6-10 February

University-wide

University of the Arts London’s annual  Green Week runs 6-10 February, with a programme of events and activities encompassing everything from film screenings to nature talks,  Pants to Poverty walks to Pecha Kuchas, plus conferences, workshops, debates and exhibitions.

This year’s stimulating programme includes a travelling roadshow from the Estates team, featuring exhibits including recycling awareness and behaviour change, battery recycling awareness, a water management systems display, a lighting control model display, a central heating control model, a new energy “automatic monitoring and recording” display. Visit the People and Planet Go Green Week site for more inspiring information and ideas and see the programme below to find out when the roadshow is visiting you.

6 February

Bike Zoetrope,  6 Feb, 10am – 5pm, LCC, Upper Street Gallery
A pedal-powered zoetrope creating an animation on a rotating bicycle wheel.

Jewellery making – Plastic Seconds, LCC, Upper Street Gallery 10am – 5pm
Drop into an all-day workshop and meet Maria Papadimitriou who reuses discarded plastic in a variety of ingenious ways. Start to consider how you might see (cradle to cradle) material regeneration as a key aspect of your own practice.

Green Films screenings, LCC, Main Lecture Theatre, 1.30 –7.00pm
A unique opportunity to remind yourself of key facts and realities of our unsustainable lifestyles.  1.30pm The Human Footprint  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1024207/ 2.30pm Unravel 2:45pm The Age of Stupid http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1300563/4:15pm An Inconvenient Truth http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0497116/ 5:45 pm  Food Inc

Carbon Footprinting Workshop with Carbon Descent, 10 – 4pm Green Room, Chelsea College of Art and Design
Independent social enterprise Carbon Descent will be running a special one off workshop for staff and students of the CCW Graduate School. The day will mix theories and practice and include a brief introduction to carbon footprinting; asking what makes a carbon footprint and what factors might contribute to the carbon footprint of the college?What is the biggest contributor to the carbon footprint of the college?Other topics will include looking at the lifecycle of an everyday product and how to engage people with social change. The day will conclude with two hands on workshop sessions: the first on eco-mapping and the second waste auditing.    To book email Holly Stevenson

Estates Road Show, 272 High Holborn, WC1V 7EY

Sustainable Office Spaces Workshop, 11am, Room F16, Curtain Road, LCF
A workshop to discuss ideas and issues around the creation of new staff office workspaces for LCF.
The workshop will lead to the development of two new pilot offices for the next academic year which will, in turn, aid the future planning of our sites and redevelopment, so we can work in a new type of sustainable and effective staff office.

Perspectives on Future Sustainable Design, 2-7pm, Lecture Theatre, CSM, Kings Cross
Talks from Future Textiles. 2- 3pm, Ted Ten Talk, Becky Earley 3 – 4pm, Sustainability post 2050, Carole Collet,  5- 6.30: PhD Finishers Platform: 3 TFRC PhD students present their work.  Keynote lecture from Dr Jonathan Chapman.
Read the full programme as a pdf.

Green Week 2012 Platform Commission private view, Blueprint Bar, 272 High Holborn, WC1V 7EY
See http://www.suarts.org/news/index.php?page=article&news_id=299573

7 February

Dr. Bike, LCC Containers 10am – 1pm
Free bike repair sessions with Dr. Bike. Anything from a new brake cable to unbuckling wheels.New cyclists welcome to drop in and discuss their cycling needs.

Police Bike Marking, LCC Containers 10am – 1pm
Get your bike UV marked for free. In case of loss or theft, the police can trace the owner.

T-Shirt Printing, Upper Street Gallery, 10am – 5pm
Bring an old t-shirt from home or charity shop or buy one available, and get the LCC Cycling Club (LCCCC) logo printed on it for free.

Magnificent Revolution, LCC Upper Street Gallery 10am – 5pm
4-Bike powered cinema showcasing short films for anyone to ride.

Bike Swap Shop, LCC, Upper Street Gallery 10am – 5pm
Bring in your spare bike parts and swap them for something you need.

One hour Bike Tour with staff member Jackie Blake, Meet outside LCC at 3pm
Join the LCC Cycling Club (LCCCC) for a ride around Southwark and see some cultural highlights.

Film Screening, LCC, Street Lecture Theatre 4.30pm
HOME: A mesmerising depiction of how all the Earth’s problems are interlinked, and what we can do to help. Plus showing of an important Ted Talk by Ed Gillespie – Sustainability the Reinvention of Progress.

Dennis Gould Letterpress artist, LCC, Upper Street Gallery 10am – 5pm
Dennis Gould letterpress cyclist, poet and activist exhibits his work as featured in Boneshaker magazine and speaks about his love of cycling and his belief that cycling is a political act.

Estates Road Show, LCF, 20 John Princes Street, W1G 0BJ

London Wildlife Trust Landscaping Workshop at Lime Grove – Wednesday 8th Feb – 12.30-2pm – B007 Thursday 9th Feb – 12.30-2pm – A306
No previous gardening experience is needed and we’re running the workshop twice to allow as many users as possible the opportunity to contribute. Lunch will be provided at the workshops and numbers are limited so please RSVP to j.julius@fashion.arts.ac.uk

Lecture on Sustainability Practices, CSM, Back Hill, 5-6pm
Sophie Gorton and Nick Gorse joint lecture for FE students on sustainable practices. FE Students only.

