Regenerative Places : Tara & Lanre Gbolade
Event Date: 07/05/2025
Location: THE MUSEUM OF BATH ARCHITECTURE
Address: COUNTESS OF HUNTINGDON CHAPEL, BATH, BA1 5NA
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BPT X RIBA Bristol & Bath
MIDWEEK MONTHLIES at the Museum of Bath Architecture
May: Regenerative Places: Designing a Sustainable Future
With Tara Gbolade and Lanre Gbolade
At The Countess of Huntingdon's Chapel, The Vineyards, Bath, BA1 5NA
6pm start; doors at 5.30
Tickets £12 / Concessions £6
Talks are 45mins to 1hr with additional time for questions and discussion
Bar serves wine, beers and soft drinks
Gbolade Design Studio
This talk explores the concept of regenerative places-places that go beyond sustainability to actively restore and revitalise their environments, communities, and ecosystems. Drawing from Gbolade Design Studio’s award-winning range of work in sustainable architecture and place shaping, and their insights into how innovative design and forward-thinking strategies can transform the built environment to meet the urgent challenges of our time. Centring on regenerative principles in all aspects of the built environment, three themes will be discussed.
- Net zero housing. Residential projects placing net-zero housing as a cornerstone of regenerative design that doesn’t compromise on quality or aesthetics
- Placemaking and community. Mixed-use regeneration projects and urban design which integrates nature, public spaces, and heritage to cultivate vibrant, inclusive neighbourhood. And how architecture can empower communities and create a strong sense of place
- Retrofitting for a Resilient Future. Retrofit project(s) that prioritise decarbonisation transform underutilised structures into energy-efficient, community-focused spaces
Gbolade Design. Studio’s work demonstrates that by prioritising innovation, collaboration, and a commitment to sustainability, we can create places that not only minimise harm but actively contribute to ecological, social, and economic renewal for future generations.
Gbolade Design Studio is a London-based award-winning architecture practice specialising in sustainable design, making exciting places and buildings with people at the heart of their process. They specialise in residential and mixed-use developments for public and private sector clients through insight-led place-making and achieve high-quality design through deep insight and analysis of a building, a place, a neighbourhood. As experts in residential-led developments and strategic place regeneration, their analytical approach allows each project to respond uniquely to its own context (physical, environmental, and socio-economic); while delivering added-value and experiences that enrich, empower, and connect.
Tara Gbolade is a director of Gbolade Design Studio and a Mayor’s Design Advocate. Tara has expertise in residential development and urban design, and with her experience in sustainable and regenerative design, she has led private and public-sector sustainability guidance; setting the ambition and standards for Environmental & Socio-Economic sustainability ensuring that high quality sustainable design is embedded within new and existing development and communities. She is a winner of the UK Net Zero Sustainability Champions Award, and Inside Housing’s 40 under 40 winner. She is a Trustee of the UKGreen Building Council (UKGBC) and sits on Design Review Panels across London. She is a contributor to the industry-leading LETI Climate Emergency Retrofit Guide and is keen to encourage the adoption of a Regenerative approach to development. Tara is author of the book: Changing the Game: how to run a sustainable and regenerative small practice.
Lanre Gbolade is a director of Gbolade Design Studio. His expertise lies in sustainable development, residential housing and strategic offsite/DfMA implementation, whilst championing a regenerative approach to development activity. With over a decade of industry experience leading and promoting multi-disciplinary and gender balanced design teams on residential projects, he has also successfully won and delivered Innovate UK grant-funded projects, established and implemented strategic innovation change programmes for a leading housing association in London. He was recognised as an Offsite Pioneer of the Year 2022 for this industry-leading work. With this experience he sits on a Design South East and Ebbsfleet Garden City Design Forum review panels, and is an external examiner for Newcastle University and Prescribed Examiner for the Architect’s Registration Board (ARB). Between 2017-2022 he an elected RIBA Council member. Beyond professional practice, he gives his time as founding member of the Paradigm Network, is a board member of Naked House CIC and Build Studios.
Accessibility
The entrance, shop, museum, exhibition and event space are all level access. Assistance dogs are welcome. Unfortunately, the museum toilets are located up three steps and then down a flight of stairs and there is no lift available.
This event is sponsored by RIBA Bristol & Bath
Image credit - Gbolade Design Studio