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Architect and activist Nick Newman discusses his recent book "Protest Architecture"

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Join Nick Newman and Scott McAuley for a discussion around Nick's recently published book "Protest Architecture: Structures of Civil Resistance", which explores the unique intersection between architecture and activism in historical moments of societal change. Nick Newman is a Director of <a href="https://studiobark.co.uk/" title="https://studiobark.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Studio Bark</a> and <a href="https://u-build.org/" title="https://u-build.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">U-Build</a>. His experience spans environmental architecture, climate activism, building performance evaluation and deep energy retrofits. Nick is a Passivhaus Designer and has contributed to a number of journals and publications. He is an advocate for radical responses to the Climate Emergency, and has been arrested in October 2019, December 2019, and September 2020 for his involvement in the <a href="https://extinctionrebellion.uk/" title="https://extinctionrebellion.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Extinction Rebellion</a> protests, which brought Central London to a standstill. With roots in grassroots climate justice activism, Scott McAulay is the founder of the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/anthropocene.a.s/" title="https://www.instagram.com/anthropocene.a.s/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Anthropocene Architecture School</a> – a project fusing architectural, community, and political education with Climate Literacy, Spatial Justice, and the Radical Imagination. He has taught about architecture’s intersections with climate in/action and the Just Transition widely - across Scotland, the U.K., mainland Europe and Turtle Island, and works on projects across the U.K. with <a href="https://www.architype.co.uk/" title="https://www.architype.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Architype</a>, extending the horizons of sustainability as the studio’s first <a href="https://www.architype.co.uk/blog/introducing-architypes-regenerative-design-and-infrastructures-specialist/" title="https://www.architype.co.uk/blog/introducing-architypes-regenerative-design-and-infrastructures-specialist/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Regenerative Design and Infrastructures Specialist</a>. About the event:Date: Wednesday 13th November 2024Doors open: 18:00Talk begins: 18:30Venue: RIAS Bookshop, 15 Rutland Square, Edinburgh, EH1 2BETickets: FREE *Our event space is located on the first floor, please let us know in advance if you have any access needs and we will do our best to assist you.

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