Awards: Round Four, November 2005: Property Design Derbyshire
Property Design
Derbyshire, East Midlands
Client
Derbyshire County Council
Artist
Walter Jack
Project partners
Jaci Brumwell, Deputy Director, Cultural & Community Services
Department
David Harvey, Director of Environmental Services, Derbyshire County
Council
Adam Lathbury, Urban Design Officer, Derbyshire County Council
Vicki Cambell, Arts Development Officer, Derbyshire Arts Officers Group
PROJECT Award
Visionary Award £15,000
Value of design phase
£22,000
Estimated value of construction phase
£40 million
Project description
This project promotes a unique, strategic development initiative
from a county council in the East Midlands keen to place an artist within
its Property Design Practice and influence a number of capital building
projects in 2006/2007. Current projects include a SureStart nursery,
new primary and secondary schools, library refurbishment and new business
centre. It is anticipated that the capital projects portfolio in 2006/07
will be circa £40 million in value and include at least one new
primary school. By placing an artist within a multi-disciplinary team
responsible for design procurement aims to give considerable scope to
influence the content of development briefs, design quality and arts
development, a strategic opportunity which is acknowledged by the Derbyshire
Arts Officers Group.
Further details
Ann Wright, Assistant Head of Arts, Derbyshire County Council
Tel: 01773 832497 e-mail: [email protected]