[Glasgow 2097]

After last year's cancellation, is the River Festival returning this year?

Having heard nothing about it, and with it now being rather close to the traditional time of year for it, I'm assuming the answer is likely to be "no".

 

[Glasgow 2097]

The George Square Hogmanay event joins Radiance and the River Festival on the scrapheap.


http://breakingnews.heraldscotland.com/breaking-news/?mode=article&site=hs&id=N0075521311932849391A

Glasgow axes official Hogmanay bash
Last updated 31 Jul 2011 - 9:00 am

Glasgow will not be staging an official Hogmanay party this year because it is too expensive.

The city council said that instead of the usual new year party in George Square, it will host a "family day" in the square, with music, ceilidh dancing and the Glasgow Bonspiel curling tournament.

The council also said it would work with the city's restaurants, bars and clubs to organise festivities. Details will be released later in the year.

Glasgow City Council leader Gordon Matheson said: "At the moment we are being asked to justify spending £34 of public money per head on an event which just isn't delivering value and indeed received a fair amount of negative feedback last year. This is on top of the £19 ticket price we are asking the public to pay.

"Contrast that with the free fireworks display in November which costs the council just £1.50 per head, or the hugely popular Christmas lights switch-on which costs £6 per head to stage.

"I think most people would agree that Hogmanay in the square is not good value for money. At a time when front-line services are under extreme financial pressure it is imperative that we get the best bang for every Glasgow buck and that is not what is happening at the moment.

"Instead of using public money to stage a midnight event for 4,500 people, a fraction of those out and about in the city on Hogmanay, the council will be putting its weight behind the existing Glasgow Loves Christmas events across the festive period, and helping to promote the night-time economy's enviable new year offer."

 

[M_Riaz]

Monday 29 August 2011

Glaswegians asked to identify the best new city buildings for 2012 Civic Trust Awards​

The Civic Trust, the leading urban charity which campaigns for a better built environment, is asking community groups to identify the best new buildings in the UK's cities to go forward for a Civic Trust Award.
The awards scheme is widely recognised as the largest and most comprehensive of its kind in Europe. Glasgow City Council and other local authorities from around the UK work in partnership with the Trust to organise the project entries from their own areas.
For Glasgow, the awards team is calling for entries for building projects, regeneration schemes, public art, urban design - anything that has made an impact on the local environment - fully completed in the city between 1 September, 2009 and 1 September, 2011.
Since the Civic Trust Awards began in 1959 more than 6,500 buildings have been recognised not only for their architectural style but also for their contribution to the fabric of the local community.
Every year the Awards are judged by the people really in the know - community representatives. These local advisors canvas local opinion and judge what the building means to its community. Architects, planners and access advisors provide the technical and professional support.
In 2011, six projects in Scotland were recognised by the Civic Trust Awards including three in Glasgow - Shettleston Housing Association Offices; The Briggait and The West Centre.
The deadline for 2012 entries, which are made on line, is 5pm on Wednesday 14 September 2011 and anyone can enter a project with the owner’s and occupier’s permission. For more information visit www.civictrustawards.org.uk
Winning schemes will be announced at the 53rd annual Civic Trust Awards Ceremony in Edinburgh on Friday 2nd March 2012. As part of the awards, there is a Special Award for Scotland category which is supported by Glasgow City Council and The City of Edinburgh Council.

 

[M_Riaz]

Sustainability Solutions- a Framework for the Future​

Thursday 01 September 2011
7pm- 8.45pm Glasgow City Heritage Trust
54 Bell St
Glasgow G1 1LQ

Cost: £3 per person by donation on the evening.

We are happy to invite you to join us here at GCHT on Thursday 1st September for an evening lecture looking at "Sustainability Solutions- a Framework for the Future", with Ian Arbon & Ian Hamilton. Ian Arbon, senior consultant in the field of sustainable development, visiting professor in alternative energy at Newcastle University and honorary professor in sustainable energy at the University of Glasgow, will set the context for the future of sustainable development in his presentation entitled 'Engineering Sustainable Energy'. Ian Hamilton, Head of Conservation Architecture at Page \ Park Architects, has been developing a framework for systematically and holistically analysing existing historic buildings with a view to providing recommendations on making them more sustainable in the future. Ian will present Page \ Park's work in this field with particular reference to church buildings.

 

[M_Riaz]

Glasgow Institute of Architects​

The Glasgow Institute of Architects is looking for members to represent the organisation on the Glasgow Urban Design Panel.

A limited pool of members will be assembled, with a variety of experience and expertise, to be drawn upon appropriately dependant on the projects to be reviewed.

