Please join us at the Lighthouse as part of the Ice Lab events programme which includes film screenings, talks and workshops in architecture, design and science. The programme is kindly supported by The National Lottery through Creative Scotland. For further information please email events@ads.org.uk

 

Hugh Broughton Talk

6.00pm 5 Sept 2013

The Lighthouse, Glasgow

Free

Hugh Broughton of Hugh Broughton Architects will discuss the design of his extraordinary polar projects, focussing on the British station Halley VI. Highlighting the challenges faced and the solutions achieved in the most extreme, remote and environmentally sensitive locations on the planet.

Bookings: www.eventbrite.co.uk

 

Chasing Ice Film Screening

7.00pm 16 Sept 2013

CCA, Glasgow

Tickets £4/£3

Acclaimed photographer James Balog was once a skeptic about climate change. But through his Extreme Ice Survey, he discovers undeniable evidence of our changing planet. In Chasing Ice, Balog deploys revolutionary time-lapse cameras to capture a multi-year record of the world’s changing glaciers. His hauntingly beautiful videos compress years into seconds and capture ancient mountains of ice in motion as they disappear at a breath-taking rate. Screened in partnership with the CCA.

Bookings: www.cca-glasgow.com

 

Ice Lab Family Workshop

12-4pm 22 Sept 2013

The Lighthouse, Glasgow

Free

Have a go at large scale building and play around with our den kits to create your own shelter from the extreme weather that is the Scottish Summer. Suitable for all ages.

 

The Great White Silence Film Screening

7.00pm 24 Sept 2013 

CCA, Glasgow

Tickets £4/£3

A newly restored version of Herbert Ponting's official record of Captain Scott's legendary expedition to the South Pole. After the expedition’s tragic outcome Ponting devoted the rest of his life to ensuring that the grandeur of the Antarctic and the expedition’s heroism would not be forgotten. The alien beauty of the landscape is brought dramatically to life, showing the world of the expedition in brilliant detail. Screened in partnership with the CCA.

Bookings: www.cca-glasgow.com

 

Beyond the Real Workshop

A New Taxonomy of Representations

10am – 4pm 2 Oct 2013

The Lighthouse, Glasgow

Tickets £10

A full day masterclass for 4th and 5th year architecture students led by David A. Garcia of MAP Architects, Denmark.

Bookings: education@ads.org.uk

 

Ice Lab Pecha Kucha

6.00pm 2 Oct 2013

The Lighthouse, Glasgow

Tickets £6/£3

An evening exploration of ideas, architecture and science for extreme environments, featuring a mix of architects, filmmakers, climate change scientists and designers.

Bookings: www.eventbrite.co.uk