1. Architecture+DesignScotland Placemaking and design in rural Scotland Diarmaid Lawlor Head of Urbanism, A+DS

3. The challenge of better place-making and sustainable economic growth

4. The role of A+DS

5. The changing rural landscape and contexts for place-making in Scotland

7. The biggest challenge we have in front of us……. …….is to do ordinary things better. We need to create a new ordinary.

8. + [physical setting] place = + [story of a people] [contexts]

9. What makes a thriving community, a good place? has aspirations has a low ecological footprint has diversity is culturally rich has identity and is ‘lively’ people want to be there and live there is confident is convivial is a learning community

10. What is the role of buildings in a Thriving Community? affordable well built flexible – suit changing life styles adaptable through new technologies secure of low eco footprint exciting and modest fit within the context of ‘thriving places’.

11. First Annual Report of the Scottish Council of Economic Advisors, December 2008

12. First Annual Report of the Scottish Council of Economic Advisors, December 2008

13. We need to be pragmatic for the individual and…. Site House

14. …ensure that all places need to make a contribution Country Island/Region Landscape Site House

15. Who are A+DS? Architecture and Design Scotland (A+DS) are the national design champion for place-making and quality in the built environment.

17. To inform and support the delivery of good design Supporting delivery of 5 key Government objectives

19. Managing programmes

21. Design Review

23. A+DS: Partnerships and shared projects Shared projects Urbanism + place-making Core Design Review Health Urban Regeneration Schools

25. In 1967, 98.5% of Scotland was classified as countryside 82% of people in Scotland today live in settlements of 3000 or more About 30% of settlements have a population between 3-10,000

26. the rural environment:POETRY & PRAGMATISM

27. Romantic landscapes Lived in landscapes Working landscapes ‘There is no natural landscape, only the landscape of people and their lives. There is no single landscape; there are landscapes,layers upon layersof them’ [Skehan, 2008]

28. Changing contexts for place-making in the rural setting Landscape function and quality of place Sustainable Communities Full life opportunities Sustainability and climate change

29. Full life Opportunities: quality, flexibility, ease of construction

30. Sustainability and climate change

32. Pragmatic Sustainability Quality of Life Better budgeting Contribution Sustainability and community

33. What’s more sustainable? …this? From The Herald 27 February 2007

34. ….or this?

35. Impact of Climate Change Climate change leading to increased temperature and moisture fluctuations flooding ground subsidence biological colonisation Impact on buildings accelerated decay of materials increased decay increased instability insect attack

36. Impact of Climate Change Climate change leading to increased temperature and moisture fluctuations flooding ground subsidence biological colonisation Impact on buildings accelerated decay of materials increased decay increased instability insect attack = increased maintenance

38. Form

39. MaterialsIndividual building Cluster eg croft, clachan Larger grouped housing egestates, urban extensions ‘LOCAL’ Landscape integration ‘MAJOR’ Urban and landscape integration

49. Conclusions ‘Green’ alone does not necessarily mean sustainability Thriving communities are sustainable and they need green buildings Design of place, design of building is important Quality is vital in the rural setting