6:15pm - 8pm

Thursday 17 October 2024

Architecture Lecture 2024 - 'Housing to benefit the environment & public'

The 2024 architecture lecture will be given by Cany Ash and Robert Sakula the two co-founding partners of Ash Sakula Architects, one of the UK’s leading housing and regeneration architects.

The lecture is jointly organised by the Guildford Society and the University of Surrey. 

Important: please refer to parking information below. 

Free

Rik Medlik Building
University of Surrey
Guildford
Surrey
GU2 7XH
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A complimentary drink will be provided on arrival 

With the governments initiative to significantly increase the number of new homes being built over the next five years, the involvement of good housing designers in this challenging goal will be essential to its successful achievement. Cany and Robert will be explaining their unique approach and experiences of building successful communities and fostering convivial neighbourhoods through people centred design. 

Ash Sakula’s projectsinclude; 

  • The Malings, Newcastle-upon- Tyne (Winner of the 2016 Housing Design Award); 
  • Wickside, Hackney Wick, London (Overall Winner in the 2017 New London Architecture Awards); 
  • 44 low carbon homes in the first phase of the Phoenix Project, South Downs National Park, Lewes, Sussex.

About the speakers

Cany Ash has instigated a series of thought leading creative films and websites on; Collective Custom Build; Adaptable and Profitable Neighbourhoods. She is member of the South East Design Review Panel, has served on the RIBA Awards Group, a CABE Enabler and a Civic Trust Awards Assessor. 

Robert Sakula is a Civic Trust Awards judge, a RIBA Competitions Advisor and an RIBA Awards jury chair. He has taught and lectured at schools in Britain and abroad. He is a member of four design review panels and a RIBA Awards Jury Chair.

Parking at the University

Please note our campus is permit parking only until 7pm, unless parking in our pay & display car parks. 

There is limited parking available in the pay and display car park, which uses the Ringo app, Google/Apple pay and payment with card at the pay station, we also have Pay to Park by Ringo in the Central car park formerly known as the Lakeside car park and the East car park formerly known as Millenium car park.

For further information, please visit our parking web page.