The Association of Consultant Architects

Seminars

 

Conferences/Seminars 2010:-

May 17th 2010 - ACA Housing Design Guide: Catalyst or obstacle to providing new homes for Londoners?

An ACA Half-day Conference

14.00 - 18.00 with drinks reception

Venue: The Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street. W1G 0AE

Costs: ACA Members: £119 + VAT, Non Members: £139 + VAT

Booking flier is available from this link: Housing Design Guide

The ACA has brought together the key players responsible for delivering homes for Londoners to discuss and debate the impact of the new Housing Design Guide. This half day briefing seeks to create an opportunity to examine, discuss and debate the key issues.

Speakers include: 

Lee Mallett, Planning in London (Conference chair);

Paul Finch, Chair, CABE;

Mark Brearley, Programme Manager, Design for London;

Julian Hart, Design and Standards Manager, HCA;

Barry Smith, Policy Director, Westminster City Council;
Paul Harbard, Managing Director, Pocket Living;
Roger Zogolovitch, Founder, Solid Space;
Ben Denton, Head of Investment & Asset Management, First Base;
John Hughes, Group Development Director, Notting Hill Housing;

Andy von Bradsky, Chairman, PRP Architects
Morag Tait, Associate Director, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
Richard Ashdown, Director Affordable Housing, Jones Land LaSalle

Key Topics include:

  • The background to the new rules
  • How the guide will work in practice
  • The best ways in which to achieve consent under the new rules
  • The CABE view
  • The impact for developers, architects and RSL's
  • Practical advice for efficient use of the Housing Design Guide
  • How the guide will affect the provision of affordable housing
  • The impact of the guide on innovative residential development models

 

For on line booking please navigate to: http://www.aca_conference.htm

For more information, contact Luke Wilcox, Dialogue Group: 0203 178 3671 or luke luke.wilcox@dialoguegroup.co.uk

May 18th, 2010  - ACA Annual Dinner and AGM

Exhibition of Works by Louis Hellman MBE who is also our guest speaker

AGM: 18.15 for 18.30

Annual Dinner: 19.00 for 19.30

Click here for the booking form Annual Dinner Flier

 

25 March 2010 - ACA Getting Paid Seminar   14.00 - 16.30 pm GMW Architects, London with Stephen Yakeley, Yakeley Associates and author of ACA SFA/08... - an important seminar if you want to keep up with the current rapidly changing planning laws. 

Seminar flier is available from this link: Getting Paid

 

Conferences/Seminars 2009:-

14 December 2009 - ACA Planning Seminar  3.30 - 6.30 pm GMW Architects, London with Andrew Rogers and Brian Waters... - an important seminar if you want to keep up with the current rapidly changing planning laws. 

Seminar flier is available from this link:  Planning Seminar Dec 09

27 January 2009 - Places vs Fortresses:  Can and should we design for terror?

This is a joint New London Architecture and ACA conference to be held at NLA, The Building Centre, 26 Store Street, London WC1E 7BT between 9am - 1.15pm

The government has made a clear commitment to increasing investment in public buildings and infrastructure.  With that comes a responsibility to create buildings that are safe and secure in a climate where terorism remains a key issue for London.  Does that mean the open city is at risk?

Join NLA and ACA for a half day conference to learn and debate what role the built environment industry should play.  What is the scale of the current threat and can we learn from the past?  How can we provide safe places without creating fortresses?

Speakers include: 

Lord West of Spithead, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Security and Counter-terrorsim), Home Office

Detective Chief Inspector Chris Philips, Head, The National Counter Terrorism Security Office;

Professor John Adams Emeritus Professor of Geography, UCL

Dennis Ahert, Head of Safety and Security, Tate

Terry Brown, Senior Design Partner, GMW Architects

Mark Hughes, Group Director for Security, British Telecom

John McAslan, Chairman John McAslan + Partners

Dr JurekTolloczko, General Manager, Corus Bi-Steel

Bookings should be made direct to NLA

go to:  www.newlondonarchitecture.org/conferences

or T: 020 7636 4044  E: conferences@newlondonarchitecture.org

Tickets:  £159 but NLA Supporters and ACA members £139

                                                                            CLICK HERE FOR THE PRINTED FLIER

 

25 November 2008 - ACA Annual Planning Seminar  2.30 - 5.30 pm Building Centre, London WC1  with Andrew Rogers and Brian Waters... - an important seminar if you want to keep up with the current rapidly changing planning laws.  Seminar flier is available from this link:   25 November ACA Planning Seminar

 

10 December 2008 6 - 8 pm at RIBA, London

1st Seminar exploring ACA’s new appointment document ‘ACA SFA/08’

LEGAL ISSUES FOR ARCHITECTS: PART TWO

Wren Room, RIBA, 66 Portland Place, London

Wednesday 10 December 2008   6 - 8pm

 

This seminar will feature Colin Jones and Simon Biggin, both of Hewitsons LLP who will discuss the legal issues with ACA SFA/08 and other contracts.

The seminar will cover:

• The basic principles of contract law as it applies to architects’ appointments

• Relevant legislation and case law and how architects must account for such law in practice

• A review of forms of architect appointment, including RIBA 2007

• The new ACA SFA/08 and its use on a practical basis

• Recovery of fees and dispute resolution options

• The current issues in relation to professional negligence law

• How architects can best protect themselves against claims, including an ‘MOT’ risk assessment test for practices

• Use of appointments such as SFA/08 etc. to limit exposure to liabilities and responsibilities

SPEAKERS:

Author of ACASFA/08 Colin Jones, Head of Construction at Hewitsons LLP with Simon Biggins, senior partner with Hewitsons.

 

** Please note that ACA SFA/08 can be purchased direct from the ACA – members get a 25% discount.**

BOOKING INFORMATION:

ACA have negotiated a discounted rate for this seminar of £45 + VAT per person against the advertised £55 + VAT.

When making your booking with SGCL please quote booking reference ‘SGCL SFA’.

Simon Gore, SGCL Ltd

Ripley Cottage

8 Upper Street

Oakley

Diss.

IP21 4AX

Tel: 0870 116 1216.  Email: info@sgcl.co.ukl.co.uk 

For futher information please see: www.sgcl.co.uk

An SGCL/ACA/HEWITSONS Seminar

 

15 October 2008 - PPC User Conference to be held in York at the Royal York Hotel (next to the railway station).   Title:  Strategic Partnering in Changing Times:  A new approach to Term Contracts, Frameworks & Joint Ventures 

Booking details and Flier can be downloaded from this link:   PPC User Conference Flier 08

 

 

 

 

PPCUSER GROUPS

DATE: various


VENUE: Regional in the UK - 9 centres

Note that 9 PPC2000 User regional groups have been set up around the U.K. If you are interested in joining one of these register an interest here and you will be sent a full list of the regions and details of the next meeting.     An annual subscription fee is charged for membership. Further details can be found on www.ppc2000.co.uk website - go to the the section on PPC User Groups at 'Services'.

Cost of annual membership: £50.00 (nil VAT)


Click Here to register an interest

 

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DOWNLOAD the ACA Planning Advisory Group Green Paper from here if you want to see what was discussed at the last seminar in October 2006 this is still (at Feb 2007) being formalised by ACAPAG

ACA Green Paper

 

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