The Panel assesses projects and provides pre-application and application advice on development in Glasgow playing a key role in reviewing urban design projects and public environments within the city. The Panel sits approximately once each month and each meeting generally takes 3-4 hours with the next meeting on 6th October.

If you are interested in becoming involved then please email the Architecture People and Places Committee at app@gia.org.uk.

 

[gme]

Transforming industry and academic collaboration: Glasgow the Green 'Super City'

Transforming industry and academic collaboration: Glasgow the Green 'Super City'

Date/time: 10 November 2011, 4:30pm.
Location: Tiki Cafe, 5th Floor, Strathclyde Business School, University of Strathclyde, 199 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G4 0QU

An opportunity to hear about the new International Technology and Renewable Energy Zone (ITREZ) and The Technology and Innovation Centre (TIC).

Join us and Strathclyde University for this free, early evening event talking about the new International Technology and Renewable Energy Zone (ITREZ) and The Technology and Innovation Centre (TIC) at the University of Strathclyde.

These exciting developments are creating a well-connected community of developers, suppliers, academics and researchers establishing Glasgow as an internationally recognised location and revolutionising the way industry and academia work together. Glasgow has a unique position in the offshore renewables sector and the last few months have seen it named as the new green 'super-city' with key companies locating their centres of excellence for R&D in renewables in Glasgow.

More details here. Eventbrite registration here.

It's free but registration is essential.

 

[M_Riaz]

Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art

http://www.glasgowinternational.org/

Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art (GI) will take place across the city from Friday 20th April 2012 - Monday 7th May 2012.

Visual art happens all year round in Glasgow but for two weeks every two years, Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art puts it firmly in the spotlight. From artists’ studios through to major museums, by way of a vast range of venues new and old, the Festival is the perfect moment to get to know more about contemporary art and how and where it takes place in Glasgow.

Packed with events, talks and tours as well as major world-class exhibitions, some by artists living in the city and others by leading international figures, the GI Festival offers a unique moment in the British cultural calendar and presents Glasgow’s art scene at its liveliest and best, including significant commissions of new work such as the the major public art project Lowlands by Susan Philipsz (for which the artist was nominated and went on to win The Turner Prize 2010.

For a full, event-packed 18 days during 2012, the Festival will again present some of the best in contemporary art in an array of spaces and locations, including key venues such as the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) and Tramway, through to artist-run collectives and newly discovered spaces in the city.

Conceived and created in collaboration with the visual arts sector in Glasgow, GI 2012 builds on the successes of 2010 in supporting new projects from more than 30 Glasgow-based arts organisations and artist groups, alongside a programme of local and international artists commissions, curated by the Festival’s Director, Katrina Brown (The Common Guild).


Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art is funded by Glasgow City Council, Glasgow: Scotland with style, Glasgow Life, Creative Scotland, EventScotland and Scottish Enterprise.

 

[M_Riaz]

Glasgow Housing Exhibition Returns To The Road

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18/04/2012


GHA’s award-winning Big Red Truck – an interactive, mobile exhibition which tells the story of Glasgow’s housing – is back on the road.

The truck, which was launched last year, made its first appearance of 2012 at the Riverside Museum this week (April 16 and 17) before starting a tour of festivals, fun days and other community events over the next few months .

The Big Red Truck tells the unique story of the role tenants have played in the transformation of their homes in the city over the past eight years.

The exhibition features interactive games, displays and an all-action video wall.

Tenants are filmed speaking about how their homes – and their lives – have improved as a result of GHA’s £1.2billion modernisation programme. And they talk about how tenants have been the driving force in helping change the face of city over the past 10 years
The videos also feature demolitions of some of the city’s multi-storey blocks and the new-build homes where many of the tenants have moved to.

GHA Chair Gordon Sloan said: "The Big Red Truck is a great way for people of all ages to learn more about how social housing in Glasgow has been transformed. It’s the story of housing in Glasgow told through the eyes of the people who know it best – the tenants. And because it’s so interactive, it’s fun and educational too."

Last year, the Big Red Truck was a big hit with hundreds of people from all over the world who visited it. And it went on to scoop a number of awards including three categories in the Herald Business Digital Awards and the Institute of Internal Communication’s Best Campaign.

The truck is free to visit and everyone is welcome. Events it will visit include:

• 26 May – Southside Festival – Queens Park Recreation Ground;

• 3 June – West End Festival – Kelvingrove Park;

• 16 June – Pollokshaws Carnival – Greenbank Park.

Anyone who is holding an event or fun day and who would like to book the Big Red Truck, should call GHA marketing officer Paul Cowden on 0141 274 6608.

 

[M_Riaz]

Southside Film Festival

http://www.southsidefilmfestival.net/

The 2012 Southside Film Festival will run from Friday 18 May to Sunday 20 May across Glasgow's Southside.

