Exploring redevelopment, daylight and sustainable design to create healthier, future-ready buildings and communities.

About the event

Reimagining Spaces: Redevelopment, Sustainable Architecture & the Power of Light brings together leading voices from architecture and design to explore how we can create healthier, more sustainable buildings through thoughtful redevelopment, retrofit and the intelligent use of natural light. The event will examine the challenges and opportunities facing the built environment, from improving existing building stock to delivering high-quality, future-ready spaces that support wellbeing, energy efficiency and environmental performance.

The evening will begin with a presentation from Richard Williams of VELUX, followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A.

Who Should Attend

This event is ideal for:

Architects and architectural technologists

Urban designers and planners

Developers and housing professionals

Sustainability and retrofit specialists

Property professionals

Students and academics in the built environment sector

Anyone with an interest in healthy, sustainable buildings and communities

Speakers

Richard Williams, Senior Architectural Development Manager at VELUX.

Toko Andrews, Associate at Taylor Roberts Architects.

Tam Landells, Partner at Ratliff Landells Architects.

Francesco Pierazzi, founder of Francesco Pierazzi Architects.

Patrick Osborne, Architect and Passivhaus Designer, Patrick Osborne Studio

Full speaker biographies can be found in the Line-up section below.

What You Will Take Away

By attending, you'll gain valuable insights into how daylight can enhance wellbeing and create healthier buildings, explore sustainable approaches to redevelopment and retrofit projects, and understand how to balance energy efficiency with occupant comfort and indoor air quality. The discussion will also examine strategies for improving existing building stock, highlight the key challenges and opportunities currently facing architects and developers, and provide practical perspectives and real-world experiences from leading architects and industry professionals.

The Venue

Canterbury School of Architecture & Design

The University of Kent

Canterbury

The event is organised by RIBA Canterbury and affiliated with RIBA South East

With generous support from Velux.

CPD Information

Attendance at this event may contribute towards your unstructured CPD requirements. Under the RIBA CPD framework, unstructured CPD can include informal and self-directed learning activities such as knowledge sharing, professional discussions, reflection and research.

Attendees are encouraged to reflect on the learning gained from the event and record the time spent as part of their annual CPD activities using the RIBA CPD recording tool.

Accessibility

We strive to ensure our events are accessible for all, please get in touch with us to discuss the route if you have particular needs.

If you have any queries please email riba.southeast@riba.org

UCA accessibility information can be found here.

Terms and Conditions

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