Refurb Projects April 2017

EXHIBITION
The event for architects,
designers, specifiers and
their clients
6-7 June, Olympia, London
KME, Vision 2017 exhibitor.
This year, Vision 2017 will
merge architecture, design,
technology and fashion,
presenting new ideas,
products and materials to a wide
range of industry professionals.
Aimed at architects, designers,
specifiers and their developer
clients, Vision is the UK’s premier
built environment event, with
technology and innovation at its
core. With a new team at the helm,
this year’s event will bring together
some of the best designs and
leading figures from across Western
Europe. The programme and
exhibition is centred around three
main themes: Materials Innovations,
Technological Insight and
Architectural & Design Evolution.
Under these umbrella topics a host
of events and activities will take
place, helping delegates rethink the
built environment and the manner
in which we can shape places and
spaces.
In 2017, Vision will host a series
of international partners from across
Europe. Representatives from
Belgium, France, Italy, the
Netherlands, Luxembourg, Latvia and
the Czech Republic will exhibit at
the event through a collection of
pavilions, each representing a
different member state. Live
demonstrations and networking will
provide opportunities to meet and
exchange ideas with our continental
counterparts.
Major architectural practices
from the UK and abroad will take
part in a talks programme designed
to push the architectural debate in
unexpected and exciting directions.
Zaha Hadid Architects will unveil a
new material inspired by the fashion
industry for use in architecture,
while Woods Bagot will demonstrate
how they are rethinking interior
spaces for a future dominated by
the private-rented sector. From
international shores, UNStudio will
reveal the findings of a new piece of
research that explores the impact of
the circular economy on the built
environment, and rising star
Benjamin Garcia Saxe will reveal
how sustainable architecture is
being tackled in tropical climates
such as Costa Rica.
The exhibitors at Vision cover a
range of products, materials and
solutions, including research and
development into the latest
software, bringing together industry
leaders to discuss challenges in
today’s complex market and ways to
deal with changing legislation.
Partnering with key professional and
cultural organisations – such as the
RIBA, BRE, the London Festival of
Architecture and New London
Architecture – the exhibition is
designed to educate and inspire,
with international solutions to local
problems. In addition, Vision 2017
will provide a matchmaking service
to help facilitate meetings between
companies that can work together
to create better buildings for the
future.
Elliot Gard, Event Director, said:
“We are very excited about Vision’s
potential to shape the built
environment industry by bringing
together the biggest names and the
brightest talent under one roof. Our
aim is to ensure that our exhibitors
and visitors can use Vision as their
annual meeting place, to exchange
ideas and make key connections.
This year’s partners will help us
extend our reach further across the
industry and host talks and events
that are relevant to today’s
practitioners.”
Vision 2017 is a CPD certified
event and both the Educational
Programme and the exhibition are
free-to-attend.
Register Today for your free ticket
to Vision 2017 at
www.visionlondon.com/register
18 APRIL 2017, REFURBISHMENT PROJECTS