Research in Commercial Practice Symposium

Friday, 22 June 2012 from 10:30 to 17:30

Sheffield, United Kingdom

A day-long event aimed at exploring what research is going on within commercial practice as distinct from academia or 'alternative' practices, political activism and so forth. Issues we are particularly interested to explore include:
• sharing what research is currently being carried out within practices
• discussing how this is enacted and managed within a commercial setting
• reviewing the value of such research work for the practice and other bodies
• commercial sensitivities
• the potential for links with external research bodies
• funding sources and how to manage research within the context of other work
• clients' and collaborators' responses to carrying out the research
• conflicts of interest
• mutuality with academia

Speakers include: John Allan (Avanti), Irena Bauman (Bauman Lyons), Richard Coutts (BACA), Christian Derix (Aedas), Greg Penoyre (Penoyre & Prasad), Andrew Waugh (Waugh Thistleton). It will be facilitated by Sarah Wigglesworth and other members of the Architecture Department.

Register here