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INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED ARCHITECT TO SPEAK AT 2011 AWARDS FOR ACHIEVEMENT

AN ARCHITECT who has lectured across the world will be the keynote speaker at the 2011 Guernsey Awards for Achievement.

Robert Adam is being brought to the island to talk about his 34-year career in architecture by the Garenne Group, which has secured a number of high profile speakers for the event in recent years.

‘Garenne chairman Stuart Falla had the pleasure of hearing Robert speak earlier this year and thought he would make an ideal speaker for the Award for Achievement,’ said Garenne chief executive Andy Hall.

‘We have had some exceptional speakers from Lord Coe and Lord Falconer to Tim Smit and Mel Young and all have brought something unique to this celebration of what makes Guernsey the successful place it is. Garenne Group is once again delighted to be involved with the Awards for Achievement.’

Mr Adam, 63, has practised in Winchester since 1977 and co-founded Winchester Design in 1986, which subsequently became Robert Adam Architects in 2000 and then ADAM Architecture in 2010. During his career, he has worked on a diverse range of projects including major private houses, extensions to historic buildings and public and commercial buildings.

He has 20 years’ experience in masterplanning, speculative housing and has pioneered objective coding. His contribution to the classical tradition is internationally acknowledged, both as a scholar and as a designer of traditional and progressive classical architecture. Adam’s work is widely published, broadcast and exhibited and he has written numerous historical, critical and theoretical papers together with a book on classical design and a children’s book on architecture. He also lectures widely in the UK and abroad including tours in the USA, Russia and Iran.

Mr Adam founded the Popular Housing Group in 1995 and International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism (INTBAU) from 2000 and is Chair of College Chapters for INTBAU (UK).

He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, an Elected Brother of the Art Workers’ Guild, a trustee of Maria Nobrega Foundation, a director of Design For Homes, an Academician at the Academy of Urbanism, a Senior Fellow of the Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment (Heritage) and chair of the College of Chapters at International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism.

‘Robert is an exceptionally talented man with extensive experience across a wide range of projects. I have no doubt that he will have a unique insight into the many challenges that Guernsey as an island faces as we try to balance the needs of the island, its residents and its business community with the environmental and social needs,’ said Mr Hall.

The Guernsey Awards for Achievement will be held on 9th February 2012 for more information on the event and to book tables please contact Natalie Davidson at Event Guernsey 01481 728686 or Natalie@eventguernsey.com

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