 

[Squirrelking]

PRISM Reactor Technology

GE and Hitachi joined forces in 2007 to create their Global Nuclear Alliance and have developed the next generation sodium-cooled PRISM (Power Reactor Innovative Small Modular) technology for turning Used Energy into New Energy.

In April 2012 the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority placed a contract with GE Hitachi for a feasibility study into using PRISM to reduce the UK's plutonium stockpile at Sellafield.

David Powell, GE Hitachi’s European Region Vice President, will describe the PRISM technology and the benefits which include:

•Passive design features, such as passive reactor core cooling, eliminate active systems and increase safety

•Simplified modular design allows factory fabrication and ultimately lower construction costs

•Coolant pumps have no moving parts, leading to increased reliability

•Simplified design eliminates valves and motors, increasing operational flexibility

•Alleviates storage burdens by consuming used nuclear fuel

•One PRISM power block generating 622 MW of electricity reduces annual CO2 emissions equivalent to taking 700,000 cars off the road

Venue:

Doosan Babcock Technology & Engineering Building
Porterfield Road,
Renfrew
PA4 8DJ….

Ample parking is provided in the Doosan Babcock car park

For directions visit: http://www.doosanbabcock.com/live/documents/europe hq directions.pdf

Tuesday, 15 May 2012 6:00 for 6:30 pm Coffee, Tea and biscuits at 6:00pm

 

[M_Riaz]

STV

Rediscovering the lost silver screens of the south side

Gary Painter, who runs the Scottish Cinemas website with friend Gordon Barr, will deliver the talk at Tusk on Sunday afternoon.

He explained: “There used to be dozens of cinemas in the south side: we’ve seen old maps of the area where they were more commonplace than post offices, or libraries.

“It’s strange to think they are all gone now.

 

[M_Riaz]

http://www.glasgowcomiccon.com/

 

[لا إله إلا الله]

(not sure if its up to date ..)

Glasgow conference to shape the development of our towns and cities
Friday, May 18th, 2012
CITY Building, one of Scotland’s largest construction firms, has been confirmed as a headline sponsor for a leading global conference focusing on the future of the built and natural environment.
Around 400 delegates from over 50 countries will come to Glasgow for the 22nd International Association of People Environment Studies (IAPS) Conference, which is being held at the University of Strathclyde’s John Anderson Campus from 24 – 29 June.
IAPS will explore human behaviour and experience in both the built and natural environments, and will concentrate on the relationship between research, practice and policy and how this can significantly impact on socially and environmentally sustainable development.
The Conference will bring together some of the world’s most influential specifiers, planners and decision-makers, and will help to shape the future of the built and natural environment in the UK and EU.
City Building, Glasgow City Council’s arm’s-length construction company, recently received a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development, in recognition of its commitment to the development of sustainable housing.
The company has formed a unique partnership with Glasgow Housing Association to build four prototype ecological and affordable houses, the first of their kind in Scotland. The Glasgow House initiative applies high levels of insulation, solar thermal panels and the use of solar gain to reduce energy consumption by 75 per cent to help tackle fuel poverty.
In addition, City Building runs Scotland’s largest apprentice centre with training programmes which focus on the importance of sustainability in construction through its pioneering renewables apprenticeships’ scheme.
City Building managing director, John Foley, said: “As one of Scotland’s largest construction firms we place great importance on delivering sustainable housing and ensuring the built environment has a positive impact on people’s lives.
“Our support for the IAPS Conference underlines this commitment, and will present a unique opportunity for delegates from across the globe to share the latest research and identify new innovations in energy-efficient construction.”
A spokesperson from the IAPS Local Organising Committee, said: “The IAPS Local Organising committee are delighted to have City Building on board as a Gold Sponsor for the Conference. This will enable them to highlight the work that they undertake to an international audience during such an exciting conference.
http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2012/...2012/05/18/glasgow-conference-to-shape-the-development-of-our-towns-and-cities/

 

[M_Riaz]

Socialmedia Week Glasgow

SEPTEMBER 24-28, 2012

 

[Squirrelking]

Forgot about this topic! Thought this may be of interest to anyone looking at future reactor technologies.

Thorium Fuel Cycle

There is a growing interest in developing a thorium fuel cycle due to its safety benefits, absence of non-fertile isotopes, and being three times more abundant than uranium. Canada, Germany, India, Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States have experimented with using thorium as a substitute nuclear fuel in nuclear reactors.

