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Sebastian Tombs, Chief Executive Architecture and
Design Scotland
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Looking ahead

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Estimated and Projected Age Structure, Urban
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Demographics

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Movements of markets and people

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Energy contraction and convergence
Co2 Contraction/Convergence Graphic, Urban
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Trade and trade blocks

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Graphics, National Planning Framework Scottish
Executive 2006
Power generation

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The future of cities and city regions

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Europe cultural issues

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Travel

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Future Places?

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Future Places?

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Current desires

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The quality of Scotlands built environment is
important, not only to our own quality of life,
but to the perception of the country abroad as an
outstanding place to be. First Minister Jack
McConnell

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• ADS - champion for good architecture, design
  and planning in the built environment.
• Promotion of good architecture and good building
  design.

A Policy on Architecture A Scottish Executive
publication.
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• ADS - champion for good architecture, design
  and planning in the built environment.
• Promotion of good architecture and good building
  design.
• Encourage improvements in the quality of life.

A Policy on Architecture A Scottish Executive
publication.
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• Successful Places
• Distinctive

Designing Places A Scottish Executive Policy
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• Successful Places
• Distinctive
• Safe and Pleasant

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• Successful Places
• Distinctive
• Safe and Pleasant
• Easy to get to and move around

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• Successful Places
• Distinctive
• Safe and Pleasant
• Easy to get to and move around
• Welcoming

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• Successful Places
• Distinctive
• Safe and Pleasant
• Easy to get to and move around
• Welcoming
• Adaptable

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• Successful Places
• Distinctive
• Safe and Pleasant
• Easy to get to and move around
• Welcoming
• Adaptable
• Resource efficient

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• Successful Places
• Distinctive
• Safe and Pleasant
• Easy to get to and move around
• Welcoming
• Adaptable
• Resource efficient

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• ADS Role
• Inspire excellence
• Encouraging
• Stimulating and Supporting

Scottish Parliament 2005
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Architecture and Design Scotland

The nations champion for good architecture,
design and planning in the built environment.

• Established 2005
• Replacement for RFACFS
• Advisory Non-departmental Public Body
• Ministerial appointed Board

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Whos Who
Board Members Karen Anderson (Architect) Alison
Blamire (Architect) Karen Cadell
(Architect) Pauline Gallacher Margaret Hickish
(Disability Design Consultant) Eelco Hooftman
(Architect) Gareth Hoskins John Irvine Rob
Joiner Roddy Langmuir Terry Mackie Ali
Mangera Lori McElroy Andrew Pinkerton Graham
Ross Prof. Ric Russell Prof. Steven Spier Paul
Stallan Stephen Tucker Brian Veitch Dorian
Wiszniewski
Chair Raymond Young Deputy Chairs Prof. Brian
Evans (Urban Designer) Malcolm Fraser
(Architect) Staff Senga Bate Heather
Chapple Adam Davies (Head of Enabling) Eric
Dawson Kate Francey Alistair Hendry
(Planner) Steve Malone Sebastian Tombs (Chief
Executive) Angela Williams (Head of Design
Review)

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Key Commitments

• Working in partnership
• Improving design skills
• Communicating and disseminating
• Building up evidence
• Considering new thinking

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Priorities

• Schools
• Healthcare
• Housing
• Public Realm
• Procurement

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What are we looking for?

• Is there a commitment to excellence by the
  client?

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What are we looking for?

• Is there a commitment to excellence by the
  client?
• Does the budget reflect this?

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What are we looking for?

• Is there a commitment to excellence by the
  client?
• Does the budget reflect this?
• How does it fit with its neighbours?

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What are we looking for?

• Is there a commitment to excellence by the
  client?
• Does the budget reflect this?
• How does it fit with its neighbours?
• Is the site suitable for size, intensity and
  uses proposed?

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What are we looking for?

• Is there a commitment to excellence by the
  client?
• Does the budget reflect this?
• How does it fit with its neighbours?
• Is the site suitable for size, intensity and
  uses proposed?
• Does it deal with movement as well as form and
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What are we looking for?

• Is there a commitment to excellence by the
  client?
• Does the budget reflect this?
• How does it fit with its neighbours?
• Is the site suitable for size, intensity and
  uses proposed?
• Does it deal with movement as well as form and
  space?
• Will the accommodation meet the requirements of
  the brief? (can you find the entrance, can you
  wash the windows?)

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What are we looking for?

• Is there a commitment to excellence by the
  client?
• Does the budget reflect this?
• How does it fit with its neighbours?
• Is the site suitable for size, intensity and
  uses proposed?
• Does it deal with movement as well as form and
  space?
• Will the accommodation meet the requirements of
  the brief? (can you find the entrance, can you
  wash the windows?)
• Firmness, Commodity, Delight Does it work? Is
  it sound? Is there joy?

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• Design Review
• Expert review
• Range of views
• Early involvement

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• Design Review Progress
• Revised review procedures
• Revised review procedures
• 12 Design Review meetings
• 40 Buildings / masterplans reviewed
• 100 other reports

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• Research Communications
• Baseline information
• Evidence
• Research programmes
• Website
• Working in partnership
• Reporting

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• Research Communications
• Progress
• Colloquium- Humanistic Architecture
• Secondary Schools Baseline Study
• Photographic Survey
• Publication 30 New Housing Design in
• Small Towns and Rural Areas

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• Enabling Advocacy
• Embed design quality
• Hands-on-advice
• Explore key design issues
• Design training
• Support events
• Assist public clients and local authorities

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• Enabling Advocacy
• Progress
• Health Department Service Level
• Agreement
• Pilot Projects- Schools (Western Isles West
  Lothian- Sports Buildings (Aberdeen Regional
  Sports Facility)- Gartcosh Business Park-
  Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Structure Plan
• Think Tanks health, schools, housing and
• civic buildings
• Enabling Panel recruitment

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Future Publications Guide to Design
Review Policy Compendium Client Guide to
Masterplanning Assessing Masterplans

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Looking forward to working with you

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