4 new training opportunities with Women’s Design Service – March and April 2011
- Friday 25th March, 15.30-17.30: Lifetime Kitchens interactive event
Thursday 7th April, 18.30-20.00: London Plan workshop
Thursday 14th April, 18.30-20.30: Urban Design training
Tuesday 26th April, 18.30-20.00: Planning training
Lifetime Kitchens interactive event: Friday 25th March, 15.30 – 17.30 at the Vibast Community Centre, 163 Old Street, London EC1V 9NH
Lifetime Kitchens sees WDS expanding its recent focus from the public domain to the private realm, by looking at how the home, through the kitchen, can be designed in a more inclusive way.
Professor Sheila Peace, from The Open University will be presenting her project Transitions in Kitchen Living where she will discuss how gender, age and house-type are core factors in ensuring the design of a lifetime kitchen.
Refreshments will be served, and there will be stalls, interactive displays, and opportunities for networking.
FREE to members of Women’s Design Service and to Women’s Design Group Members (details on how to join at www.wds.org.uk) For non-members £20 (waged) £10 (unwaged)
WORKSHOP: London Plan Update: Thursday 7th April, 18.30 – 20.00 at Tindlemanor, 52-54 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT
The GLA’s Inclusive Design Adviser Julie Fleck will present an update on progress with the draft replacement London Plan, and how access and inclusive design issues are being addressed by the GLA.
The Planning Inspector’s Report is expected shortly and the GLA will then prepare the final London Plan for its formal adoption later this year. Consideration is now being given to advice and guidance needed to support implementation of the policies, including those on access and inclusive design, accessible housing and Lifetime Neighbourhoods. This is being done in the context of the Localism Bill and the changes to the planning system. Supplementary planning guidance on a number of topics will be published for public consultation soon.
This is your chance to learn more about important updates to London’s Plan.
This event is open for women to attend for FREE but places must be booked in advance – please email Hannah Carty at hcarty@wds.org.uk
An Introduction to Urban Design: Thursday 14th April 2011, 18.30 – 20.30 at Tindlemanor, 52-54 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT
Back by popular demand after January’s session! An ‘Introduction to Urban Design’ is a gentle starter in Urban Design and masterplanning delivered by WDS Associate Nisha Kaduskar.
This two hour workshop for women is an interactive session where you will be taken through the basic principles of urban design and masterplanning, including how to read maps and masterplans to re-designing a famous part of our city into your vision for the future and a chance to get creative!
FREE to members of Women’s Design Service and to Women’s Design Group Members (details on how to join at www.wds.org.uk) For non-members £20 (waged) £10 (unwaged)
If you’d like to attend please download the booking form below and return to hcarty@wds.org.uk
More info at www.wds.org.uk/www/events_forth.htm
This training is being offered to women as part of Women’s Design Service’s Women’s Design Groups project for women in London who want to become more involved in the planning and design of their local neighbourhoods, funded by London Councils.
Planning Training for Women, Tuesday 26th April, 18.30 – 20.00 at Tindlemanor, 52-54 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT
An ‘Introduction to Town Planning’ delivered by Planning Aid for London and Women’s Design Service, aiming to provide a thorough grounding in the basics of Planning, including reading plans and understanding how policy documents work in practice.
FREE to members of Women’s Design Service and to Women’s Design Group Members (details on how to join at www.wds.org.uk) For non-members £20 (waged) £10 (unwaged)
To book or for more details please contact Hannah Carty by email at hcarty@wds.org.uk
More info at www.wds.org.uk/www/events_forth.htm
This training is being offered to women as part of Women’s Design Service’s Women’s Design Groups project for women in London who want to become more involved in the planning and design of their local neighbourhoods, funded by London Councils.
