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Spaces of Labour

Re-imagining a Productive Landscape for Scotland

S. O. L. Seminar:
29th April 2010
2 - 5pm

Gallery 2, Level 2, The Lighthouse,
11 Mitchell Lane, Glasgow G1 3NU

To coincide with the election campaign and closing of the Spaces of Labour exhibition at the Lighthouse in Glasgow, S.O.L. are holding a seminar to discuss the relationship between architecture, design and Scotland’s economic future.

A panel of speakers will be asked to give a 15 minute response to a series of questions
concerning the history and future of work spaces, after which the debate will be opened up to the audience. Th e panel members will include speakers from the Chief Architect’s Office Scotland, Architecture + Design Scotland, The Oral and Labour History Workshop, SUST & the STUC.

One of the central arguments behind the S.O L. exhibition is that the long term future of the Scottish economy is dependent on the expansion and reinvigoration of the manufacturing and industrial sector, and that architecture has a key role to play in this by imagining what innovative types of productive landscape could conceivably emerge in areas such as energy production, eco-transport systems, and green building materials. At the same time, the seminar will raise questions about how we value and document the historical places and building typologies associated with industries that have gone into decline, such as coal, textiles, fishing and slate, whilst speculating on whether it is possible to regenerate them and find new uses for the buildings and infrastructure.

Numbers are limited for this event so please reserve your place via email:
mail@spacesoflabour.com

Th e S.O.L. exhibition will continue to be on show at the Lighthouse until 15th May 2010, after which it will tour various venues in Scotland.

More Information
http://www.spacesoflabour.com