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We broke down the opening reviews by our round table guest panelists into stand alone individual videos.

Follow up on the NDSA recent Round Table discussion on the Government’s Planning White Paper

Jestico + Whiles Director James Dilley discusses their work on the Nottingham Island quarter project.

Office Sian is an award-winning RIBA Chartered Architecture and Design Studio based in London. Established by Architect Gurmeet Sian, the studio is involved in a number of domestic, corporate and arts projects, for both private and developer clients in the UK and abroad. Office Sian also works with various charity organisations in and around London.

David Reid, mechanical and electrical design engineer at Mesh Energy presents an introduction to renewables, including key renewable technologies for heating, hot water and ventilation to replace fossil fuels, along with specification and design ideas, tips for determining optimal technology site suitability and what subsidies are available.

Holly Lewis delivered a presentation and discussion about the origins and ethos of their practice We Made That, as well as taking us through some of their recent projects.

Director and Founder of Mesh Energy Doug Johnson speaks to the NDSA, providing a practical guide on how to achieve RIBA 2030 climate challenge targets today, including real case studies and look at how they have scored against the progressive targets at the design stage.

Lisa Raynes joined us in March 2021 to discuss the ins and outs of working as a franchise and the benefits this brings to both professional & personal life and the importance of branding.

Learn about what the NDSA have lined up to get our 2021 programme under way

Nottingham City Councillor Pavlos Kotsonis outlines his thoughts on the Government's Planning White Paper.

This consultation considers amendments to the Architects Act 1997 to promote and maintain standards of competence amongst architects registered in the UK in relation to Building Safety. Public consultation closes Friday 22nd January 11.45pm.

Video recording of the recent presentation by Boano Prišmontas, Boano Prišmontas designed a digitally fabricated structural system which adopts dry-joint techniques.

Video recording of the recent presentation with Dr Nicole Porter. In this session, Nicole shares her observational drawing project ‘artist-in-residence: drawing during lockdown’.

Martine joined us in November 2020 to discuss the new edition of the Pevsner book for Nottinghamshire in what is its 3rd edition. Discussing how it came about and some of her favourite and more unusual trips for capture the right shot, Martine delivered an excellent array of talent and insight.

Video recording of the recent presentation by Steven Mifsud and Steve Dering from Direct Access

Follow up article on the excellent presentation by Steve Dering and Steven Mifsud from Direct Access

We have read through the reports and data collected in the planning application and our comments will draw on points made to help create fair discussion during the final application decision process.

We hear from recently elected committee member Sara Saadouni, touching upon her experiences as a foreign national qualified abroad, and how she hopes to use her experience to help other foreign nationals in the region

Following on from AGM 2020, we hear from some members of the new committee and look ahead to the next 18 months