Kevin Hesketh, Senior Fellow in Reactor Physics and Nuclear Fuel Cycles at NNL, will describe Thorium fuel cycle technology and the benefits which include:

• Elimination of meltdown possibility

• No weapons-grade by-products

• Alleviates storage burdens by consuming used nuclear fuel and plutonium stockpiles.


Thorium can be used as a nuclear fuel through breeding to fissile uranium-233. The U-233 can be separated from the irradiated fuel and fed back into another reactor as part of a closed fuel cycle. The waste being radioactive for only a few hundred years.


Venue:

Doosan Power Systems Technology & Engineering Building
Porterfield Road,
Renfrew
PA4 8DJ….

Ample parking is provided in the Doosan Power Systems car park

For directions visit:
http://www.doosanbabcock.com/live/do...directions.pdf

Tuesday, 18 September 2012 6:00 for 6:30 pm Coffee, Tea and biscuits at 6:00pm

 

[M_Riaz]

Davey can you put this thread up as a Sticky please. Cheers. ​

http://www.glasgowfilm.org/festival

The 2013 Festival will take place from 14-24 February. You can expect a unique mix of feature films, shorts, special events, and live and interactive happenings. We're dedicated to putting on a truly great festival for film lovers from Glasgow and festival attendees from around the world - so book your 2013 holidays now!


Glasgow Youth Film Festival will run from 3-13 February 2013 and Glasgow Short Film Festival from 7-10 February 2013.

 

[M_Riaz]

GCHT

Exhibition: Glasgow Shops- The Development of a Retail Empire​

According to several recent controversial government reports, high streets of the future will be lined with coffee shops and internet kiosks and 4 out of 10 shops will be forced to close in the next 5 years as consumers move to online shopping.
Glasgow has an interesting and vibrant retail history and is the second busiest shopping area in the UK. Four students from the University of Glasgow and Glasgow School of Art have created this exhibition to explore the history of traditional historic shops in Glasgow, look at surviving & restored traditional shops and illustrate successful modern adaptations of retail units.

Exhibition by Beth Greenway, (Glasgow University), Lilija Oblecova (Glasgow School of Art), Friederike Well (Glasgow School of Art) & Sileas Wood (Glasgow University).

Free entry

Mon 18th March-Mon 3rd June 2013
Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm
Glasgow City Heritage Trust
54 Bell Street, Glasgow G1 1LQ

 

[deBuitléir]

Lighthouse Exhibition - Derelict Glasgow

http://www.ads.org.uk/access/events/exhibition-derelict-glasgow

Event starts 24/01/2014 10:30
Event ends 04/03/2014 17:00

Location
The Noticed Board
Level 2
The Lighthouse
11 Mitchell Lane
Glasgow G1 3NU

From ancient times through to modern, mankind’s obsession with the beauty and poignancy of decay and ruin has long been documented. This decay is to be seen across all major conurbations and Glasgow is no exception. This obsession is alive and well in Glasgow and reflected in the Derelict Glasgow website.

The Derelict Glasgow exhibition seeks to draw the viewer in with the beauty and history the images portray and in greater detail on the website. Then a series of talks are planned to accompany the exhibition.

In the long term it is hoped the website, social media presence and events will allow a unification of the many unheard voices of the citizens of Glasgow. This community voice seeks to highlight the real need to address the problems of dereliction, loss of heritage, buildings at risk, and blight and for these to become a major part of the agenda and city plan of Glasgow both in terms of regeneration, sustainability and preservation of architectural heritage.

Accompanying the exhibition will be the launch of the first book in a series of publications: ‘Derelict Glasgow: Vol. 1’, a photo journey through the author’s travels across the city portraying a wide range of old and new, listed and unlisted buildings with short writings examining the histories and backgrounds of each. The book is available to purchase to help fund future endeavours.

The exhibition is a collaboration between practising architect with a strong community interest and Maklab founder: Bruce Newlands and Derelict Glasgow founder, author and photographer from an Architecture and Building Surveying background: Joe Shaldon.

 

[drjimmy]

I went to 'Reclaimed' at the Briggait the other day.Worth a wee visit if you're nearby. You'll also see the Spirit of Kentigern, as used to grace Buchanan Street, piled up in the doorway.

A Marochetti bust


A John Mossman bust



The original 'Art' from one of Kelvingrove's pieces (beheaded some time ago)

 

[Steppish]

Anyone been to see this? Any good?

http://events.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/how-glasgow-flourished-1714-1837

Discover how Glasgow grew into a city of global importance throughout the 1700s right up until the start of Queen Victoria's reign. Quite simply it was the people that made the city flourish. See how a few fabulously wealthy businessmen, the conscientious city's workers and the industries and great inventions made all of this happen. Learn how to make millions, see what life was like for slaves and workers and find out what still remains from that period in Glasgow today.