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North America’s first Sea
RIBA CPD
Life Aquarium opens
Merlin Entertainments’
Cambridge
36,000 square foot Sea
Life
™
Aquarium at
Legoland
®
California
Resort, designed by Kay
Roadshow
Elliott architects, is open to
the public. It is the first
RIBA CPD Providers Network and seminars that are taking place: Sea Life Aquarium in the
East invite you to a full day’s CPD • Western Red Cedar - distinctive United States and also the
training. This is a unique designs first to incorporate 72
opportunity for all construction and • The Code for Sustainable Lego
®
models.
design professionals to gain Homes – more red tape or a The two-story aquarium features of rays appear to “fly” through the
up-to-date knowledge and enhance new business opportunity? 36 displays holding more than water in Mayan temple ruins.
personal proficiency on a wide • CDM Regulations 2007 250,000 gallons of water in 14 There is also a 35-foot-long
range of subjects as well as • Condensation in the roof space themed rooms. It accommodates acrylic ocean tunnel allowing
earning CPD points from some of • Waterproofing basements and more than 200 species and visitors to walk through and
the top companies in their fields. underground structures includes “Fin” Facts and quiz trails experience the Lost City of
Each session is one hour, and (new build) in order to provide an interactive, Atlantis. Derek Elliott, Founder
you can book as many as five • Durable, sustainable timber inspirational and educational and Managing Director of Kay
sessions throughout the day. doors, windows and cladding child’s guide to the life of the sea. Elliott, said: “What sets this
Lunch and refreshments will with a minimum service life of Key features of the aquarium aquarium apart from any other is
be provided. 60 years include: the Discovery Zone, the fact that it is entirely geared
Non RIBA members are • The use of mapping by where guests interact with marine towards children ages two to
welcome to attend as are other architects in the 21st century life experts, touch tide pool twelve. By incorporating Lego
®
construction professionals. Venue: Crowne Plaza Cambridge, animals and take an inside look at elements, we were able to
All sessions are accredited Downing Street, Cambridge, the lives of sea creatures from ‘connect’ the two attractions on
under the RIBA Core Curriculum in CB2 3DT special pop-up viewing stations; the resort and, most importantly,
Construction Skills, Professional Booking:
www.architecture.com/ the Shoaling Ring, where guests provide a fun experience for
Context, Managing Projects and Files/RIBAProfessionalServices/ are surrounded 360 degrees by children while teaching them
Health and Safety. CPD/RIBACPDCambridgeRoad schools of swimming fish; and the about conservation.”
Below is a list of some of the show.pdf Ray Lagoon where several species
12 Seaside Resorts
Benefit from New Wave
Over £4.5 million will be handed the public, with priority given to how investing in our culture and and Dover. The funding
out to 12 English seaside towns in areas of high deprivation.” heritage can regenerate our announced recently is for the
the latest round of funding from the A £1 million grant for seaside communities. smaller open application grants
Government’s Sea Change Berwick-upon-Tweed will help I’m pleased that so many which can be up to £1 million.
programme, which aims to restore the iconic 18th century seaside resorts around the country CABE Chief Executive Richard
reinvigorate our much loved resorts Dewar’s Lane Granary building as have embraced the chance to get Simmons, commenting on behalf of
by investment in culture and an exhibition space and youth involved in the first year of this the Sea Change partnership, said:
heritage. Restored promenades, hostel. Bexhill-on-Sea will also programme. I hope it will continue “We are pleased to have had
spectacular beach-front redesigns receive £1 million to continue the to be successful, helping to restore applications from such a diverse
and new exhibition spaces will next stage of their successful pride in our communities and range of resorts, all with their own
enhance the local environment and seafront improvement scheme, boost visitor numbers to our much character; from the northern
help boost visitor numbers around and a £480,800 grant for loved coastline.” borders to the south coast.
the coastline. Littlehampton will help with major This is the second tranche of What all the projects share is a
Projects from all around the design-led improvements along the grants to be awarded in the first desire to use the combination of
English coast will benefit from the seafront. A further nine projects year of the £45 million, three-year culture and good design as a
investment, Culture and Tourism will also receive funding. DCMS-funded programme, being catalyst for regeneration.
Minister Barbara Follett Barbara Follett continued: led by the Commission for From Boscombe to Berwick,
confirmed. “The successful “I’m delighted that a further 12 Architecture and the Built resorts are recapturing their
schemes were judged to be seaside resorts will benefit from the Environment (CABE). In August, innovation and creativity and
innovative and aspirational, and Sea Change scheme. The plans the first large grant awards were will hopefully inspire many others
will provide long term benefit to put forward are great examples of confirmed for Blackpool, Torbay to follow.”
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