Community Planning: Case studies: 007
Eastbourne Schools Art & Architecture
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Theme
Environmental education
Environmental education
Location
Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK
Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK
Project leader:
Towner Art Gallery
Towner Art Gallery
Interesting use of a major building project for a new landmark art gallery in a coastal town to promote understanding and awareness for young people of the language of art, architecture and spatial planning. Professional organisations worked in partnership with the gallery to develop a programme of environmental education activity with local primary and secondary schools.
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The Process
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| Intense community planning activity Events, workshops, meetings, open house events, exhibitions. |
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| Moderate community planning activity Surveys, consultation periods. |
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| Low level community planning activity Preparation, revising documents, survey analysis, design work |
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| Key points in community planning process Formation of organizations or partnerships, launch of initiatives, project completion. |
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| Other relevant events and activities Local election, local plan adoption, tendering. |
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| Nothing much happening Waiting, breathing spaces |
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2005
Jul/
Aug Planning
Aug Planning
- Planning meetings and discussions with partners, including: Towner Art Gallery staff; architect from local firm BBM architects; artist from Tate Gallery; educational consultants in the Primary and Secondary school sectors; community planner from Planning Aid; teachers from local schools.
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Oct
Oct
Nov/
Dec Workshops – Willingdon Primary School
Dec Workshops – Willingdon Primary School
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Four half day workshop sessions with a class from Willingdon Primary School, Eastbourne:
- Introductory – the language of art, architecture and spatial planning. Slides of architect/artist designed buildings and public spaces. Visit existing Towner Art gallery – looking at the function and spaces of the gallery at its current home in an historic building.
- Visit site of the proposed new Towner Art Gallery – looking at the context and design of the new landmark building, exploring design alternatives.
- The classroom environment – looking at the spaces within the school which are little used or feel unwelcoming. Working in small groups to address poor design issues and make ideas for improvements.
2006
Jan
Workshops – Ratton Secondary School
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Four half day workshop sessions with young people from Ratton Secondary School, Eastbourne:
- Introductory – the language of art, architecture and spatial planning. Slides of architect/artist designed buildings and public spaces.
- The classroom environment – looking at the spaces within the school which are little used or feel unwelcoming. Working in small groups to address poor design issues and make ideas for improvements.
- Visit existing Towner Art gallery – looking at the function and spaces of the gallery at its current home in an historic building.
- Visit site of the proposed new Towner Art Gallery – looking at the context and design of the new landmark building, exploring design alternatives.
Feb/
Dec Feedback and roll out
Dec Feedback and roll out
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Feedback from partners to educational consultants. Production of 'multimedia template' of activities as a teachers resource so the programme could be run in other schools
context
Context
- Eastbourne's Towner Art Gallery is moving from an historic Georgian building in the old Town to a new state of the art landmark building close to the seafront, scheduled to open in spring 2008.
- As part of the Gallery’s education programme it was decided to use this major design and planning process to inform a series of projects and activities involving local children and young people.
- The Gallery assembled the partners and expertise necessary to mount a programme in local schools which has directly informed the design of key learning spaces within the new building.
outcomes
Outcomes -
- Programme of environmental education mounted in one secondary and one primary school, involving 25 young people in each.
- Better understanding and experience amongst 50 young people of the language and issues relating to design, art and spatial planning. It is hoped that they will go on to make comments and have an influence on future developments affecting their area.
- A ‘teachers resource’ to enable other schools in the town and elsewhere to run similar programmes (see Documents)
- Forward planning, bringing together contributions from different partners, is key.
- More formal content on the spatial planning system may be of benefit for older children particularly, so that they are better aware of the legal framework within which proposals for development are assessed.
outcomes
Parties involved
Towner Art Gallery
Project leader
Contact: Education and Learning Manager
www.eastbourne.gov.uk/leisure/museums-galleries/towner
BBM architects
Architectural input
Contact: Abe Mohsin
www.bbm-architects.co.uk
Alex Julyan, Artist
Katy Minns, Trainee architect
Artistic input
alex.julyan@virgin.net
katie.minns@virgin.net<
Planning Aid (South East)
Planning input
Contact: Georgia Wrighton, community planner
www.planningaid.rtpi.org.uk
Willingdon School, Eastbourne
Participants
staff and children
www.willingdon.e-sussex.sch.uk
Ratton School, Eastbourne
Participants
staff and children
www.ratton.e-sussex.sch.uk
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Funding and resources
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Staff, materials and resources supplied by partner organisations
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Ratton Secondary School
Pupils discuss their ideas for a new gallery with an architect
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Copyright Towner Art Gallery 2006
Pupils discuss their ideas for a new gallery with an architect
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Copyright Towner Art Gallery 2006
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Ratton Secondary School
Pupil's design ideas for the new town art gallery
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Copyright Towner Art Gallery 2006
Pupil's design ideas for the new town art gallery
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Copyright Towner Art Gallery 2006
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Ratton Secondary School
Expressing ideas for a new town art gallery.
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Copyright Towner Art Gallery 2006
Expressing ideas for a new town art gallery.
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Willingdon Primary School
Children design improvements to school spaces and discuss with their teacher.
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Copyright Towner Art Gallery 2006
Children design improvements to school spaces and discuss with their teacher.
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Eastbourne Schools Art and Architecture Workshops with school children, winter 2005/6
Ratton Secondary School
Pupils discuss their ideas for a new gallery with an architect
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Copyright Towner Art Gallery 2006
Pupils discuss their ideas for a new gallery with an architect
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Copyright Towner Art Gallery 2006
Ratton Secondary School
Pupil's design ideas for the new town art gallery
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Copyright Towner Art Gallery 2006
Pupil's design ideas for the new town art gallery
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Ratton Secondary School
Expressing ideas for a new town art gallery.
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Copyright Towner Art Gallery 2006
Expressing ideas for a new town art gallery.
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Willingdon Primary School
Children design improvements to school spaces and discuss with their teacher.
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Children design improvements to school spaces and discuss with their teacher.
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Copyright Towner Art Gallery 2006
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Documents available in date order. Please click on the image or information below it to download and display pdfs
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1 pages A4 195 KBThe Gateway project timetable, Ravenscliffe Community Association,.
November 2001
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Contacts
Georgia Wrighton
community planner
South East Planning Aid
Kent Architecture Centre,
1st Floor, Admirals Offices,
The Historic Dockyard,
Chatham,
Kent, ME4 4TS
UK
Tel: +44 (0)1634 831167
georgia.wrighton@planningaid.rtpi.org.uk
www.planningaid.rtpi.org.uk
