Scotland's Housing Expo
10am - 6pm (8pm Thursdays)
1st - 31st August
Milton of Leys, near Inverness
Scotland’s Housing Expo at Milton of Leys near Inverness is now open, showcasing the winning designs submitted by architects across the country who entered a competition which was organised by the RIAS in 2007.
The challenge for the architects was to create design-led homes with a wholly sustainable philosophy. The result has been the creation of 52 diverse, unique and visionary interpretations of future living all set in an overall vision for community living created by masterplanner Johnny Cadell of Cadell2. These homes are now on public display throughout August.
During the month-long Expo event the houses and their contents will form a platform for showcasing the wealth of Scottish design talent, including interior and product design. The initiative itself also provides a ‘test bed’ for construction and technological innovation, which will inform Scottish house building in the future. The houses will inspire developers to learn new skills and source fresh ideas to incorporate into future designs, while demonstrating how new building standards can be met on energy efficiency and carbon reduction.
GIA bus trip
Wed 18th August
Departs 7am from George Sqyare, Glasgow
View more information: www.eventelephant.com/giahousingexpovisit
Scotland's Housing Expo Seminars
Sust. has organised a series of professionally orientated seminars which will run every Tuesday and Wednesday around linked themes. The seminars will be run in association with various organisations including the RIAS and the IAA, Homes for Scotland, SEDA, the Forestry Commission Scotland (Scotland) with the Centre for Timber Engineering and will include contributions from the Expo masterplanner, the house designers and developers, local architects, the Scottish Government, Local Authority Planners, with further contributions from other European experts and the people behind bringing the Expo to Scotland.
There will be no additional charge beyond the standard daily ticket price to attend these seminars and for those wishing to attend more than one delegates can opt for the £10 multi-pass.
View or download the full Sust. seminar programme
IMAGES: Homepage image - Aerial view of the masterplan by Cadell2
Left Top: 'The Stone House', NORD
Left Middle: 'Lios Gorm', David Blaikie Architects
Left Bottom; 'The Apartments', Keppie Design