Building re-use: Preserving building identity for cities - Sandbox FOMO5 3, from Ep.06

“When you work in the built environment, it’s not just ones and zeros and black and white, it's real stuff that affects people's lives - it's where people live.” Darren Conboy, panelist on our most recent Sandbox episode, ‘Revolution in Retrofit’. 

How could we keep vacant buildings in use and relevant for communities, without changing their character?  And how could this lead to the transformation of an entire area? Find out in this week’s ‘Sandbox’ FOMO5. 

Our panel explored the importance of retrofit for the surrounding community - Darren Conboy continued... 

‘...getting the chance to do things where you help people, a place really to get on living their lives, is really rewarding. Historic buildings are integral to the fabric of our UK cities – not only for city identity, but also for the communities which live there.’ 

Joining our regular host Andy Duncan in this episode, were Buro Happold experts Ana Araújo, Partner and UK Facades leader, and Darren Conboy, Associate. Our special guest for this episode was Gillian Darley OBE - a leading architectural historian, writer and broadcaster with a background in conservation, who has written books such as Excellent Essex, and featured on television with shows including Channel 4's Built in Britain and BBC2's The Man Who Fought the Planners.   

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