8 February

Skip Garden, CSM, King’s Cross, Back entrance by gate 22, 1-4pm
Volunteers needed to participate in making and mending jobs within the skip garden, and planting up a wildflower area. You will need warm (and old) clothing and sturdy shoes.

Design Surgery, LCC, Lower Street Gallery Two sessions 11am – 12pm and 2 – 4pm
A unique opportunity for all creative practitioners. Four industry experts will be on hand tall day to inject creative sustainable thinking into any creative project you are developing. Panel members include Sophie Thomas, Founding Director of thomas.matthews, Tara Hanrahan of think/do, artist and curator Clare Patey and Tim Milne of Artomatic.

Greenzine workshop stall and human sketchbook bookmaking machine, LCC, Upper Street Gallery 10am – 5pm
Students are invited to take part in a zine workshop and to make and bind their own sketchbooks with character. Recycled paper will be supplied. Come along with your green ideas and ideas.

Sophie Thomas talk, LCC, Main Lecture Theatre 12.30 – 1.30pm
Sophie Thomas of Useful Simple Trust and founder of thomas.matthews , Greengaged and Three Trees don’t Make a Forest, talks about her design practice. Sophie is perhaps the most active genuinely green designer and campaigner for sustainable design thinking in the UK today.

Book Swishing , Outside LCC Library, all day
Bring in your old and unwanted paperbacks or design & photography books and swap them.

Guerrilla Gardening, LCC, Outside College, 10 – 5pm
Take part in a guerrilla gardening project outside the College and help to ‘green up’ Elephant & Castle.

Estates Road Show, Chelsea, John Islip Street, SW1P 4JU

London Wildlife Trust Landscaping Workshop at Lime Grove – Wednesday 8th Feb – 12.30-2pm – B007 Thursday 9th Feb – 12.30-2pm – A306
No previous gardening experience is needed and we’re running the workshop twice to allow as many users as possible the opportunity to contribute. Lunch will be provided at the workshops and numbers are limited so please RSVP to j.julius@fashion.arts.ac.uk
London Wildlife Trust will provide two workshops to staff and students at Lime Grove which will cover landscape design and implementation. This will kick start activity at Lime Grove which will lead to the creation of wild spaces in order to protect the capital’s wildlife.

Beauty is in the I, 4pm – 7pm, RHS Centre, LCF, 20 John Princes Street,W1G 0BJ
What makes us think, see, touch, feel, or smell unique? How do personal journeys, circumstances, backgrounds or the physical body influence the way in which ‘I’ live my world or react to the world? Sustainability is not just about ‘being green’ but about understanding your own values and your position in the world. This series of talking points will break down notions of identity and offer personal reflections on how greater understanding of ‘I’ can have a positive impact on you, your work and your world. Featuring:Rob PhillipsBoudiccaLara TorresKerry Dean / i-D Magazine. Open to all students on a first come first served basis.
Find out more

BATD  talks, CSM
The focus of this mini project will be: exploring different aspects of sustainable design philosophies and how can designers “design” a more sustainable consumer behaviour.

Pecha-Kucha, 2-4pm, CSM, King’s Cross
Presentations on Sustainable teaching awards

Presentation by Stanton Williams, 5-6pm, CSM, King’s Cross
Presentation on Kings Cross project

Design for social innovation and sustainability – Introducing UAL DESIS Lab, 12pm, CSM, King’s Cross Campus (Room K101E), Granary Building, 1 Granary Square, N1C 4AA
Speakers: Lorraine Gamman and Adam Thorpe of the Socially Responsive Design and Innovation Hub, Design Against Crime Research Centre. Free admission, all welcome. In the complexity of contemporary society, social innovation is spreading and its potential, as a driver of sustainable change, is increasing. To facilitate this process, the design community, in general, and design schools, in particular, can play a pivotal role. Ezio Manzini, DESIS International
Speakers from the UAL DESIS Lab will introduce the vision of the International DESIS Network and the opportunities for students and staff across the University of the Arts to use design to meet societal challenges and needs in new sustainable ways.


9 February

Lucky Skip with Garudio Studiage, LCC,  Upper Street Galley, 10 – 5pm
Take part in a huge lucky dip! Students are invited to bring in their unwanted Christmas presents rewrapped or in fact any artefacts that they no longer require and to fill the Lucky Skip – taking a new gift in exchange. Seeing new potential in redundant objects is a key aspect of green design practice. Chris Radcliff will be running a workshop and on hand to discuss is practice.

Green talk double bill: Creative Activism, LCC, Main Lecture Theatre, 12.30 –1.45pm
What Green Means Paul Hamilton designer for Greenpeace: Paul will explore his ideas of Green in terms of visual design, communication and ethics. He will discuss how the term ‘Green’ and ‘Green-washing’ has come into being and what it can look like and mean in reality – both positively and negatively.

