2008-05-22
Review: Creative Construct. Building for Culture and Creativity
April 28 - May 1, 2008, Fairmont Château Laurier, Ottawa, Canada
The international symposium Creative Construct: Building for Culture and Creativity, organized by the Centre of Expertise on Culture and Communities at Simon Fraser University and the City of Ottawa, brought together noted speakers, experts and artists from across Canada and around to world to examine the role and value of cultural infrastructure in furthering culture and the creative economy in cities and communities.
The international symposium Creative Construct: Building for Culture and Creativity, organized by the Centre of Expertise on Culture and Communities at Simon Fraser University and the City of Ottawa, brought together noted speakers, experts and artists from across Canada and around to world to examine the role and value of cultural infrastructure in furthering culture and the creative economy in cities and communities.
We are currently organizing proceedings from the Symposium, and will be uploading presentations, papers, and other resources as soon as possible. Recent news stories related to Symposium:
GCTC faces 'difficult' P3 challenges
As the Great Canadian Theatre Company settles into its new home in a condominium tower, the realities of shared space are starting to sink in. "Since opening last fall, we've had difficult and ongoing negotiations about access to a shared elevator, smells from the garbage room and concession area and toilets not working properly," says Arthur Milner, theatre project director. Noise can be a problem, he says, and some residents treat theatre staff like a concierge service. "We had a loud band rehearsing in the theatre and we got complaints from the condo residents." Mr. Milner made his comments at a panel discussion about public-private partnerships at the Creative Construct conference at the Château Laurier. Mr. Milner's remarks provide insight into the day-to-day life of the building, which opened last fall and is widely regarded as a successful example of public-private partnership.
By Maria Cook, The Ottawa Citizen, May 1, 2008
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/city/story.html?id=28ed826a-fb01-4a0c-8b29-9ed7032e9cc4
Sheltering the creative mind
"Private entrepreneurs in Birmingham, England and Toronto are steppng in to fill roles as leaders in innovative ideas for social and economic development in their cities." For example, at the Custard Factory in Birmingham, England, an entrepreneur tapping into public funding at strategic moments has transformed a set of 19th-century industrial buildings once home to the famous Bird's Custard factory into a vibrant centre for arts and creative enterprises. Meanwhile, in Toronto a variety of innovative projects are underway. Abandoned streetcar maintenance barns will be re-used as live- work spaces and studios for artists. A decaying brickworks is being turned into a sustainable learning centre, and a former downtown hospital now houses life-science
research-oriented business.
By Maria Cook, The Ottawa Citizen, May 3, 2008
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/arts/story.html?id=b6e9ba72-3eeb-48d3-91c4-d6641a64b5da
Shipping container structure breaks new ground for Ottawa
The price is cheap and the look is admired by some designers as industrial-chic. Around the world, a new kind of architecture is emerging using inexpensive recycled containers trailer-sized units that cross oceans on cargo ships as temporary or permanent homes, offices or galleries. And they may be the answer to Ottawa's need for arts and culture space. The Council for the Arts in Ottawa is planning to build a $50,000 pavilion made of steel shipping containers to house a performance space, gallery and artist's studio.
By Maria Cook, The Ottawa Citizen, April 29, 2008
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=0d178e66-31b6-43d4-a61a-b0c384249f25&k=53422
For more programme details and bios of speakers, see: www.symposium2008.ca
GCTC faces 'difficult' P3 challenges
As the Great Canadian Theatre Company settles into its new home in a condominium tower, the realities of shared space are starting to sink in. "Since opening last fall, we've had difficult and ongoing negotiations about access to a shared elevator, smells from the garbage room and concession area and toilets not working properly," says Arthur Milner, theatre project director. Noise can be a problem, he says, and some residents treat theatre staff like a concierge service. "We had a loud band rehearsing in the theatre and we got complaints from the condo residents." Mr. Milner made his comments at a panel discussion about public-private partnerships at the Creative Construct conference at the Château Laurier. Mr. Milner's remarks provide insight into the day-to-day life of the building, which opened last fall and is widely regarded as a successful example of public-private partnership.
By Maria Cook, The Ottawa Citizen, May 1, 2008
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/city/story.html?id=28ed826a-fb01-4a0c-8b29-9ed7032e9cc4
Sheltering the creative mind
"Private entrepreneurs in Birmingham, England and Toronto are steppng in to fill roles as leaders in innovative ideas for social and economic development in their cities." For example, at the Custard Factory in Birmingham, England, an entrepreneur tapping into public funding at strategic moments has transformed a set of 19th-century industrial buildings once home to the famous Bird's Custard factory into a vibrant centre for arts and creative enterprises. Meanwhile, in Toronto a variety of innovative projects are underway. Abandoned streetcar maintenance barns will be re-used as live- work spaces and studios for artists. A decaying brickworks is being turned into a sustainable learning centre, and a former downtown hospital now houses life-science
research-oriented business.
By Maria Cook, The Ottawa Citizen, May 3, 2008
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/arts/story.html?id=b6e9ba72-3eeb-48d3-91c4-d6641a64b5da
Shipping container structure breaks new ground for Ottawa
The price is cheap and the look is admired by some designers as industrial-chic. Around the world, a new kind of architecture is emerging using inexpensive recycled containers trailer-sized units that cross oceans on cargo ships as temporary or permanent homes, offices or galleries. And they may be the answer to Ottawa's need for arts and culture space. The Council for the Arts in Ottawa is planning to build a $50,000 pavilion made of steel shipping containers to house a performance space, gallery and artist's studio.
By Maria Cook, The Ottawa Citizen, April 29, 2008
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=0d178e66-31b6-43d4-a61a-b0c384249f25&k=53422
For more programme details and bios of speakers, see: www.symposium2008.ca
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