An experiential learning programme providing this generation’s most ambitious commissioners of new housing with the insight, knowledge and inspiration required to deliver outstanding homes and unlock sustainable future value.
A day-long visit to extraordinary housing examples in South East of England, the second part of the Baylight Fellowship from the Academy of British Housing is facilitated by Aidan Hall, housing design researcher and co-founder of social enterprise Okra will include:
Visit to Span’s Cedar Chase, Taplow comprising resident-led tours of home interiors and of the landscaped surroundings focussing on the long-term maintenance of shared public spaces
Exterior tour of the milestone Lyde End, Bledlow designed by the acclaimed architects Peter Aldington and John Craig in 1977 and focussing on the creation of successful long-term housing in a sensitive rural context
Visit to Turn End development designed by internationally renowned architect Peter Aldington comprising interior tour of Grade II*-listed Middle Turn and a tour of the Grade II*-listed gardens of Turn End, Haddenham
Meeting at London Victoria at 9am participants will travel by coach visiting Cedar Chase, Lyde End, Middle Turn and gardens of Turn End before returning to London in the evening around 6pm
Tickets: £75 (private sector) or £55(those working in the public sector)
Cedar Chase, Taplow, Buckinghamshire
The multi-part course offers an opportunity to join ambitious like-minded professionals for an experiential journey exploring time-honoured elements of successful housing – building long-term collaboration between Baylight Fellows drawn from across the public and private sectors.
Open to everyone with an interest in commissioning ambitious new housing, Part 2 is the second instalment of the Baylight Fellowship and comes just a few months after Part 1 which explored extraordinary housing in London.
Prices for the day include travel and catering and are £75 for private sector with a £55 concession for those working in the public sector. Ticket price includes catering and coach transport to and from London.
Accredited by Open City, the charity behind the acclaimed Open House Festival which has championed special properties across 50 countries for more than three decades, the Academy of British Housing provides everything leading public and private sector clients of new housing and neighbourhoods need to deliver true long-term success.