Thursday 3 July
1pm to 6.30pm
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Following the announcement that the RIBA and The King’s Foundation are partnering on an initiative to champion retrofit and promote the reuse of existing buildings, please join us for this exciting event.
RIBA and The King’s Foundation present: Reimagining Resources: Buildings, materials, and crafts symposium.
Located within one of Wiltshire’s finest examples of repurposing of a building, the day promises to immerse you into the Glove Factory Studios, a rural hub with an urban energy.
Enjoy demonstrations and workshops by The King’s Foundation master craftspeople, students, and graduates, and foster an understanding of the range of traditional crafts and skills that are being developed to support the built environment.
The president of the RIBA, Muyiwa Oki, will host engaging debates and expert panel discussions from passionate advocates of retrofit, unpacking the challenges and offering insights into how we can reuse existing buildings and materials to create a more sustainable built environment.
As we close for the day, you can join our early evening drinks reception for an opportunity to share experiences and collaborate on cross sector action on reuse in the built environment.
Agenda
1pm Refreshments on arrival
1pm to 2pm Craft demonstrations, workshops, and networking.
1.30pm to 2.30pm Lunch served
2.30pm to 3.15pm The challenge – Overcoming retrofit and reuse project constraints. Including due diligence processes required, regulatory and insurance framework, risk management factors etc.
3.30pm to 4.15pm Creative reimagining – Building materials for sustainable transformation. Emphasising the creative reuse of building materials and the role of crafts.
4.15pm to 5.30pm Craft clinic – Opportunity for attendees to explore their challenging experiences with repurposing and reuse projects.
5.30pm to 6.30pm Early evening drinks reception kindly sponsored by Glove Factory Studios
Please note timings subject to slight change.
Speakers and panel to be announced