Kingston Uni Architecture and Landscape Architecture Corporate Fundraiser

4 July. Meal at Somerset House to promote Kingston’s School of Architecture, to guests including. David Knight, teacher, designer and author. Kieran Long London Evening Standard correspondent, Catherine McDermott director of Curating Contemporary Design at Kingston, run in conjunction with the Design Museum, Ron Melville regional director of the Forestry Commission and author of the Forestry Commission report; The Olympics – A vision for a green games, Sara Muzio an artist coordinating ‘Caravanserai in Canning Town, London, which converts 6000sqm of brownfield land into living installations during the Olympic period, Stephen Pretlove is the director of Archilab at Kingston University which aims to develop sustainable and environmental strategies on the design of buildings, Nicola Read, teacher, designer and curator, Dickon Robinson chairs RIBA Building Futures and advises on sustainable building, Finn Williams a member of Croydon Councils Urban Design team and a director of the Common Office, Peter Bishop a director at Allies & Robinson and formerly of LDA, Mark Brearley is Head of Design For London (the Mayor’s office), Pat Brown is Director of the school of Landscape Architecture at Kingston University, Juliet Davies researcher at the LSE, Irene Djao-Rakitine heads up the London office of Vogt landscape and works on the Olympic Park, Clive Dutton Director at the London borough of Newham for planning and regeneration, Alex Ely Director at Mae Architects and co-author of the Mayors London housing design guide, Eleanor Fawcett is Head of Design at the Olympic park Development Company, Liza Fior runs MUF Architecture/Art, Tricia Hackett an Associate with Future Communities at the Young Foundation which explores how new communities can succeed, Jane Harris of Kingston University, and Chaired by Daniel Rosbottom who is Head of the School of Architecture and Landscape at Kingston University and has his own practice DRDH Architects. And they still have not paid me for the evenings waiting service, doorman duties and for cleaning up afterwards!!