One stand, many stories, an incredible network of people.
There were many circular stories behind our stand at Futurebuild this year, but there were even more hands behind its success. This post is about the people behind ACAN and the many groups we collaborated with. It’s a nod to their amazing efforts, and an opportunity for us to say a huge THANK YOU.
It’s a long list. But it’s important.
Organisation and Planning
Three teams supporting and led by Roxana Caplan:
Stand Design & Materials Logistics: Ana Laranjeira, Vyara Stoilova, Ludovica Scarpa, Antonia Macavei, Yasin Bal, Aishwarya Jamkhedkar, Francesca Sorrentino
Fringe programme and activities: Eve Choy, Alison Proctor, Tiziana Di Ronco, Eva Taherzadeh, Ying Xu, Anzir Boodoo, Tab Binding, Ele George
Graphics (posters and social media): Kaja Bubak, Maaria Mamujee, Putri Arafah Anwariah, Ellie, Luisa Pierez, Viv, Alison Proctor & Ying Xu (printing)
(Marketing, website, social media & newsletters): Steph Makins
(Futurebuild press release): Roxana Caplan and Tiziana Di Ronco
(Sponsorship outreach, transport, AV & printing): Alison Proctor
Event Volunteer Management: Ana Laranjeira, Ludovica Scarpa, Antonia Macavei, Roxana Caplan, Vyara Stoilova.
Building: Roxana Caplan, Ana Laranjeira, Vyara Stoilova, Ludovica Scarpa, Antonia Macavei, Yasin Bal, Tom Bennet, Janna Laan Lomas, Oliver Berry, Morgan Trowland, Harry Spears, Alessandro Boi, Alex Papuca,, Angie Xiao Fong Lee, Camila Calegari Marques, George Johnson, Maaria Mamujee, Pallavi Gupta, Rebecca Thompson, Eden Day, Elisa Spencer, Ghanshyam Raval, Olivia Sawyerr, Mathew Wellings, Jenson Loke, Joe Bass, Laura Mohirta, Mark Howe, Ying Xu.
Event support: Alison Proctor, Ana Laranjeira, Vyara Stoilova, Eden Day, Jeremy Till, Suzy Nelson, Rebecca Cooper, Ellora Coupe, Eva Taherzadeh, Ying Xu, Janna Laan Lomas, Barbara Mcfarlane, Sophie Emerson, Christoph Kurzmann, Ludovica Scarpa, Roxana Caplan, Alex Cox, Amy Isted, Deepthi Ravi, Kirah Chenhall, Yasin Bal, Alessandro Boi, Ele George, Anzir Boodoo, Yenny Betancourt, Luisa Pereira Pires, Waltham Forest College students.
Takedown: Roxana Caplan, Nick Newman, Tom Bennet, Ana Laranjeira, Vyara Stoilova, Ying Xu, Ellora Couple, Sophie Emerson, Jeremy Till, Christoph Kurzmann, Anzir Boodoo, Rebecca Cooper, Waltham Forest College students.
Main Stand Materials & Transport: U-build (Nick Newman, Studio Bark) and Janna Laan Lomas, (Waltham Forest College organising collection and a new story for our stand at the end of Futurebuild – watch this space!).
Seating: Christoph Studio, Janna Laan Lomas & Tom Graham Workshop.
Material and Assembly Library: Janna Laan Lomas, UWE Hector Anchila, Vitality Hemp, EcoCocoon, Global Generation, Jeffrey Hart, Tom Graham, Back to Earth, Indinature, Sugarcrete (UEL), UCL Bartlett library, Forbo, Granby Workshop, Mykor, Adaptavate.
Speakers and Facilitators:
Keim Paints UK, Christoph Kurzmann (Christoph Kurzmann), Richard Ryll (Clear Environments Ltd), Natalie Black (Enbee Architecture and Design), Duncan Baker-Brown (BakerBrown Studio & University of Brighton), Jeffrey Hart (The Earthen Floor Company), Nick White (Natural England), Oliver Lewis (Joe’s Blooms), ACAN Ecology: Ruby Sleigh (Hayhurst&Co) and Sian Berkeley (LDA Design), Craig Madders (VOR Group), Anzir Boodoo (Climate Action Leeds), Eve Choy (ACAN), Alasdair Ben Dixon (Collective Works), Dian Small (The Cultural Architect), Jeremy Till (Central Saint Martins, UAL), Joe Elbourn and Tia Duong (Unite the Union- Branch LE801 Architectural Workers), Olivia Daw, Rob Smith and Venetia Flint (Material Index), Patrick Usborne (Perpendicular Architecture), Andy Hales (Grain Architecture), Janna Laan Lomas (Grain Architecture), Seb Laan Lomas (Architype), Tabitha Binding (Passivhaus Trust), Annie Benton (Ecological Building Systems), Chris Brookman (Back to Earth), Dominic Putnam (Lime Green), Ele George (IndiNautre/Elevate), Jasper Meade (PYC), Dian Small (The Cultural Architect), Hannah Towler (Studio Bark), Nick Newman (U-build & Studio Bark), Alice Hardy, Glen McDonald, Nadire Gokmen and Nick Booth
(Global Generation), Tom Dollard (Pollard Thomas Edwards), Lucy Meredith (Leeds Community Energy & Climate Action Leeds), Luisa Pires (Freelance), Hector Archila (University of the West of England), Dominic Walker, Dorna Shafieioun, Josepth Paget, Nathan Miller, Suhela Maini, Yusuke Kanda (East London Waterworks Park), Jenny Ford (Materials in Mind).
Futurebuild: Last, but not least, thanks to Martin Hurn and his team (Frances, Christine, Ayesha, George and many more) at Futurebuild for their support and sponsoring the AV System, our Bar Social, and our amazing welcome area location this year!
Of course, we’d also like to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who came to the stand over the three days and interacted with us, listened to a talk or got involved in a workshop. If you found it valuable to you, please do consider becoming a member and supporting our mission.
Onwards!
