Jersey Architecture Week 2011 Round Up
On Monday 20th June 2011, the Association of Jersey Architects (AJA), in partnership with the Planning & Environment Department, launched a weeklong event to showcase the best of Jersey architecture. The theme this year was the ‘Value of Good Design’ and included high profile keynote speakers, free planning surgeries for the public, open building tours, exhibitions in Liberty Wharf, a schools design competition and the Jersey Design Awards, which recognise and celebrate the work of local architects.
Throughout the week, people visited Liberty Wharf to see 3D models of local buildings, to view the award submissions for the Design Awards and the fantastic ‘Reach for the skies’ school competition entries. All of the islands secondary schools and many primary ones took part in challenge to build a skyscraper from just one copy of newspaper, with fantastic and creative results – (for winners see notes below).
Many people also took the opportunity for the pubic to view the new Ogier and Energy from Waste buildings for the first time, as well as the Jersey Archive, and the week rounded off with the winners of the Jersey Architecture Design Awards being announced.
Paul Harding, President of the AJA commented,
“We are absolutely delighted with the level of interest and support we have received this week. I would like to thank the local public for showing up and taking such a positive interest in our work, our sponsors, and the members of the AJA committee who worked tirelessly to make this event happen.”
Speaking at the launch of the event, and again at the Jersey Architecture Design Awards at the end of the week, which also saw the Island Plan debated, Senator Freddie Cohen, Planning and Environment Minister, summed up the general feeling, saying,
“Jersey Architects are delivering – and I really mean this – buildings on a par with the best in Europe”.
Click here to view the winners of the ‘Reach for the skies’ Schools Skyscraper Competition and the Jersey Architecture Design Awards.