boyd, Directors, Michaelis Boyd Associates
Paul Owen, CEO, BOP consulting
Speakers from China:
Professor Wensheng WANG, Vice President of Tongji University Architectural Design Institute
Associate Professor Wei Gu, Assistant Dean, Jianghe Architecture School, Northeast University
