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Hello! This week marks an exciting time for us as we prepare for the upcoming Constructivist Regenerative Design Lab’s Cohort 1 reunion, taking place from June 13th to 14th at Hazel Hill Wood. This event brings together a group of dedicated professionals who have immersed themselves in the world of regenerative design.
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Interview by Alexie Sommer
Eva MacNamara is leading structural & civil engineer, and innovation consultant. She has led a career working on cutting-edge projects including bridges, buildings and art works. She is technical, creative, innovative, and holds sustainable, regenerative and low-carbon solutions high on her agenda.
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Today we kicked-off our latest round of ‘An Introduction to Conceptual Design fro Structural Engineers’ for the Institution of Structural Engineers. This introductory course, delivered by Oliver Broadbent, is designed to provide structural engineers with a foundation in the conceptual design process, as distinct from more detailed design with which they might be more familiar.
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We are looking forward to welcoming our second cohort on the Regenerative Design Lab to Hazel Hill Wood for their spring residential visit.
The Regenerative Design Lab programme works with the seasons. We held interviews in the winter (when it was actually snowing) and are meeting in the spring where first shoots of ideas will emerge. Over the summer we will turn these ideas into experiments. And and we will harvest and share the fruits of these experiments in the autumn.
In this find out about what we do on our residential retreats and how it fits into the Lab programme.
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This morning we said a big hello and welcome to our second cohort of participants in Regenerative Design Lab. Today, this group of 19 engineers and built-environment professionals begin a deep dive into the principles of regenerative design. Our aim is to experiment with regenerative principles and translate theory into practice for wider adoption by the construction industry.
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These last two weeks the Constructivist team have been working to finalise details of the next Regenerative Design Lab programme. Applications for Cohort 2 will open in January. See our updated Regenerative Design Lab page and register your interest to stay updated on the application process.
How should we think about a design brief? As a source of certainty; a point of reference? Or as a starting point for a journey of co-exploration with the client? These are the questions that Oliver is getting into today in his lectures today on the IDBE Masters programme at Cambridge University.
Continue reading “Things to think and feel about a design brief”We were getting tired of creating new handouts for each of our workshops. And so we asked ourselves, what are the things that all workshop handouts need to contain? Can we put these universal things in a handout, and let workshop participants tailor the content based on the topic we cover?
Continue reading “Download our Universal Workshop Handout”I was back in Cambridge this morning to teach my first of four modules this academic year on the Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment Masters module. This first workshop combines an exploration of design as a process and introduces participants to the concept of action learning. Full write-up on my blog.
Today Will Arnold and I wrapped up our fourth IStructE Net-Zero Structural Design course, this time delivered in-house for a public sector client with a considerable estate portfolio to manage. Having only started delivering this course in January, the material is proving to be particularly versatile, lending itself to a much broader range of built environment professions that just structural engineers.
Here’s some of the feedback we got today:
I feel much more confident in knowing what questions do ask and what my expectations are of others.
Enormous [impact]. Already applying in my work.
Better knowledge to be able to question specialists.
For details of when we are running this course again, check out the link below.
This is one of those courses where it feels like we are really coming to work and making a difference. Thanks to everyone who attended.
