Comments on: Results: Sustainable Design Awards 2009 http://forargyll.com/2009/12/results-sustainable-design-awards-2009/ Fri, 25 May 2012 15:41:57 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Argyll News: Argyll Sustainable Design Awards 2010 event :Argyll,Argyll Bute,Forum,sustainability, | For Argyllhttp://forargyll.com/2009/12/results-sustainable-design-awards-2009/#comment-29876 Argyll News: Argyll Sustainable Design Awards 2010 event :Argyll,Argyll Bute,Forum,sustainability, | For Argyll Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:57:16 +0000 http://forargyll.com/?p=18571#comment-29876 That hits the traegt dead center! Great answer! That hits the traegt dead center! Great answer!

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]]> By: Ron Simonhttp://forargyll.com/2009/12/results-sustainable-design-awards-2009/#comment-24323 Ron Simon Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:09:41 +0000 http://forargyll.com/?p=18571#comment-24323 I would like to pay compliment to For Argyll for their coverage of these awards. For the record I was never nervous about your involvement as it was clear from the outset that you "got it". I was probably more nervous about how certain others would react. I have absolutely no doubt that you significantly added value to the process and the awards in the future will be all the better for it. It would have been simple and cosy for the forum to have kept these innaugral awards to its own confines however that would have achieved very little. By the openness that For Argyll gave us and by engaging with and involving the public in the process I feel that the Awards have much more credibility and value. In particular the key messages and advantages of good sustainable design in Argyll may not have been relayed and this is an important function of the forum. The sustainability of Argyll and Bute does not start and stop with these awards, these are simply a small part of what must be an ongoing, if challenging mission. Together we are all merely custodians of this great landscape and we owe it to future generations to hand it on in the best shape possible. We probably all share the same passion for that outcome but inevitably we will all have varying ideas about how we achieve this. It is therefor vital that we encourage debate and discussion, that we listen to each other and most importantly that we respect alternative views to our own, this approach can only make us better and both individually and collectively. Call it alternative truth if you wish but if there was ever an area where beauty was in the eye of the beholder it is in the field of design. With that philosophy in mind I have been completely relaxed with the perceptive and challenging input which "for Argyll" has input throughout the process, as I have with the many views from planners, architects, developers and the public. Some of the most interesting feedback has been from the people who actually use the buildings. At the end of the day none of these views are right yet none are wrong, but all are relevant and valuable from their own perspective. If only it were so simple that all of us could share this philosophy in so many other areas, in a spirit of togetherness, there would be no limits to what Argyll could achieve! I would like to pay compliment to For Argyll for their coverage of these awards. For the record I was never nervous about your involvement as it was clear from the outset that you “got it”. I was probably more nervous about how certain others would react. I have absolutely no doubt that you significantly added value to the process and the awards in the future will be all the better for it.
It would have been simple and cosy for the forum to have kept these innaugral awards to its own confines however that would have achieved very little. By the openness that For Argyll gave us and by engaging with and involving the public in the process I feel that the Awards have much more credibility and value. In particular the key messages and advantages of good sustainable design in Argyll may not have been relayed and this is an important function of the forum. The sustainability of Argyll and Bute does not start and stop with these awards, these are simply a small part of what must be an ongoing, if challenging mission. Together we are all merely custodians of this great landscape and we owe it to future generations to hand it on in the best shape possible. We probably all share the same passion for that outcome but inevitably we will all have varying ideas about how we achieve this. It is therefor vital that we encourage debate and discussion, that we listen to each other and most importantly that we respect alternative views to our own, this approach can only make us better and both individually and collectively. Call it alternative truth if you wish but if there was ever an area where beauty was in the eye of the beholder it is in the field of design. With that philosophy in mind I have been completely relaxed with the perceptive and challenging input which “for Argyll” has input throughout the process, as I have with the many views from planners, architects, developers and the public. Some of the most interesting feedback has been from the people who actually use the buildings. At the end of the day none of these views are right yet none are wrong, but all are relevant and valuable from their own perspective.
If only it were so simple that all of us could share this philosophy in so many other areas, in a spirit of togetherness, there would be no limits to what Argyll could achieve!

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]]> By: Mark McCormackhttp://forargyll.com/2009/12/results-sustainable-design-awards-2009/#comment-24310 Mark McCormack Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:02:11 +0000 http://forargyll.com/?p=18571#comment-24310 Pleased to see the Portavadie Marina recieve some recognition. It is an amazing looking, modern building which fits brilliantly into it's surrounds, and the food is good too. Pleased to see the Portavadie Marina recieve some recognition. It is an amazing looking, modern building which fits brilliantly into it’s surrounds, and the food is good too.

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]]> By: hiyakhttp://forargyll.com/2009/12/results-sustainable-design-awards-2009/#comment-24305 hiyak Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:53:59 +0000 http://forargyll.com/?p=18571#comment-24305 I thought the Lismore one fitted its place very well - as did the Portavadie Marina which I thought was a stunner. Glad to see For Argyll take the initiative and recognise its quality. Nice one. Liked the Tobermory building as well (was it Taigh Solas?) but what happened to the architect for this one. I thought getting inside info on how architects work on particular projects was great. I didnt lke the Mull Theatre design but I enjoyed the architect's stuff. It helped me see how the building could grow later and that made sense of what it is just now. I thought the Lismore one fitted its place very well – as did the Portavadie Marina which I thought was a stunner. Glad to see For Argyll take the initiative and recognise its quality. Nice one. Liked the Tobermory building as well (was it Taigh Solas?) but what happened to the architect for this one. I thought getting inside info on how architects work on particular projects was great. I didnt lke the Mull Theatre design but I enjoyed the architect’s stuff. It helped me see how the building could grow later and that made sense of what it is just now.

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]]> By: Colin MacKenziehttp://forargyll.com/2009/12/results-sustainable-design-awards-2009/#comment-24303 Colin MacKenzie Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:04:40 +0000 http://forargyll.com/?p=18571#comment-24303 Delighted to see the success of the St Moluaig Museum and Centre. I visited this on a trip to Lismore during the summer and was most impressed with the building and the way it fits into the landscape while providing a valuable facility for islanders and visitors. Architect Shauna Cameron is to be congratulated for her vision and imaginative design. The competition concept and the publicity from forargyll is encouraging. Good design is becoming more evident in Argyll & Bute but progress is slow and always challenging and there is an apparent lack of enthusiasm on the part of our Planners for new rather than traditional design. Certainly there is scope for raising the bar on larger scale -housing association - projects but these are often dominated by available ground conditions and the necessity of compromising design to meet ever more stringent cash allocations. There is a constant battle between the long term savings that can be acheived by higher, environmentally friendly build costs linked with lower long term maintenance and the stark necessity of trying to meet the constant demand for homes and a waiting list that remains depressingly high. Delighted to see the success of the St Moluaig Museum and Centre. I visited this on a trip to Lismore during the summer and was most impressed with the building and the way it fits into the landscape while providing a valuable facility for islanders and visitors. Architect Shauna Cameron is to be congratulated for her vision and imaginative design.

The competition concept and the publicity from forargyll is encouraging. Good design is becoming more evident in Argyll & Bute but progress is slow and always challenging and there is an apparent lack of enthusiasm on the part of our Planners for new rather than traditional design.

Certainly there is scope for raising the bar on larger scale -housing association – projects but these are often dominated by available ground conditions and the necessity of compromising design to meet ever more stringent cash allocations. There is a constant battle between the long term savings that can be acheived by higher, environmentally friendly build costs linked with lower long term maintenance and the stark necessity of trying to meet the constant demand for homes and a waiting list that remains depressingly high.

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