Use your creativity, Leo Murray of Plane Stupid is an activist and a filmmaker.  His passionate and meticulously researched animated film on Climate Change has been viewed by more that 1 million people and his beliefs have seen him scale the Houses of Parliament.

The Skip Sisters, LCC, Upper Street Gallery, 10am – 5pm
Make jewellery and crafty objects with scavenged rubbish and recycled paper.

Estates Road Show, LCC, Elephant and Castle, SE1 6SB

Talk from guest lecture and Lorraine and Adam, CSM, 4-10pm,
Guest lecture by Clare Brass who’s head of SUSTAIN at RCA on ‘Food & Sustainability’  and talk by Lorraine Gammam and Adam Thorpe re: DESIS Network – Design for Social Innovation & Sustainability

Food Loop – Enabling composting and food growing in urban environments, 4pm, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design King’s Cross Campus (Lecture Theatre E002/E003), Granary Building, 1 Granary Square,  N1C 4AA
Speaker: Clare Brass, Team Leader, SustainRCA and Founder and Director of SEED Foundation. Free admission, all welcome. Food Loop Maiden Lane is a new project running on the Maiden Lane estate, in Camden, north London.
The project is working with residents to design a scheme that will help them to recycle their food waste. The food waste is composted on-site and used to grow fruit and vegetables. Project leader Clare Brass will introduce the project and explain how CSM students can get involved.

University Sustainability Award, 1.30pm – 3.30pm, Room G06, 5 Richbell Place,  WC1N 3LA
The University aims to create a culture of social and environmental awareness in order to develop and integrate sustainable and ethical practice throughout all aspects of our life and work. Come, share your experiences of sustainability as a tutor or student, and see how the University aims to promote, recognise and reward courses that promote and engender environmental awareness and sustainable practice.

London Wildlife Trust Landscaping Workshop at Lime Grove – Wednesday 8th Feb – 12.30-2pm – B007 Thursday 9th Feb – 12.30-2pm – A306
No previous gardening experience is needed and we’re running the workshop twice to allow as many users as possible the opportunity to contribute. Lunch will be provided at the workshops and numbers are limited so please RSVP to j.julius@fashion.arts.ac.uk
London Wildlife Trust will provide two workshops to staff and students at Lime Grove which will cover landscape design and implementation. This will kick start activity at Lime Grove which will lead to the creation of wild spaces in order to protect the capital’s wildlife.

10 February

Make the Nature Connection – A workshop to reconnect with nature, venues  to be confirmed, workshops will run both North and South of the river in outside spaces
Nature’s power thrives in the midst of London’s streets, but the pace of everyday life often cut us off from its revitalising energy. During this short workshop you will learn to open your senses, attune with the invigorating power of nature and come to a deeper sense of connection. You will learn simple but powerful ways to enhance your sensory awareness and explore creative exercises that can inspire personal change. Join this workshop to experience how the nature connection can invigorate mind and body. The workshop will be facilitated by ecopsychologist Dr Adrian Harris. Numbers are limited so book early!  For more information on Nature Connection workshops, see www.adrianharris.org/connect.
To book a place please contact Antony Johnston a.johnston@arts.ac.uk

Estates Road Show, CSM, King’s Cross, 1 Granary Square, N1C 4AA

Workshop bringing together year 1 students from BATD and BA Product involving Linda Florence/ Jane Penty and Anne Marr, all day, CSM
The focus of this mini project will be: exploring different aspects of sustainable design philosophies and how can designers “design” a more sustainable consumer behaviour.

Furniture Painting , LCC, Upper Street Gallery, 10 – 5pm
40 volunteer illustrators will ‘up-cycle’ LCC discarded furniture. This day-long interaction will demonstrate that artefacts, normally destined for a skip, can be reconsidered and develop a new value. This basic design principle is demonstrated when the furniture will be sold or auctioned afterwards.

LCC Knitting Society, Upper Street Gallery, 10 – 5pm
All students and staff invited to join in/drop in on the Knitting Circle during the day to take part in a collective knit in. Bring your needles and enthusiasm. Beginners welcome.

D&AD Lecture: D&AD Green Industry Talk, LCC, Main Lecture Theatre, 10.30am – 12pm
D&AD Green Industry introduction and talk by Nat Hunter of Airside who will present a green design project case study.

D&AD Workshop 1 – Student Awards Brief, LCC, Main Lecture Theatre 12 – 1.45pm
An introduction on how to answer briefs, including the D&AD new White Pencil award.

D&AD Portfolio Surgery with 10 Industry Creatives, LCC, Lower Street Gallery, 2.15 – 4.15pm
Individual appointments for students to secure advice on their design and advertising portfolios.
All D&AD events must be booked through D&AD website http://shop.dandad.org/trolley/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=67_85_102

Guerrilla Gardening, Outside LCC, 10 – 5pm
Take part in guerrilla gardening project outside the College and help to ‘green up’ Elephant & Castle.